Hospital beds by hospital ownership by country
Countries reporting
31
Highest
249,389
Germany
Lowest
35
Liechtenstein
Median
16,429
Years covered
66
1960–2025
Data points
912
What the numbers show
Hospital beds by hospital ownership is currently reported for 31 countries. The highest value is 249,389 in Germany; the lowest is 35 in Liechtenstein.
The median across all reporting countries is 16,429, and the mean is 52,253.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 7,125.
Over the past decade 4 countries rose and 26 fell. The largest increase was in Malta (up 5.3%), and the largest decrease in Finland (down 43.9%).
Hospital beds by hospital ownership: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Germany | 249,389 | 2024 | down 8.0% | falling |
| 2 | France | 224,057 | 2024 | down 12.5% | falling |
| 3 | Poland | 178,933 | 2024 | down 3.0% | falling |
| 4 | United Kingdom | 163,873 | 2019 | down 19.4% | falling |
| 5 | Romania | 127,219 | 2024 | down 0.0% | falling |
| 6 | Italy | 118,289 | 2024 | down 10.2% | falling |
| 7 | Spain | 95,875 | 2024 | up 1.4% | falling |
| 8 | Hungary | 69,427 | 2011 | down 10.8% | falling |
| 9 | Czechia | 58,918 | 2024 | down 2.2% | falling |
| 10 | Austria | 40,530 | 2024 | down 9.6% | falling |
| 11 | Serbia | 39,922 | 2024 | up 1.4% | flat |
| 12 | Bulgaria | 39,682 | 2024 | down 3.8% | falling |
| 13 | Greece | 29,162 | 2024 | down 3.3% | falling |
| 14 | Portugal | 24,280 | 2024 | up 0.3% | falling |
| 15 | Croatia | 21,170 | 2024 | down 14.0% | falling |
| 16 | Moldova | 16,429 | 2024 | down 16.9% | falling |
| 17 | Belgium | 15,539 | 2025 | down 9.7% | falling |
| 18 | Lithuania | 15,189 | 2024 | down 28.2% | falling |
| 19 | Ireland | 13,896 | 2024 | — | rising |
| 20 | Norway | 13,658 | 2024 | down 9.8% | falling |
| 21 | Finland | 13,357 | 2024 | down 43.9% | falling |
| 22 | Denmark | 13,166 | 2024 | down 1.9% | falling |
| 23 | Latvia | 8,760 | 2024 | down 13.9% | falling |
| 24 | Slovenia | 8,412 | 2024 | down 9.1% | falling |
| 25 | North Macedonia | 8,363 | 2021 | down 7.0% | falling |
| 26 | Estonia | 5,432 | 2024 | down 9.4% | falling |
| 27 | Montenegro | 2,411 | 2024 | down 1.4% | falling |
| 28 | Malta | 1,990 | 2024 | up 5.3% | rising |
| 29 | Cyprus | 1,475 | 2024 | down 3.4% | falling |
| 30 | Iceland | 992 | 2023 | down 4.9% | falling |
| 31 | Liechtenstein | 35 | 2024 | down 38.6% | falling |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- Türkiye 208,586