Hospital beds per 1000 people in Hungary

Hungary: Hospital beds per 1000 people was 6.63 in 2022. ▼ Falling

Latest (2022)
6.63
Change on year
down 2.4%
World rank
11th
of 179 countries
All-time high
9.3
in 1994
All-time low
6.63
in 2022
Years of data
29
1994–2022

Hospital beds per 1000 people in Hungary, 1994–2022

02468101994200820221994: 9.31995: 8.81996: 8.81997: 81998: 8.11999: 8.12000: 8.22001: 7.92002: 7.92003: 7.92004: 7.92005: 7.92006: 82007: 7.22008: 7.12009: 7.22010: 7.22011: 7.22012: 72013: 72014: 72015: 72016: 72017: 72018: 72019: 6.92020: 6.82021: 6.82022: 6.6

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

In 2022, hospital beds per 1000 people in Hungary stood at 6.63. That is the lowest value across all 29 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.4% on the previous year and down 5.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, hospital beds per 1000 people in Hungary peaked at 9.3 in 1994 and was at its lowest, 6.63, in 2022.

Hungary ranks 11th of 179 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 29 years of available data.

Hospital beds per 1000 people in Hungary, year by year

Annual values for Hospital beds per 1000 people in Hungary, 1994 to 2022.
Year Value Change
1994 9.3
1995 8.8 -5.4%
1996 8.8 +0.0%
1997 8 -9.1%
1998 8.1 +1.2%
1999 8.1 +0.0%
2000 8.17 +0.9%
2001 7.93 -2.9%
2002 7.93 +0.0%
2003 7.91 -0.3%
2004 7.9 -0.1%
2005 7.93 +0.4%
2006 7.99 +0.8%
2007 7.2 -9.9%
2008 7.12 -1.1%
2009 7.16 +0.6%
2010 7.2 +0.6%
2011 7.21 +0.1%
2012 7 -2.9%
2013 7.04 +0.6%
2014 6.99 -0.7%
2015 7 +0.1%
2016 7 +0.0%
2017 7.02 +0.3%
2018 6.95 -1.0%
2019 6.91 -0.6%
2020 6.76 -2.2%
2021 6.79 +0.4%
2022 6.63 -2.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 8.52 8 9.3 6
2000s 7.72 7.12 8.17 10
2010s 7.03 6.91 7.21 10
2020s 6.73 6.63 6.79 3

Countries ranked near Hungary

  1. 8 Romania 7.23 compare
  2. 9 Russia 6.81 compare
  3. 10 Austria 6.7 compare
  4. 12 Czechia 6.54 compare
  5. 12 Kazakhstan 6.54 compare
  6. 14 Barbados 6.4 compare

See the full ranking of 179 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is hospital beds per 1000 people in Hungary?
Hospital beds per 1000 people in Hungary was 6.63 in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest hospital beds per 1000 people recorded in Hungary?
The highest recorded value was 9.3 in 1994.
What is the lowest hospital beds per 1000 people recorded in Hungary?
The lowest recorded value was 6.63 in 2022.
How does Hungary rank for hospital beds per 1000 people?
Hungary ranks 11th out of 179 countries with data for 2022.
Is hospital beds per 1000 people rising or falling in Hungary?
Over the last ten years it is down 5.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Hungary 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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Indicator
Hospital beds per 1000 people
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
179 places, 4,661 data points, 1960–2023
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