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Hospital beds in Portugal

Portugal had 331 hospital beds per 100,000 people in 2024. The value for 2024 is the lowest in the series, which starts in 1985. The source marks a break in the series within this span, so values before and after it may not be fully comparable.

Measure: Hospital beds Unit: Beds per 100,000 inhabitants Data: 1985 to 2024 Source: Eurostat
Portugal, 2024 331 Beds per 100,000 inhabitants
Change from 2023 −3per 100,000 people 2023: 334 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 23rd of 34 See the full ranking

Hospital beds in Portugal 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 PortugalEuropean Union
2024 331 per 100,000 people 507 per 100,000 people
2023 334 per 100,000 people 511 per 100,000 people
2022 343 per 100,000 people 517 per 100,000 people
2021 349 per 100,000 people 525 per 100,000 people
2020 347 per 100,000 people 528 per 100,000 people
2019 349 per 100,000 people 532 per 100,000 people
2018 343 per 100,000 people 539 per 100,000 people
2017 338 per 100,000 people 543 per 100,000 people
2016 338 per 100,000 people 546 per 100,000 people
2015 336 per 100,000 people 550 per 100,000 peoplee (estimated)
2014 331 per 100,000 people 553 per 100,000 peoplee (estimated)
2013 339 per 100,000 people 557 per 100,000 people
2012 340 per 100,000 people 562 per 100,000 peoplee (estimated)
2011 337 per 100,000 people 567 per 100,000 people
2010 337 per 100,000 people 574 per 100,000 people
2009 337 per 100,000 people 582 per 100,000 people
2008 339 per 100,000 people –
2007 344 per 100,000 people –
2006 348 per 100,000 people –
2005 356 per 100,000 people –
2004 359 per 100,000 people –
2003 358 per 100,000 people –
2002 357 per 100,000 people –
2001 365 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 −3 from 334 per 100,000 people in 2023.
  • Since 2014, when it was 331 per 100,000 people, the figure has changed by 0.
  • Among the 34 countries with data for 2024, Portugal has the 23rd highest value.
  • The figure for the European Union in 2024 was 507 per 100,000 people.

More for Portugal

All statistics for Portugal
Practising physicians 431 per 100,000 people 2024 · Eurostat Hospital beds 3.5 per 1,000 people 2022 · World Bank Life expectancy at birth 82.5 years 2024 · Eurostat Infant mortality rate 3.0 per 1,000 live births 2024 · Eurostat People reporting good or very good health 52.6% 2025 · Eurostat Health spending share of GDP 10.4%p (Provisional) 2025 · Eurostat

Source and dates

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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
Selection
freq=A unit=P_HTHAB facility=HBEDT hlthcare=TOTAL
Observation period
1985 to 2024 for Portugal
Provider update
13 July 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
Eurostat reuse policy (attribution)
Attribution
Source: Eurostat