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Hospital beds

Available beds in all hospitals (HP.1), including curative, rehabilitative, long-term and psychiatric care beds, per 100,000 inhabitants.

Unit: Beds per 100,000 inhabitants Frequency: Annual Coverage: 37 countries and 1 group 1960 to 2025 Source: Eurostat
Highest in 2024 870 per 100,000 people Bulgaria Lowest in 2024 187 per 100,000 people Sweden
European Union, 2024 507 per 100,000 people Official aggregate published by the source
Countries ranked for 2024 34 Updated by the source on 13 July 2026

34 countries have a value for 2024, the latest period with data for most countries. Some countries have newer figures; see the ranking below for each country's latest year.

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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 European UnionGermanyFranceSpain
2024 507 per 100,000 people 759 per 100,000 people 534 per 100,000 people 283 per 100,000 people
2023 511 per 100,000 people 766 per 100,000 people 540 per 100,000 people 289 per 100,000 people
2022 517 per 100,000 people 772 per 100,000 people 548 per 100,000 people 294 per 100,000 people
2021 525 per 100,000 people 776 per 100,000 people 560 per 100,000 people 296 per 100,000 people
2020 528 per 100,000 people 782 per 100,000 people 571 per 100,000 people 296 per 100,000 people
2019 532 per 100,000 people 791 per 100,000 people 580 per 100,000 people 295 per 100,000 people
2018 539 per 100,000 people 798 per 100,000 people 589 per 100,000 people 297 per 100,000 people
2017 543 per 100,000 people 800 per 100,000 people 597 per 100,000 people 298 per 100,000 people
2016 546 per 100,000 people 806 per 100,000 people 605 per 100,000 people 297 per 100,000 people
2015 550 per 100,000 peoplee (estimated) 813 per 100,000 people 613 per 100,000 people 297 per 100,000 people
2014 553 per 100,000 peoplee (estimated) 823 per 100,000 people 619 per 100,000 people 297 per 100,000 people
2013 557 per 100,000 people 828 per 100,000 people 627 per 100,000 peopleb (break in time series) 296 per 100,000 people
2012 562 per 100,000 peoplee (estimated) 834 per 100,000 people 634 per 100,000 people 299 per 100,000 people
2011 567 per 100,000 people 838 per 100,000 people 636 per 100,000 people 305 per 100,000 people
2010 574 per 100,000 people 833 per 100,000 people 643 per 100,000 people 312 per 100,000 peopleb (break in time series)
2009 582 per 100,000 people 824 per 100,000 people 666 per 100,000 people 316 per 100,000 people
2008 – 821 per 100,000 people 690 per 100,000 people 320 per 100,000 people
2007 – 824 per 100,000 people 706 per 100,000 people 325 per 100,000 people
2006 – 830 per 100,000 people 711 per 100,000 people 329 per 100,000 people
2005 – 847 per 100,000 people 722 per 100,000 people 334 per 100,000 people
2004 – 858 per 100,000 people 739 per 100,000 people 340 per 100,000 people
2003 – 874 per 100,000 people 755 per 100,000 people 344 per 100,000 people
2002 – 887 per 100,000 people 771 per 100,000 people 353 per 100,000 people
2001 – 901 per 100,000 people 783 per 100,000 people 358 per 100,000 people

Flags: b break in time series; e estimated . A dash means no value was published.

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In short

  • Among the 34 countries with a value for 2024, the highest is Bulgaria (870 per 100,000 people) and the lowest Sweden (187 per 100,000 people).
  • Half of the countries are above 416 per 100,000 people and half below.
  • From 2023 to 2024 the value rose in 12 countries and fell in 19.
  • The figure for the European Union was 507 per 100,000 people in 2024, against 532 per 100,000 people in 2019 (−24).

About this measure

Definition
Available beds in all hospitals (HP.1), including curative, rehabilitative, long-term and psychiatric care beds, per 100,000 inhabitants.
Population covered
Total population
Unit
Beds per 100,000 inhabitants
Frequency
Annual
Changes are shown as
Differences in the same unit (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 2025
Provider update
13 July 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
Eurostat reuse policy (attribution)
Attribution
Source: Eurostat

All countries in 2024 Every value is for 2024, so the countries are compared at the same point in time.

  1. 1 Bulgaria 870 per 100,000 people
  2. 2 Germany 759 per 100,000 people
  3. 3 Romania 731 per 100,000 people
  4. 4 Moldova 709 per 100,000 people
  5. 5 Austria 655 per 100,000 people
  6. 6 Czechia 639 per 100,000 people
  7. 7 Hungary 637 per 100,000 people
  8. 8 Poland 627 per 100,000 people
  9. 9 Serbia 606 per 100,000 peopled (definition differs (see metadata))
  10. 10 Croatia 558 per 100,000 people
  11. 11 Slovakia 558 per 100,000 people
  12. 12 Belgium 536 per 100,000 peopled (definition differs (see metadata))
  13. 13 Lithuania 536 per 100,000 people
  14. 14 France 534 per 100,000 people
  15. 15 Latvia 497 per 100,000 people
  16. 16 Greece 423 per 100,000 people
  17. 17 Switzerland 420 per 100,000 peopleb (break in time series)
  18. 18 Estonia 413 per 100,000 people
  19. 19 Slovenia 399 per 100,000 people
  20. 20 Luxembourg 392 per 100,000 people
  21. 21 Malta 391 per 100,000 people
  22. 22 Montenegro 387 per 100,000 peopled (definition differs (see metadata))
  23. 23 Portugal 331 per 100,000 people
  24. 24 Cyprus 329 per 100,000 people
  25. 25 Norway 320 per 100,000 people
  26. 26 Türkiye 314 per 100,000 people
  27. 27 Italy 312 per 100,000 people
  28. 28 Ireland 293 per 100,000 people
  29. 29 Spain 283 per 100,000 people
  30. 30 Finland 248 per 100,000 peoplee (estimated)
  31. 31 Denmark 226 per 100,000 people
  32. 32 Netherlands 221 per 100,000 people
  33. 33 Liechtenstein 220 per 100,000 people
  34. 34 Sweden 187 per 100,000 people
  35. European Union 507 per 100,000 people
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Grey: no value for 2024. Colour groups split countries into roughly equal numbers. Boundaries: Natural Earth.