Hospital beds in France

France had 534 hospital beds per 100,000 people in 2024. The value for 2024 is the lowest in the series, which starts in 1997. The source marks a break in the series within this span, so values before and after it may not be fully comparable.

Measure: Hospital beds Unit: Beds per 100,000 inhabitants Data: 1997 to 2024 Source: Eurostat
France, 2024 534 Beds per 100,000 inhabitants
Change from 2023 −6per 100,000 people 2023: 540 per 100,000 people
European Union, 2024 507 per 100,000 people Official aggregate
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2024 423 per 100,000 people Middle value of 27 countries
Position in 2024 14th of 34 See the full ranking

Hospital beds in France over time

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Beds per 100,000 inhabitants. Source: Eurostat. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Hospital beds (beds per 100,000 inhabitants), 2001 to 2024
Period FranceEuropean Union
2024 534 per 100,000 people 507 per 100,000 people
2023 540 per 100,000 people 511 per 100,000 people
2022 548 per 100,000 people 517 per 100,000 people
2021 560 per 100,000 people 525 per 100,000 people
2020 571 per 100,000 people 528 per 100,000 people
2019 580 per 100,000 people 532 per 100,000 people
2018 589 per 100,000 people 539 per 100,000 people
2017 597 per 100,000 people 543 per 100,000 people
2016 605 per 100,000 people 546 per 100,000 people
2015 613 per 100,000 people 550 per 100,000 peoplee (estimated)
2014 619 per 100,000 people 553 per 100,000 peoplee (estimated)
2013 627 per 100,000 peopleb (break in time series) 557 per 100,000 people
2012 634 per 100,000 people 562 per 100,000 peoplee (estimated)
2011 636 per 100,000 people 567 per 100,000 people
2010 643 per 100,000 people 574 per 100,000 people
2009 666 per 100,000 people 582 per 100,000 people
2008 690 per 100,000 people –
2007 706 per 100,000 people –
2006 711 per 100,000 people –
2005 722 per 100,000 people –
2004 739 per 100,000 people –
2003 755 per 100,000 people –
2002 771 per 100,000 people –
2001 783 per 100,000 people –

Flags: e estimated; b break in time series . A dash means no value was published.

In short

  • That is a change of −6 from 540 per 100,000 people in 2023.
  • Since 2014, when it was 619 per 100,000 people, the figure has changed by −85.
  • Among the 34 countries with data for 2024, France has the 14th highest value.
  • The figure for the European Union in 2024 was 507 per 100,000 people.

Source and dates

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Eurostat
Source
Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union
Dataset or series code
hlth_rs_bds1 · dataset details · view at source
Selection
freq=A unit=P_HTHAB facility=HBEDT hlthcare=TOTAL
Observation period
1997 to 2024 for France
Provider update
13 July 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
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Eurostat reuse policy (attribution)
Attribution
Source: Eurostat