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Hospital beds in Norway

Norway had 320 hospital beds per 100,000 people in 2024. The value for 2024 is the lowest in the series, which starts in 2002.

Measure: Hospital beds Unit: Beds per 100,000 inhabitants Data: 2002 to 2024 Source: Eurostat
Norway, 2024 320 Beds per 100,000 inhabitants
Change from 2023 −10per 100,000 people 2023: 330 per 100,000 people
European Union, 2024 507 per 100,000 people Official aggregate
Median of OECD (38 countries), 2024 413 per 100,000 people Middle value of 25 countries
Position in 2024 25th of 34 See the full ranking

Hospital beds in Norway 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), 2002 to 2024
Period NorwayEuropean Union
2024 320 per 100,000 people 507 per 100,000 people
2023 330 per 100,000 people 511 per 100,000 people
2022 335 per 100,000 people 517 per 100,000 people
2021 340 per 100,000 people 525 per 100,000 people
2020 340 per 100,000 people 528 per 100,000 people
2019 348 per 100,000 people 532 per 100,000 people
2018 352 per 100,000 people 539 per 100,000 people
2017 360 per 100,000 people 543 per 100,000 people
2016 368 per 100,000 people 546 per 100,000 people
2015 376 per 100,000 people 550 per 100,000 peoplee (estimated)
2014 384 per 100,000 people 553 per 100,000 peoplee (estimated)
2013 386 per 100,000 people 557 per 100,000 people
2012 397 per 100,000 people 562 per 100,000 peoplee (estimated)
2011 420 per 100,000 people 567 per 100,000 people
2010 430 per 100,000 people 574 per 100,000 people
2009 452 per 100,000 people 582 per 100,000 people
2008 464 per 100,000 people –
2007 486 per 100,000 people –
2006 503 per 100,000 people –
2005 516 per 100,000 people –
2004 525 per 100,000 people –
2003 499 per 100,000 people –
2002 499 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 −10 from 330 per 100,000 people in 2023.
  • Since 2014, when it was 384 per 100,000 people, the figure has changed by −64.
  • Among the 34 countries with data for 2024, Norway has the 25th highest value.
  • The figure for the European Union in 2024 was 507 per 100,000 people.

More for Norway

All statistics for Norway
Practising physicians 507 per 100,000 people 2024 · Eurostat Hospital beds 3.3 per 1,000 people 2023 · World Bank Life expectancy at birth 83.2 years 2024 · Eurostat Infant mortality rate 2.1 per 1,000 live births 2024 · Eurostat People reporting good or very good health 73.7% 2025 · Eurostat Health spending share of GDP 7.6%p (Provisional) 2022 · 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
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freq=A unit=P_HTHAB facility=HBEDT hlthcare=TOTAL
Observation period
2002 to 2024 for Norway
Provider update
13 July 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
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Eurostat reuse policy (attribution)
Attribution
Source: Eurostat