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Hospital beds in OECD members

OECD member countries had 4.6 hospital beds per 1,000 people in 2022.

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

OECD members is a group: OECD member countries as grouped by the World Bank. The value is the aggregate published by World Bank, not an average calculated on this site.

OECD members, 2022 4.6 Beds per 1,000 people

Change from 2021 0per 1,000 people 2021: 4.7 per 1,000 people

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

Hospital beds in OECD members 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	OECD members	World
2022	4.6 per 1,000 people	–
2021	4.7 per 1,000 people	3.3 per 1,000 people
2020	4.6 per 1,000 people	3.1 per 1,000 people
2019	4.6 per 1,000 people	3.0 per 1,000 people
2018	4.7 per 1,000 people	3.1 per 1,000 people
2017	4.7 per 1,000 people	3.0 per 1,000 people
2016	4.7 per 1,000 people	2.9 per 1,000 people
2015	4.7 per 1,000 people	2.9 per 1,000 people
2014	4.8 per 1,000 people	2.9 per 1,000 people
2013	4.8 per 1,000 people	2.8 per 1,000 people
2012	4.8 per 1,000 people	2.9 per 1,000 people
2011	4.8 per 1,000 people	2.7 per 1,000 people
2010	4.9 per 1,000 people	2.8 per 1,000 people
2009	5.1 per 1,000 people	2.8 per 1,000 people
2008	5.1 per 1,000 people	2.7 per 1,000 people
2007	5.2 per 1,000 people	2.8 per 1,000 people
2006	5.2 per 1,000 people	2.8 per 1,000 people
2005	5.2 per 1,000 people	2.9 per 1,000 people
2004	5.3 per 1,000 people	2.9 per 1,000 people
2003	5.4 per 1,000 people	2.9 per 1,000 people
2002	5.4 per 1,000 people	3.0 per 1,000 people
2001	5.7 per 1,000 people	3.0 per 1,000 people
2000	5.8 per 1,000 people	3.1 per 1,000 people
1999	5.8 per 1,000 people	–

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In short

That is a change of 0 from 4.7 per 1,000 people in 2021.
Since 2012, when it was 4.8 per 1,000 people, the figure has changed by −0.2.

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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 OECD members
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