Hospital beds per 1000 people in Austria
Austria: Hospital beds per 1000 people was 6.7 in 2022. ▼ Falling
Latest (2022)
6.7
Change on year
down 3.0%
World rank
10th
of 179 countries
All-time high
11.2
in 1980
All-time low
6.7
in 2022
Years of data
41
1960–2022
Hospital beds per 1000 people in Austria, 1960–2022
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Austria recorded 6.7 for hospital beds per 1000 people in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 41 years on record.
That represents a change of down 3.0% on the previous year and down 12.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, hospital beds per 1000 people in Austria peaked at 11.2 in 1980 and was at its lowest, 6.7, in 2022.
Austria ranks 10th of 179 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 41 years of available data.
Hospital beds per 1000 people in Austria, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 10.8 | — |
| 1970 | 10.8 | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 11.2 | +3.7% |
| 1985 | 10.9 | -2.7% |
| 1986 | 10.8 | -0.9% |
| 1987 | 10.7 | -0.9% |
| 1988 | 10.6 | -0.9% |
| 1989 | 10.4 | -1.9% |
| 1990 | 10.2 | -1.9% |
| 1991 | 9.9 | -2.9% |
| 1992 | 9.7 | -2.0% |
| 1993 | 9.4 | -3.1% |
| 1994 | 9.5 | +1.1% |
| 1995 | 9.4 | -1.1% |
| 1996 | 9.3 | -1.1% |
| 1997 | 9.2 | -1.1% |
| 1998 | 9 | -2.2% |
| 1999 | 8.9 | -1.1% |
| 2000 | 7.95 | -10.7% |
| 2001 | 7.85 | -1.3% |
| 2002 | 7.81 | -0.5% |
| 2003 | 7.73 | -1.0% |
| 2004 | 7.73 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 7.69 | -0.5% |
| 2006 | 7.66 | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 7.75 | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 7.69 | -0.8% |
| 2009 | 7.68 | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 7.65 | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 7.67 | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 7.67 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 7.64 | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 7.58 | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 7.54 | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 7.42 | -1.6% |
| 2017 | 7.37 | -0.7% |
| 2018 | 7.27 | -1.4% |
| 2019 | 7.19 | -1.1% |
| 2020 | 7.05 | -1.9% |
| 2021 | 6.91 | -2.0% |
| 2022 | 6.7 | -3.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 10.8 | 10.8 | 10.8 | 1 |
| 1970s | 10.8 | 10.8 | 10.8 | 1 |
| 1980s | 10.77 | 10.4 | 11.2 | 6 |
| 1990s | 9.45 | 8.9 | 10.2 | 10 |
| 2000s | 7.75 | 7.66 | 7.95 | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.5 | 7.19 | 7.67 | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.89 | 6.7 | 7.05 | 3 |
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- Population ages 0-14, total, per capita 0.1415 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female, annual growth rate -0.3254 % change on previous year (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is hospital beds per 1000 people in Austria?
- Hospital beds per 1000 people in Austria was 6.7 in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest hospital beds per 1000 people recorded in Austria?
- The highest recorded value was 11.2 in 1980.
- What is the lowest hospital beds per 1000 people recorded in Austria?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.7 in 2022.
- How does Austria rank for hospital beds per 1000 people?
- Austria ranks 10th out of 179 countries with data for 2022.
- Is hospital beds per 1000 people rising or falling in Austria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Austria data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Hospital beds per 1000 people. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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