Hospital beds by hospital ownership in Denmark

Denmark: Hospital beds by hospital ownership was 13,166 in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
13,166
Change on year
down 2.4%
World rank
22nd
of 31 countries
All-time high
24,344
in 1997
All-time low
13,166
in 2024
Years of data
25
1997–2024

Hospital beds by hospital ownership in Denmark, 1997–2024

05.0k10.0k15.0k20.0k25.0k1997201020241997: 24.3k1998: 23.9k1999: 23.2k2000: 22.7k2001: 22.4k2002: 22.3k2003: 21.6k2004: 20.6k2005: 20.0k2006: 19.6k2007: 19.1k2008: 18.7k2009: 18.3k2010: 18.5k2011: 16.4k2015: 13.4k2016: 13.9k2017: 14.1k2018: 14.2k2019: 14.1k2020: 14.0k2021: 13.8k2022: 13.6k2023: 13.5k2024: 13.2k

Source: Eurostat.

Analysis

Denmark recorded 13,166 for hospital beds by hospital ownership in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.

That represents a change of down 2.4% on the previous year and down 1.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, hospital beds by hospital ownership in Denmark peaked at 24,344 in 1997 and was at its lowest, 13,166, in 2024.

Denmark ranks 22nd of 31 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.

Hospital beds by hospital ownership in Denmark, year by year

Annual values for Hospital beds by hospital ownership in Denmark, 1997 to 2024.
Year Value Change
1997 24,344
1998 23,883 -1.9%
1999 23,153 -3.1%
2000 22,742 -1.8%
2001 22,421 -1.4%
2002 22,328 -0.4%
2003 21,552 -3.5%
2004 20,642 -4.2%
2005 20,044 -2.9%
2006 19,636 -2.0%
2007 19,132 -2.6%
2008 18,748 -2.0%
2009 18,303 -2.4%
2010 18,536 +1.3%
2011 16,384 -11.6%
2015 13,415 -18.1%
2016 13,922 +3.8%
2017 14,122 +1.4%
2018 14,217 +0.7%
2019 14,148 -0.5%
2020 14,017 -0.9%
2021 13,819 -1.4%
2022 13,638 -1.3%
2023 13,495 -1.0%
2024 13,166 -2.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 23,793 23,153 24,344 3
2000s 20,555 18,303 22,742 10
2010s 14,963 13,415 18,536 7
2020s 13,627 13,166 14,017 5

Countries ranked near Denmark

  1. 19 Ireland 13,896 compare
  2. 20 Norway 13,658 compare
  3. 21 Finland 13,357 compare
  4. 23 Latvia 8,760 compare
  5. 24 Slovenia 8,412 compare
  6. 25 North Macedonia 8,363 compare

See the full ranking of 32 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is hospital beds by hospital ownership in Denmark?
Hospital beds by hospital ownership in Denmark was 13,166 in 2024, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest hospital beds by hospital ownership recorded in Denmark?
The highest recorded value was 24,344 in 1997.
What is the lowest hospital beds by hospital ownership recorded in Denmark?
The lowest recorded value was 13,166 in 2024.
How does Denmark rank for hospital beds by hospital ownership?
Denmark ranks 22nd out of 31 countries with data for 2024.
Is hospital beds by hospital ownership rising or falling in Denmark?
Over the last ten years it is down 1.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Denmark data come from?
The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Hospital beds by hospital ownership. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Hospital beds by hospital ownership
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
32 places, 912 data points, 1960–2025
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