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.
France, 2024
534
Change from 2023
−6per 100,000 people
European Union, 2024
507 per 100,000 people
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2024
423 per 100,000 people
Position in 2024
14th of 34
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.
| Period | France | European 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.
More for France
All statistics for France
Practising physicians
394 per 100,000 people
2024 · Eurostat
Hospital beds
5.7 per 1,000 people
2022 · World Bank
Life expectancy at birth
83.0p (Provisional) years
2024 · Eurostat
Infant mortality rate
4.1 per 1,000 live births
2024 · Eurostat
People reporting good or very good health
64.8%
2025 · Eurostat
Health spending share of GDP
11.5%p (Provisional)
2025 · Eurostat