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.
Sweden, 2024
187
Change from 2023
−1per 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
34th of 34
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.
| Period | Sweden | European 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.
More for Sweden
All statistics for Sweden
Practising physicians
466 per 100,000 people
2024 · Eurostat
Hospital beds
1.9 per 1,000 people
2022 · World Bank
Life expectancy at birth
83.8 years
2024 · Eurostat
Infant mortality rate
2.0 per 1,000 live births
2024 · Eurostat
People reporting good or very good health
64.6%
2025 · Eurostat
Health spending share of GDP
10.9%p (Provisional)
2025 · Eurostat