Hospital beds in Italy

Italy: Hospital beds was 30.56 in 2022. ▼ Falling

Latest (2022)
30.56
Change on year
down 1.2%
World rank
59th
of 152 countries
All-time high
46.8
in 2000
All-time low
30.56
in 2022
Years of data
23
2000–2022

Hospital beds in Italy, 2000–2022

010203040502000201120222000: 46.82001: 45.92002: 44.12003: 41.52004: 39.92005: 40.12006: 39.52007: 38.62008: 37.42009: 36.42010: 35.92011: 34.62012: 33.72013: 32.92014: 32.22015: 322016: 31.82017: 31.92018: 31.52019: 31.42020: 31.62021: 30.92022: 30.6

Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.

Analysis

The most recent figure for hospital beds in Italy is 30.56, measured in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 23 years on record.

The figure is down 1.2% on the previous year and down 9.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, hospital beds in Italy peaked at 46.8 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 30.56, in 2022.

That places Italy 59th out of 152 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.

Hospital beds in Italy, year by year

Annual values for Hospital beds (per 10 000 population) in Italy, 2000 to 2022.
Year Value Change
2000 46.8
2001 45.87 -2.0%
2002 44.13 -3.8%
2003 41.49 -6.0%
2004 39.86 -3.9%
2005 40.05 +0.5%
2006 39.52 -1.3%
2007 38.62 -2.3%
2008 37.44 -3.1%
2009 36.44 -2.7%
2010 35.9 -1.5%
2011 34.6 -3.6%
2012 33.66 -2.7%
2013 32.89 -2.3%
2014 32.18 -2.2%
2015 32.04 -0.4%
2016 31.8 -0.7%
2017 31.88 +0.3%
2018 31.48 -1.3%
2019 31.42 -0.2%
2020 31.6 +0.6%
2021 30.93 -2.1%
2022 30.56 -1.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 41.02 36.44 46.8 10
2010s 32.78 31.42 35.9 10
2020s 31.03 30.56 31.6 3

Countries ranked near Italy

  1. 56 Guyana 32.38 compare
  2. 57 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 32.14 compare
  3. 58 Israel 31.43 compare
  4. 60 Türkiye 30.55 compare
  5. 61 Grenada 30.06 compare
  6. 62 Ireland 29.58 compare

See the full ranking of 153 places →

More health data for Italy

All data for Italy →

Frequently asked questions

What is hospital beds in Italy?
Hospital beds in Italy was 30.56 in 2022, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
What is the highest hospital beds recorded in Italy?
The highest recorded value was 46.8 in 2000.
What is the lowest hospital beds recorded in Italy?
The lowest recorded value was 30.56 in 2022.
How does Italy rank for hospital beds?
Italy ranks 59th out of 152 countries with data for 2022.
Is hospital beds rising or falling in Italy?
Over the last ten years it is down 9.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Italy data come from?
The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Hospital beds (per 10 000 population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 23 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (WHO).

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Hospital beds in Italy. Statizoid, drawing on World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory. Retrieved 26 August 2026, from https://health.statizoid.com/stat/hospital-beds-per-10-000-population/italy/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (WHO); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://health.statizoid.com/stat/hospital-beds-per-10-000-population/italy/">Hospital beds in Italy</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Hospital beds (per 10 000 population)
Source
World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (WHO)
Coverage
153 places, 2,895 data points, 2000–2023
Last refreshed