Hospital beds in Spain
Spain had 283 hospital beds per 100,000 people in 2024. The value for 2024 is the lowest in the series, which starts in 1980. The source marks a break in the series within this span, so values before and after it may not be fully comparable.
Spain, 2024
283
Change from 2023
−5per 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
29th of 34
Hospital beds in Spain 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 | Spain | European Union |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 283 per 100,000 people | 507 per 100,000 people |
| 2023 | 289 per 100,000 people | 511 per 100,000 people |
| 2022 | 294 per 100,000 people | 517 per 100,000 people |
| 2021 | 296 per 100,000 people | 525 per 100,000 people |
| 2020 | 296 per 100,000 people | 528 per 100,000 people |
| 2019 | 295 per 100,000 people | 532 per 100,000 people |
| 2018 | 297 per 100,000 people | 539 per 100,000 people |
| 2017 | 298 per 100,000 people | 543 per 100,000 people |
| 2016 | 297 per 100,000 people | 546 per 100,000 people |
| 2015 | 297 per 100,000 people | 550 per 100,000 peoplee (estimated) |
| 2014 | 297 per 100,000 people | 553 per 100,000 peoplee (estimated) |
| 2013 | 296 per 100,000 people | 557 per 100,000 people |
| 2012 | 299 per 100,000 people | 562 per 100,000 peoplee (estimated) |
| 2011 | 305 per 100,000 people | 567 per 100,000 people |
| 2010 | 312 per 100,000 peopleb (break in time series) | 574 per 100,000 people |
| 2009 | 316 per 100,000 people | 582 per 100,000 people |
| 2008 | 320 per 100,000 people | – |
| 2007 | 325 per 100,000 people | – |
| 2006 | 329 per 100,000 people | – |
| 2005 | 334 per 100,000 people | – |
| 2004 | 340 per 100,000 people | – |
| 2003 | 344 per 100,000 people | – |
| 2002 | 353 per 100,000 people | – |
| 2001 | 358 per 100,000 people | – |
Flags: b break in time series; e estimated . A dash means no value was published.
In short
- That is a change of −5 from 289 per 100,000 people in 2023.
- Since 2014, when it was 297 per 100,000 people, the figure has changed by −13.
- Among the 34 countries with data for 2024, Spain has the 29th highest value.
- The figure for the European Union in 2024 was 507 per 100,000 people.
More for Spain
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464e (Estimated) per 100,000 people
2024 · Eurostat
Hospital beds
2.9 per 1,000 people
2023 · World Bank
Life expectancy at birth
84.0 years
2024 · Eurostat
Infant mortality rate
3.0 per 1,000 live births
2024 · Eurostat
People reporting good or very good health
70.0%
2025 · Eurostat
Health spending share of GDP
9.3%
2024 · Eurostat