Hospital beds by type of care - historical data (1960-2020) in Greece
Greece: Hospital beds by type of care - historical data (1960-2020) was 44,817 in 2019. ▼ Falling
Latest (2019)
44,817
Change on year
down 0.5%
World rank
18th
of 48 countries
All-time high
60,073
in 1979
All-time low
44,817
in 2019
Years of data
60
1960–2019
Hospital beds by type of care - historical data in Greece, 1960–2019
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
In 2019, hospital beds by type of care - historical data in Greece stood at 44,817. That is the lowest value across all 60 years on record.
The figure is down 0.5% on the previous year and down 18.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, hospital beds by type of care - historical data in Greece peaked at 60,073 in 1979 and was at its lowest, 44,817, in 2019.
That places Greece 18th out of 48 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 60 years of available data.
Hospital beds by type of care - historical data (1960-2020) in Greece, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 48,239 | — |
| 1961 | 48,779 | +1.1% |
| 1962 | 49,247 | +1.0% |
| 1963 | 49,786 | +1.1% |
| 1964 | 48,363 | -2.9% |
| 1965 | 50,323 | +4.1% |
| 1966 | 51,638 | +2.6% |
| 1967 | 52,173 | +1.0% |
| 1968 | 53,260 | +2.1% |
| 1969 | 53,733 | +0.9% |
| 1970 | 54,633 | +1.7% |
| 1971 | 56,232 | +2.9% |
| 1972 | 55,958 | -0.5% |
| 1973 | 56,118 | +0.3% |
| 1974 | 56,885 | +1.4% |
| 1975 | 58,501 | +2.8% |
| 1976 | 58,574 | +0.1% |
| 1977 | 59,117 | +0.9% |
| 1978 | 58,994 | -0.2% |
| 1979 | 60,073 | +1.8% |
| 1980 | 60,067 | -0.0% |
| 1981 | 59,914 | -0.3% |
| 1982 | 58,938 | -1.6% |
| 1983 | 57,496 | -2.4% |
| 1984 | 57,081 | -0.7% |
| 1985 | 54,438 | -4.6% |
| 1986 | 52,864 | -2.9% |
| 1987 | 51,745 | -2.1% |
| 1988 | 51,587 | -0.3% |
| 1989 | 51,448 | -0.3% |
| 1990 | 51,329 | -0.2% |
| 1991 | 51,297 | -0.1% |
| 1992 | 51,422 | +0.2% |
| 1993 | 52,144 | +1.4% |
| 1994 | 51,788 | -0.7% |
| 1995 | 52,227 | +0.8% |
| 1996 | 52,586 | +0.7% |
| 1997 | 52,474 | -0.2% |
| 1998 | 52,495 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 51,404 | -2.1% |
| 2000 | 51,500 | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 52,276 | +1.5% |
| 2002 | 51,781 | -0.9% |
| 2003 | 51,762 | -0.0% |
| 2004 | 51,871 | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 52,511 | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 53,701 | +2.3% |
| 2007 | 53,888 | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 53,652 | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 54,704 | +2.0% |
| 2010 | 49,828 | -8.9% |
| 2011 | 49,692 | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 49,100 | -1.2% |
| 2013 | 46,510 | -5.3% |
| 2014 | 46,160 | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 45,945 | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 45,273 | -1.5% |
| 2017 | 45,267 | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 45,053 | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 44,817 | -0.5% |
Greece compared with similar countries
- Greece's 44,817 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 31,422, 1.4× the median. (35 countries reporting)
- Greece's 44,817 is above the median for high income countries, which is 33,743, 1.3× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 50,554 | 48,239 | 53,733 | 10 |
| 1970s | 57,508 | 54,633 | 60,073 | 10 |
| 1980s | 55,558 | 51,448 | 60,067 | 10 |
| 1990s | 51,917 | 51,297 | 52,586 | 10 |
| 2000s | 52,765 | 51,500 | 54,704 | 10 |
| 2010s | 46,764 | 44,817 | 49,828 | 10 |
Countries ranked near Greece
- 15 Bulgaria 53,997 compare
- 16 Netherlands 53,394 compare
- 16 Netherlands 53,394 compare
- 19 Serbia 39,516 compare
- 19 Serbia 39,516 compare
- 21 Switzerland 39,390 compare
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- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0175 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -2.88 % change on previous year (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is hospital beds by type of care - historical data in Greece?
- Hospital beds by type of care - historical data in Greece was 44,817 in 2019, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest hospital beds by type of care - historical data recorded in Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 60,073 in 1979.
- What is the lowest hospital beds by type of care - historical data recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 44,817 in 2019.
- How does Greece rank for hospital beds by type of care - historical data?
- Greece ranks 18th out of 48 countries with data for 2019.
- Is hospital beds by type of care - historical data rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Greece data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Hospital beds by type of care - historical data (1960-2020). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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