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Hospital beds in Japan

Japan had 12.6 hospital beds per 1,000 people in 2022. The value for 2022 is the lowest since 1970.

Hospital beds per 1,000 people (WHO) Beds per 1,000 people Data: 1960 to 2022 Source: World Bank

Japan, 2022 12.6 Beds per 1,000 people

Change from 2021 0per 1,000 people 2021: 12.6 per 1,000 people

World, 2021 3.3 per 1,000 people Official aggregate Not the same period as Japan (2022).

Median of OECD (38 countries), 2022 3.5 per 1,000 people Middle value of 35 countries

Hospital beds in Japan over time

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Beds per 1,000 people. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Hospital beds per 1,000 people (WHO) (beds per 1,000 people), 1999 to 2022
Period	Japan	World
2022	12.6 per 1,000 people	–
2021	12.6 per 1,000 people	3.3 per 1,000 people
2020	12.6 per 1,000 people	3.1 per 1,000 people
2019	12.8 per 1,000 people	3.0 per 1,000 people
2018	12.9 per 1,000 people	3.1 per 1,000 people
2017	13.0 per 1,000 people	3.0 per 1,000 people
2016	13.1 per 1,000 people	2.9 per 1,000 people
2015	13.2 per 1,000 people	2.9 per 1,000 people
2014	13.2 per 1,000 people	2.9 per 1,000 people
2013	13.3 per 1,000 people	2.8 per 1,000 people
2012	13.3 per 1,000 people	2.9 per 1,000 people
2011	13.4 per 1,000 people	2.7 per 1,000 people
2010	13.5 per 1,000 people	2.8 per 1,000 people
2009	13.6 per 1,000 people	2.8 per 1,000 people
2008	13.7 per 1,000 people	2.7 per 1,000 people
2007	13.9 per 1,000 people	2.8 per 1,000 people
2006	14.0 per 1,000 people	2.8 per 1,000 people
2005	14.1 per 1,000 people	2.9 per 1,000 people
2004	14.2 per 1,000 people	2.9 per 1,000 people
2003	14.3 per 1,000 people	2.9 per 1,000 people
2002	14.4 per 1,000 people	3.0 per 1,000 people
2001	14.6 per 1,000 people	3.0 per 1,000 people
2000	14.7 per 1,000 people	3.1 per 1,000 people
1999	14.8 per 1,000 people	–

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In short

That is a change of 0 from 12.6 per 1,000 people in 2021.
Since 2012, when it was 13.3 per 1,000 people, the figure has changed by −0.7.

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Source and dates

Original producer: World Health Organization
Distributed by: World Bank, World Development Indicators
Dataset or series code: SH.MED.BEDS.ZS · dataset details · view at source
Observation period: 1960 to 2022 for Japan
Provider update: 8 October 2026
Retrieved: 9 November 2026
Published here: 9 November 2026
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (per series metadata)
Attribution: Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators, original data: World Health Organization

How Japan compares in 2021 Neighbouring positions among 125 countries with a value for 2021.

1 South Korea 12.8 per 1,000 people
2 Japan 12.6 per 1,000 people
3 Mongolia 10.6 per 1,000 people
4 Belarus 10.0 per 1,000 people
5 Bulgaria 7.9 per 1,000 people
6 Germany 7.7 per 1,000 people
7 Romania 7.2 per 1,000 people

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What this measures

Inpatient beds available in public, private, general and specialised hospitals and rehabilitation centres, per 1,000 people.

Population covered: Total population

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