Hospital beds by type of care - historical data (1960-2020) by country

Countries reporting
46
Highest
657,662 Number
Germany
Lowest
56 Number
Liechtenstein
Median
27,231 Number
Years covered
61
1960–2020
Data points
1,609

What the numbers show

Hospital beds by type of care - historical data (1960-2020) is currently reported for 46 countries. The highest value is 657,662 Number in Germany; the lowest is 56 Number in Liechtenstein.

The median across all reporting countries is 27,231 Number, and the mean is 74,882 Number.

The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 11,744.

Over the past decade 6 countries rose and 40 fell. The largest increase was in Türkiye (up 25.9%), and the largest decrease in Finland (down 44.7%).

Hospital beds by type of care - historical data: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Germany 657,662 Number 2019 down 2.5% falling
2 France 392,593 Number 2019 down 8.6% falling
3 Türkiye 237,504 Number 2019 up 25.9% rising
4 Poland 234,417 Number 2019 down 7.6% flat
4 Poland 234,417 Number 2019 down 7.6% flat
6 Italy 188,909 Number 2019 down 13.4% falling
7 United Kingdom 163,873 Number 2019 down 19.4% falling
7 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 163,873 Number 2019 down 19.4% falling
9 Spain 138,861 Number 2019 down 5.1% falling
10 Romania 136,715 Number 2019 down 3.9% falling
11 Czechia 70,225 Number 2019 down 5.9% falling
12 Hungary 65,930 Number 2020 down 8.2% falling
13 Belgium 63,847 Number 2020 down 4.2% falling
14 Austria 63,838 Number 2019 down 0.4% falling
15 Bulgaria 53,997 Number 2019 up 7.9% flat
16 Netherlands 53,394 Number 2019 down 23.3% falling
16 Netherlands 53,394 Number 2019 down 23.3% falling
18 Greece 44,817 Number 2019 down 18.1% falling
19 Serbia 39,516 Number 2019 up 0.8% flat
20 Switzerland 39,390 Number 2019 down 0.3% falling
21 Portugal 36,064 Number 2019 up 1.2% falling
22 Slovakia 31,422 Number 2019 down 10.9% falling
22 Slovakia 31,422 Number 2019 down 10.9% falling
24 Croatia 23,040 Number 2019 down 3.2% falling
24 Croatia 23,040 Number 2019 down 3.2% falling
26 Sweden 21,288 Number 2019 down 17.1% volatile
27 Norway 18,555 Number 2019 down 15.0% falling
28 Finland 18,475 Number 2019 down 44.7% falling
29 Lithuania 17,733 Number 2019 down 21.9% falling
29 Lithuania 17,733 Number 2019 down 21.9% falling
31 Denmark 14,971 Number 2020 down 22.8% falling
32 Ireland 14,213 Number 2019 up 10.9% falling
33 Latvia 10,379 Number 2019 down 28.1% falling
33 Latvia 10,379 Number 2019 down 28.1% falling
35 Slovenia 9,256 Number 2019 down 1.4% falling
35 Slovenia 9,256 Number 2019 down 1.4% falling
37 North Macedonia 8,853 Number 2019 down 3.6% falling
38 Albania 8,366 Number 2013 down 12.1% falling
39 Estonia 6,011 Number 2019 down 16.1% falling
39 Estonia 6,011 Number 2019 down 16.1% falling
41 Cyprus 2,747 Number 2019 down 9.6% falling
42 Luxembourg 2,644 Number 2020 down 2.8% flat
43 Montenegro 2,399 Number 2019 down 1.6% falling
44 Malta 2,068 Number 2019 up 3.8% falling
45 Iceland 1,009 Number 2019 down 14.3% falling
46 Liechtenstein 56 Number 2019 down 20.0% falling

Regions and income groups

Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.

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Hospital beds by type of care - historical data (1960-2020)
Unit
Number
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
48 places, 1,609 data points, 1960–2020
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