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Hospital beds in Iceland

Iceland had 257 hospital beds per 100,000 people in 2023. The value for 2023 is the lowest in the series, which starts in 2007.

Hospital beds Beds per 100,000 inhabitants Data: 2007 to 2023 Source: Eurostat

Iceland, 2023 257 Beds per 100,000 inhabitants

Change from 2022 −7per 100,000 people 2022: 264 per 100,000 people

European Union, 2023 511 per 100,000 people Official aggregate

Median of OECD (38 countries), 2023 408 per 100,000 people Middle value of 26 countries

Hospital beds in Iceland 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), 2007 to 2024
Period	Iceland	European Union
2024	–	507 per 100,000 people
2023	257 per 100,000 people	511 per 100,000 people
2022	264 per 100,000 people	517 per 100,000 people
2021	274 per 100,000 people	525 per 100,000 people
2020	284 per 100,000 people	528 per 100,000 people
2019	280 per 100,000 people	532 per 100,000 people
2018	284 per 100,000 people	539 per 100,000 people
2017	295 per 100,000 people	543 per 100,000 people
2016	294 per 100,000 people	546 per 100,000 people
2015	289 per 100,000 people	550 per 100,000 peoplee (estimated)
2014	290 per 100,000 people	553 per 100,000 peoplee (estimated)
2013	292 per 100,000 people	557 per 100,000 people
2012	292 per 100,000 people	562 per 100,000 peoplee (estimated)
2011	294 per 100,000 people	567 per 100,000 people
2010	319 per 100,000 people	574 per 100,000 people
2009	330 per 100,000 people	582 per 100,000 people
2008	348 per 100,000 people	–
2007	359 per 100,000 people	–

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In short

That is a change of −7 from 264 per 100,000 people in 2022.
Since 2013, when it was 292 per 100,000 people, the figure has changed by −35.
The figure for the European Union in 2023 was 511 per 100,000 people.

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Practising physicians 466d per 100,000 people 2024 · Eurostat Hospital beds 2.8 per 1,000 people 2020 · World Bank Life expectancy at birth 82.8 years 2024 · Eurostat Infant mortality rate 1.4 per 1,000 live births 2024 · Eurostat People reporting good or very good health 72.0% 2021 · Eurostat Health spending share of GDP 9.2%p 2025 · Eurostat

Source and dates

Original producer: 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: 2007 to 2023 for Iceland
Provider update: 13 July 2026
Retrieved: 9 November 2026
Published here: 9 November 2026
Licence: Eurostat reuse policy (attribution)
Attribution: Source: Eurostat