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Hospital beds in Italy

Italy had 312 hospital beds per 100,000 people in 2024.

Measure: Hospital beds Unit: Beds per 100,000 inhabitants Data: 2000 to 2024 Source: Eurostat
Italy, 2024 312 Beds per 100,000 inhabitants
Change from 2023 +8per 100,000 people 2023: 304 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 27th of 34 See the full ranking

Hospital beds in Italy 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 ItalyEuropean Union
2024 312 per 100,000 people 507 per 100,000 people
2023 304 per 100,000 people 511 per 100,000 people
2022 309 per 100,000 people 517 per 100,000 people
2021 312 per 100,000 people 525 per 100,000 people
2020 319 per 100,000 people 528 per 100,000 people
2019 316 per 100,000 people 532 per 100,000 people
2018 317 per 100,000 people 539 per 100,000 people
2017 321 per 100,000 people 543 per 100,000 people
2016 320 per 100,000 people 546 per 100,000 people
2015 322 per 100,000 people 550 per 100,000 peoplee (estimated)
2014 324 per 100,000 people 553 per 100,000 peoplee (estimated)
2013 331 per 100,000 people 557 per 100,000 people
2012 338 per 100,000 people 562 per 100,000 peoplee (estimated)
2011 348 per 100,000 people 567 per 100,000 people
2010 361 per 100,000 people 574 per 100,000 people
2009 366 per 100,000 people 582 per 100,000 people
2008 378 per 100,000 people –
2007 391 per 100,000 people –
2006 399 per 100,000 people –
2005 404 per 100,000 people –
2004 402 per 100,000 people –
2003 418 per 100,000 people –
2002 444 per 100,000 people –
2001 461 per 100,000 people –

Flags: e estimated . A dash means no value was published.

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In short

  • That is a change of +8 from 304 per 100,000 people in 2023.
  • Since 2014, when it was 324 per 100,000 people, the figure has changed by −12.
  • Among the 34 countries with data for 2024, Italy has the 27th highest value.
  • The figure for the European Union in 2024 was 507 per 100,000 people.

More for Italy

All statistics for Italy
Practising physicians 575 per 100,000 people 2024 · Eurostat Hospital beds 3.1 per 1,000 people 2022 · World Bank Life expectancy at birth 83.7 years 2024 · Eurostat Infant mortality rate 2.5 per 1,000 live births 2024 · Eurostat People reporting good or very good health 73.6% 2025 · Eurostat Health spending share of GDP 8.4%p (Provisional) 2025 · Eurostat

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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 Italy
Provider update
13 July 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
Eurostat reuse policy (attribution)
Attribution
Source: Eurostat