Hospital beds in Sweden

Sweden had 187 hospital beds per 100,000 people in 2024. The value for 2024 is the lowest in the series, which starts in 1960. 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: 1960 to 2024 Source: Eurostat
Sweden, 2024 187 Beds per 100,000 inhabitants
Change from 2023 −1per 100,000 people 2023: 188 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 34th of 34 See the full ranking

Hospital beds in Sweden 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 SwedenEuropean Union
2024 187 per 100,000 people 507 per 100,000 people
2023 188 per 100,000 people 511 per 100,000 people
2022 190 per 100,000 people 517 per 100,000 people
2021 200 per 100,000 people 525 per 100,000 people
2020 205 per 100,000 people 528 per 100,000 people
2019 207 per 100,000 people 532 per 100,000 people
2018 213 per 100,000 people 539 per 100,000 people
2017 221 per 100,000 people 543 per 100,000 people
2016 234 per 100,000 people 546 per 100,000 people
2015 244 per 100,000 people 550 per 100,000 peoplee (estimated)
2014 254 per 100,000 people 553 per 100,000 peoplee (estimated)
2013 259 per 100,000 people 557 per 100,000 people
2012 266 per 100,000 peopleb (break in time series) 562 per 100,000 peoplee (estimated)
2011 270 per 100,000 people 567 per 100,000 people
2010 273 per 100,000 people 574 per 100,000 people
2009 276 per 100,000 people 582 per 100,000 people
2008 281 per 100,000 people –
2007 286 per 100,000 people –
2006 289 per 100,000 people –
2005 293 per 100,000 people –
2004 301 per 100,000 people –
2003 305 per 100,000 people –
2002 313 per 100,000 people –
2001 327 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 −1 from 188 per 100,000 people in 2023.
  • Since 2014, when it was 254 per 100,000 people, the figure has changed by −67.
  • Among the 34 countries with data for 2024, Sweden has the 34th highest value.
  • The figure for the European Union in 2024 was 507 per 100,000 people.

Source and dates

Original producer
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
1960 to 2024 for Sweden
Provider update
13 July 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
Eurostat reuse policy (attribution)
Attribution
Source: Eurostat