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Hospital beds in Latvia

Latvia had 497 hospital beds per 100,000 people in 2024.

Hospital beds Beds per 100,000 inhabitants Data: 1970 to 2024 Source: Eurostat

Latvia, 2024 497 Beds per 100,000 inhabitants

Change from 2023 +4per 100,000 people 2023: 494 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 15th of 34 See the full ranking

Hospital beds in Latvia 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	Latvia	European Union
2024	497 per 100,000 people	507 per 100,000 people
2023	494 per 100,000 people	511 per 100,000 people
2022	501 per 100,000 people	517 per 100,000 people
2021	516 per 100,000 people	525 per 100,000 people
2020	529 per 100,000 people	528 per 100,000 people
2019	542 per 100,000 people	532 per 100,000 people
2018	549 per 100,000 people	539 per 100,000 people
2017	557 per 100,000 people	543 per 100,000 people
2016	572 per 100,000 people	546 per 100,000 people
2015	569 per 100,000 people	550 per 100,000 peoplee (estimated)
2014	566 per 100,000 people	553 per 100,000 peoplee (estimated)
2013	580 per 100,000 people	557 per 100,000 people
2012	589 per 100,000 people	562 per 100,000 peoplee (estimated)
2011	588 per 100,000 people	567 per 100,000 people
2010	568 per 100,000 people	574 per 100,000 people
2009	674 per 100,000 people	582 per 100,000 people
2008	777 per 100,000 people	–
2007	783 per 100,000 people	–
2006	785 per 100,000 people	–
2005	790 per 100,000 people	–
2004	791 per 100,000 people	–
2003	795 per 100,000 people	–
2002	787 per 100,000 people	–
2001	828 per 100,000 people	–

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In short

That is a change of +4 from 494 per 100,000 people in 2023.
Since 2014, when it was 566 per 100,000 people, the figure has changed by −68.
Among the 34 countries with data for 2024, Latvia has the 15th highest value.
The figure for the European Union in 2024 was 507 per 100,000 people.

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All statistics for Latvia

Practising physicians 340 per 100,000 people 2024 · Eurostat Hospital beds 5.0 per 1,000 people 2023 · World Bank Life expectancy at birth 76.4 years 2024 · Eurostat Infant mortality rate 1.5 per 1,000 live births 2024 · Eurostat People reporting good or very good health 48.1% 2025 · Eurostat Health spending share of GDP 8.4% 2024 · 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: 1970 to 2024 for Latvia
Provider update: 13 July 2026
Retrieved: 9 November 2026
Published here: 9 November 2026
Licence: Eurostat reuse policy (attribution)
Attribution: Source: Eurostat

How Latvia compares in 2024 Neighbouring positions among 34 countries with a value for 2024.

12 Belgium 536 per 100,000 peopled (definition differs (see metadata))
13 Lithuania 536 per 100,000 people
14 France 534 per 100,000 people
15 Latvia 497 per 100,000 people
16 Greece 423 per 100,000 people
17 Switzerland 420 per 100,000 peopleb (break in time series)
18 Estonia 413 per 100,000 people

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What this measures

Available beds in all hospitals (HP.1), including curative, rehabilitative, long-term and psychiatric care beds, per 100,000 inhabitants.

Population covered: Total population

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