Hospital beds in Netherlands
Netherlands had 221 hospital beds per 100,000 people in 2024. The value for 2024 is the lowest in the series, which starts in 1965. The source marks a break in the series within this span, so values before and after it may not be fully comparable.
Netherlands, 2024
221
Change from 2023
−4per 100,000 people
European Union, 2024
507 per 100,000 people
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2024
423 per 100,000 people
Position in 2024
32nd of 34
Hospital beds in Netherlands 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.
| Period | Netherlands | European Union |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 221 per 100,000 people | 507 per 100,000 people |
| 2023 | 225 per 100,000 people | 511 per 100,000 people |
| 2022 | 237 per 100,000 peopleb (break in time series) | 517 per 100,000 people |
| 2021 | 279 per 100,000 peopleb (break in time series) | 525 per 100,000 people |
| 2020 | 291 per 100,000 people | 528 per 100,000 people |
| 2019 | 302 per 100,000 people | 532 per 100,000 people |
| 2018 | 318 per 100,000 people | 539 per 100,000 people |
| 2017 | 328 per 100,000 people | 543 per 100,000 people |
| 2016 | 341 per 100,000 people | 546 per 100,000 people |
| 2015 | 349 per 100,000 peopleb (break in time series) | 550 per 100,000 peoplee (estimated) |
| 2014 | 355 per 100,000 people | 553 per 100,000 peoplee (estimated) |
| 2013 | 369 per 100,000 people | 557 per 100,000 people |
| 2012 | 378 per 100,000 people | 562 per 100,000 peoplee (estimated) |
| 2011 | 397 per 100,000 people | 567 per 100,000 people |
| 2010 | 412 per 100,000 people | 574 per 100,000 people |
| 2009 | 421 per 100,000 people | 582 per 100,000 people |
| 2008 | 425 per 100,000 people | – |
| 2007 | 429 per 100,000 people | – |
| 2006 | 440 per 100,000 peopleb (break in time series) | – |
| 2005 | 444 per 100,000 people | – |
| 2004 | 450 per 100,000 people | – |
| 2003 | 449 per 100,000 peopleb (break in time series) | – |
| 2002 | 469 per 100,000 people | – |
| 2001 | 475 per 100,000 peopleb (break in time series) | – |
Flags: e estimated; b break in time series . A dash means no value was published.
In short
- That is a change of −4 from 225 per 100,000 people in 2023.
- Since 2014, when it was 355 per 100,000 people, the figure has changed by −133. 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, Netherlands has the 32nd highest value.
- The figure for the European Union in 2024 was 507 per 100,000 people.
More for Netherlands
All statistics for Netherlands
Practising physicians
396 per 100,000 people
2024 · Eurostat
Hospital beds
2.4 per 1,000 people
2022 · World Bank
Life expectancy at birth
81.9 years
2024 · Eurostat
Infant mortality rate
3.3 per 1,000 live births
2024 · Eurostat
People reporting good or very good health
68.6%
2025 · Eurostat
Health spending share of GDP
10.2%p (Provisional)
2025 · Eurostat