Hospital beds by sector in Belgium
Belgium: Hospital beds by sector was 5.34 Per 1 000 inhabitants in 2025. βΌ Falling
Hospital beds by sector in Belgium, 1988β2025
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Per 1 000 inhabitants.
Analysis
Belgium recorded 5.34 Per 1 000 inhabitants for hospital beds by sector in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 38 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.4% on the previous year and down 8.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, hospital beds by sector in Belgium peaked at 7.68 Per 1 000 inhabitants in 1988 and was at its lowest, 5.34 Per 1 000 inhabitants, in 2025.
That places Belgium 10th out of 42 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 38 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 7.66 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 7.64 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 7.68 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 2 |
| 1990s | 7.16 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 6.79 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 7.61 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.43 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 6.15 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 6.72 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.84 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 5.57 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 6.12 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.42 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 5.34 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 5.53 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 6 |
Countries ranked near Belgium
- 7 Serbia, Republic of 6.5 Per 1 000 inhabitants compare
- 8 Czech Republic 6.39 Per 1 000 inhabitants compare
- 9 Hungary 6.37 Per 1 000 inhabitants compare
- 10 France 5.34 Per 1 000 inhabitants compare
- 12 China, People's Republic of 5.2 Per 1 000 inhabitants compare
- 13 North Macedonia, Republic of 4.3 Per 1 000 inhabitants compare
More health data for Belgium
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -3.28 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.2923 % change on previous year (2090)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,160 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 59 (2100)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 0 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 70,276 (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 67,671 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 70,043 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 67,217 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is hospital beds by sector in Belgium?
- Hospital beds by sector in Belgium was 5.34 Per 1 000 inhabitants in 2025, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest hospital beds by sector recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 7.68 Per 1 000 inhabitants in 1988.
- What is the lowest hospital beds by sector recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.34 Per 1 000 inhabitants in 2025.
- How does Belgium rank for hospital beds by sector?
- Belgium ranks 10th out of 42 countries with data for 2025.
- Is hospital beds by sector rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Belgium data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Hospital beds by sector. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This dataset provides data on the number of total hospitals beds by sector. Total hospital beds are all hospital (HP.1) beds which are regularly maintained and staffed and immediately available for the care of admitted patients. They are the sum of the following categories: Beds in publicly owned hospitals: Beds in not-for-profit privately owned hospitals Beds in for-profit privately owned hospitals: Please refer to the Sources and Methods for detailed country-specific information.