Hospital beds per 1000 people in South Korea
South Korea: Hospital beds per 1000 people was 12.81 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Hospital beds per 1000 people in South Korea, 1980–2022
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for hospital beds per 1000 people in South Korea is 12.81, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
The figure is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 23.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, hospital beds per 1000 people in South Korea peaked at 12.81 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 1.7, in 1980.
South Korea ranks 2nd of 179 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Hospital beds per 1000 people in South Korea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 1.7 | — |
| 1985 | 2.4 | +41.2% |
| 1989 | 3 | +25.0% |
| 1990 | 3.1 | +3.3% |
| 1991 | 3.3 | +6.5% |
| 1992 | 3.5 | +6.1% |
| 1993 | 3.7 | +5.7% |
| 1994 | 4.1 | +10.8% |
| 1995 | 4.4 | +7.3% |
| 1996 | 4.6 | +4.5% |
| 1997 | 4.8 | +4.3% |
| 1998 | 5.1 | +6.2% |
| 1999 | 5.6 | +9.8% |
| 2000 | 4.68 | -16.4% |
| 2001 | 4.48 | -4.3% |
| 2002 | 4.87 | +8.7% |
| 2003 | 5.13 | +5.3% |
| 2004 | 5.46 | +6.4% |
| 2005 | 5.94 | +8.8% |
| 2006 | 6.54 | +10.1% |
| 2007 | 7.32 | +11.9% |
| 2008 | 7.84 | +7.1% |
| 2009 | 8.32 | +6.1% |
| 2010 | 8.88 | +6.7% |
| 2011 | 9.68 | +9.0% |
| 2012 | 10.38 | +7.2% |
| 2013 | 11 | +6.0% |
| 2014 | 11.63 | +5.7% |
| 2015 | 11.62 | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 11.97 | +3.0% |
| 2017 | 12.26 | +2.4% |
| 2018 | 12.43 | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 12.43 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 12.65 | +1.8% |
| 2021 | 12.75 | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 12.81 | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 2.37 | 1.7 | 3 | 3 |
| 1990s | 4.22 | 3.1 | 5.6 | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.06 | 4.48 | 8.32 | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.23 | 8.88 | 12.43 | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.74 | 12.65 | 12.81 | 3 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is hospital beds per 1000 people in South Korea?
- Hospital beds per 1000 people in South Korea was 12.81 in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest hospital beds per 1000 people recorded in South Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 12.81 in 2022.
- What is the lowest hospital beds per 1000 people recorded in South Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.7 in 1980.
- How does South Korea rank for hospital beds per 1000 people?
- South Korea ranks 2nd out of 179 countries with data for 2022.
- Is hospital beds per 1000 people rising or falling in South Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this South Korea 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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