Hospital beds by type of care - historical data (1960-2020) by country
Countries reporting
48
Highest
657,662 Number
Germany
Lowest
56 Number
Liechtenstein
Median
27,231 Number
Years covered
61
1960–2020
Data points
1,673
What the numbers show
Hospital beds by type of care - historical data (1960-2020) is currently reported for 48 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 72,769 Number.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 11,744.
Over the past decade 7 countries rose and 41 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 (1960-2020): full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 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 |
| 19 | Serbia | 39,516 Number | 2019 | up 0.8% | flat |
| 21 | Switzerland | 39,390 Number | 2019 | down 0.3% | falling |
| 22 | Portugal | 36,064 Number | 2019 | up 1.2% | falling |
| 23 | Slovakia | 31,422 Number | 2019 | down 10.9% | falling |
| 23 | Slovakia | 31,422 Number | 2019 | down 10.9% | falling |
| 25 | Croatia | 23,040 Number | 2019 | down 3.2% | falling |
| 25 | Croatia | 23,040 Number | 2019 | down 3.2% | falling |
| 27 | Sweden | 21,288 Number | 2019 | down 17.1% | volatile |
| 28 | Norway | 18,555 Number | 2019 | down 15.0% | falling |
| 29 | Finland | 18,475 Number | 2019 | down 44.7% | falling |
| 30 | Lithuania | 17,733 Number | 2019 | down 21.9% | falling |
| 30 | Lithuania | 17,733 Number | 2019 | down 21.9% | falling |
| 32 | Denmark | 14,971 Number | 2020 | down 22.8% | falling |
| 33 | Ireland | 14,213 Number | 2019 | up 10.9% | falling |
| 34 | Latvia | 10,379 Number | 2019 | down 28.1% | falling |
| 34 | Latvia | 10,379 Number | 2019 | down 28.1% | falling |
| 36 | Slovenia | 9,256 Number | 2019 | down 1.4% | falling |
| 36 | Slovenia | 9,256 Number | 2019 | down 1.4% | falling |
| 38 | North Macedonia | 8,853 Number | 2019 | down 3.6% | falling |
| 38 | North Macedonia | 8,853 Number | 2019 | down 3.6% | falling |
| 40 | Albania | 8,366 Number | 2013 | down 12.1% | falling |
| 41 | Estonia | 6,011 Number | 2019 | down 16.1% | falling |
| 41 | Estonia | 6,011 Number | 2019 | down 16.1% | falling |
| 43 | Cyprus | 2,747 Number | 2019 | down 9.6% | falling |
| 44 | Luxembourg | 2,644 Number | 2020 | down 2.8% | flat |
| 45 | Montenegro | 2,399 Number | 2019 | down 1.6% | falling |
| 46 | Malta | 2,068 Number | 2019 | up 3.8% | falling |
| 47 | Iceland | 1,009 Number | 2019 | down 14.3% | falling |
| 48 | 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.
- European Union - 28 countries (2013-2020) 2.54 million Number
- European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) 2.38 million Number