Hospital beds by function and type of care by country

Countries reporting
36
Highest
633,548
Germany
Lowest
89
Liechtenstein
Median
20,660
Years covered
66
1960–2025
Data points
1,344

What the numbers show

Hospital beds by function and type of care is currently reported for 36 countries. The highest value is 633,548 in Germany; the lowest is 89 in Liechtenstein.

The median across all reporting countries is 20,660, and the mean is 67,083.

The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 7,119.

Over the past decade 9 countries rose and 27 fell. The largest increase was in Liechtenstein (up 45.9%), and the largest decrease in Finland (down 43.8%).

Hospital beds by function and type of care: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Germany 633,548 2024 down 4.9% falling
2 France 367,128 2024 down 10.6% falling
3 Poland 229,406 2024 down 8.9% falling
4 Italy 183,789 2024 down 5.8% falling
5 Romania 139,245 2024 up 4.2% falling
6 Spain 138,549 2024 up 0.5% falling
7 Czechia 69,735 2024 down 1.4% falling
8 Belgium 63,478 2025 down 3.5% falling
9 Hungary 60,922 2024 down 11.6% falling
10 Austria 60,126 2024 down 7.2% falling
11 Bulgaria 56,061 2024 up 8.8% rising
12 Greece 43,908 2024 down 4.9% falling
13 Serbia 39,922 2024 up 1.4% flat
14 Netherlands 39,800 2024 down 33.4% falling
15 Switzerland 37,791 2024 down 2.5% falling
16 Portugal 35,397 2024 up 2.5% falling
17 Slovak Republic 30,237 2024 down 3.5% falling
18 Croatia 21,594 2024 down 13.7% falling
19 Sweden 19,726 2024 down 19.8% volatile
20 Norway 17,838 2024 down 9.7% falling
21 Moldova 17,045 2024 down 12.7% falling
22 Ireland 15,784 2024 up 31.7% rising
23 Lithuania 15,468 2024 down 27.4% falling
24 Finland 13,911 2024 down 43.8% falling
25 Denmark 12,413 2025 down 14.2% falling
26 Latvia 9,297 2024 down 17.6% falling
27 North Macedonia 8,769 2021 down 5.5% falling
28 Slovenia 8,490 2024 down 9.3% falling
29 Albania 8,366 2013 down 12.1% falling
30 Estonia 5,664 2024 down 12.0% falling
31 Cyprus 3,211 2024 up 10.3% falling
32 Luxembourg 2,671 2025 down 5.5% flat
33 Montenegro 2,411 2024 down 1.4% falling
34 Malta 2,222 2024 up 11.4% falling
35 Iceland 992 2023 down 4.9% falling
36 Liechtenstein 89 2024 up 45.9% falling

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Indicator
Hospital beds by function and type of care
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
39 places, 1,344 data points, 1960–2025
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