Hospital beds in Hungary

Hungary had 637 hospital beds per 100,000 people in 2024. The value for 2024 is the lowest in the series, which starts in 2000. 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: 2000 to 2024 Source: Eurostat
Hungary, 2024 637 Beds per 100,000 inhabitants
Change from 2023 −14per 100,000 people 2023: 651 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 7th of 34 See the full ranking

Hospital beds in Hungary 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 HungaryEuropean Union
2024 637 per 100,000 people 507 per 100,000 people
2023 651 per 100,000 people 511 per 100,000 people
2022 668 per 100,000 people 517 per 100,000 people
2021 684 per 100,000 people 525 per 100,000 people
2020 681 per 100,000 people 528 per 100,000 people
2019 696 per 100,000 people 532 per 100,000 people
2018 700 per 100,000 peopleb (break in time series) 539 per 100,000 people
2017 706 per 100,000 people 543 per 100,000 people
2016 704 per 100,000 people 546 per 100,000 people
2015 703 per 100,000 people 550 per 100,000 peoplee (estimated)
2014 701 per 100,000 people 553 per 100,000 peoplee (estimated)
2013 705 per 100,000 people 557 per 100,000 people
2012 701 per 100,000 people 562 per 100,000 peoplee (estimated)
2011 720 per 100,000 people 567 per 100,000 people
2010 718 per 100,000 people 574 per 100,000 people
2009 714 per 100,000 people 582 per 100,000 people
2008 711 per 100,000 people –
2007 719 per 100,000 peopleb (break in time series) –
2006 798 per 100,000 people –
2005 791 per 100,000 people –
2004 789 per 100,000 people –
2003 790 per 100,000 people –
2002 791 per 100,000 people –
2001 792 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 −14 from 651 per 100,000 people in 2023.
  • Since 2014, when it was 701 per 100,000 people, the figure has changed by −64. The source marks a break in the series during this period, so part of the change may come from a change in method.
  • Among the 34 countries with data for 2024, Hungary has the 7th 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
2000 to 2024 for Hungary
Provider update
13 July 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
Eurostat reuse policy (attribution)
Attribution
Source: Eurostat