Hospital beds by function and type of care in Greece
Greece: Hospital beds by function and type of care was 43,908 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
43,908
Change on year
down 0.5%
World rank
12th
of 36 countries
All-time high
60,073
in 1979
All-time low
43,908
in 2024
Years of data
65
1960–2024
Hospital beds by function and type of care in Greece, 1960–2024
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
Greece recorded 43,908 for hospital beds by function and type of care in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 65 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.5% on the previous year and down 4.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, hospital beds by function and type of care in Greece peaked at 60,073 in 1979 and was at its lowest, 43,908, in 2024.
That places Greece 12th out of 36 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 65 years of available data.
Hospital beds by function and type of care in Greece, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 48,239 | — |
| 1961 | 48,779 | +1.1% |
| 1962 | 49,247 | +1.0% |
| 1963 | 49,786 | +1.1% |
| 1964 | 48,363 | -2.9% |
| 1965 | 50,323 | +4.1% |
| 1966 | 51,638 | +2.6% |
| 1967 | 52,173 | +1.0% |
| 1968 | 53,260 | +2.1% |
| 1969 | 53,733 | +0.9% |
| 1970 | 54,633 | +1.7% |
| 1971 | 56,232 | +2.9% |
| 1972 | 55,958 | -0.5% |
| 1973 | 56,118 | +0.3% |
| 1974 | 56,885 | +1.4% |
| 1975 | 58,501 | +2.8% |
| 1976 | 58,574 | +0.1% |
| 1977 | 59,117 | +0.9% |
| 1978 | 58,994 | -0.2% |
| 1979 | 60,073 | +1.8% |
| 1980 | 60,067 | -0.0% |
| 1981 | 59,914 | -0.3% |
| 1982 | 58,938 | -1.6% |
| 1983 | 57,496 | -2.4% |
| 1984 | 57,081 | -0.7% |
| 1985 | 54,438 | -4.6% |
| 1986 | 52,864 | -2.9% |
| 1987 | 51,745 | -2.1% |
| 1988 | 51,587 | -0.3% |
| 1989 | 51,448 | -0.3% |
| 1990 | 51,329 | -0.2% |
| 1991 | 51,297 | -0.1% |
| 1992 | 51,422 | +0.2% |
| 1993 | 52,144 | +1.4% |
| 1994 | 51,788 | -0.7% |
| 1995 | 52,227 | +0.8% |
| 1996 | 52,586 | +0.7% |
| 1997 | 52,474 | -0.2% |
| 1998 | 52,495 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 51,404 | -2.1% |
| 2000 | 51,500 | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 52,276 | +1.5% |
| 2002 | 51,781 | -0.9% |
| 2003 | 51,762 | -0.0% |
| 2004 | 51,871 | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 52,511 | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 53,701 | +2.3% |
| 2007 | 53,888 | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 53,652 | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 54,704 | +2.0% |
| 2010 | 49,828 | -8.9% |
| 2011 | 49,692 | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 49,100 | -1.2% |
| 2013 | 46,510 | -5.3% |
| 2014 | 46,160 | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 45,945 | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 45,273 | -1.5% |
| 2017 | 45,267 | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 45,053 | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 44,518 | -1.2% |
| 2020 | 44,921 | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 44,794 | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 44,468 | -0.7% |
| 2023 | 44,133 | -0.8% |
| 2024 | 43,908 | -0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 50,554 | 48,239 | 53,733 | 10 |
| 1970s | 57,508 | 54,633 | 60,073 | 10 |
| 1980s | 55,558 | 51,448 | 60,067 | 10 |
| 1990s | 51,917 | 51,297 | 52,586 | 10 |
| 2000s | 52,765 | 51,500 | 54,704 | 10 |
| 2010s | 46,735 | 44,518 | 49,828 | 10 |
| 2020s | 44,445 | 43,908 | 44,921 | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is hospital beds by function and type of care in Greece?
- Hospital beds by function and type of care in Greece was 43,908 in 2024, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest hospital beds by function and type of care recorded in Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 60,073 in 1979.
- What is the lowest hospital beds by function and type of care recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 43,908 in 2024.
- How does Greece rank for hospital beds by function and type of care?
- Greece ranks 12th out of 36 countries with data for 2024.
- Is hospital beds by function and type of care rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Greece data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Hospital beds by function and type of care. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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