Hospital beds per 1000 people in Poland

Poland: Hospital beds per 1000 people was 6.04 in 2022. ▲ Rising

Latest (2022)
6.04
Change on year
down 2.9%
World rank
16th
of 179 countries
All-time high
6.68
in 2003
All-time low
4.6
in 1960
Years of data
34
1960–2022

Hospital beds per 1000 people in Poland, 1960–2022

02461960199120221960: 4.61970: 5.21980: 5.61985: 5.71990: 5.71991: 5.71992: 5.61993: 5.61994: 5.61995: 5.51996: 5.51997: 5.41998: 5.31999: 5.12003: 6.72004: 6.72005: 6.52006: 6.52007: 6.42008: 6.62009: 6.72010: 6.62011: 6.62012: 6.62013: 6.62014: 6.62015: 6.62016: 6.62017: 6.62018: 6.52019: 6.12020: 6.22021: 6.22022: 6

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

In 2022, hospital beds per 1000 people in Poland stood at 6.04.

That represents a change of down 2.9% on the previous year and down 8.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, hospital beds per 1000 people in Poland peaked at 6.68 in 2003 and was at its lowest, 4.6, in 1960.

That places Poland 16th out of 179 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.

Hospital beds per 1000 people in Poland, year by year

Annual values for Hospital beds per 1000 people in Poland, 1960 to 2022.
Year Value Change
1960 4.6
1970 5.2 +13.0%
1980 5.6 +7.7%
1985 5.7 +1.8%
1990 5.7 +0.0%
1991 5.7 +0.0%
1992 5.6 -1.8%
1993 5.6 +0.0%
1994 5.6 +0.0%
1995 5.5 -1.8%
1996 5.5 +0.0%
1997 5.4 -1.8%
1998 5.3 -1.9%
1999 5.1 -3.8%
2003 6.68 +31.0%
2004 6.67 -0.1%
2005 6.53 -2.1%
2006 6.48 -0.8%
2007 6.44 -0.6%
2008 6.64 +3.1%
2009 6.68 +0.6%
2010 6.6 -1.2%
2011 6.6 +0.0%
2012 6.6 +0.0%
2013 6.57 -0.5%
2014 6.58 +0.2%
2015 6.59 +0.2%
2016 6.59 +0.0%
2017 6.58 -0.2%
2018 6.49 -1.4%
2019 6.13 -5.5%
2020 6.15 +0.3%
2021 6.22 +1.1%
2022 6.04 -2.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 4.6 4.6 4.6 1
1970s 5.2 5.2 5.2 1
1980s 5.65 5.6 5.7 2
1990s 5.5 5.1 5.7 10
2000s 6.59 6.44 6.68 7
2010s 6.53 6.13 6.6 10
2020s 6.14 6.04 6.22 3

Countries ranked near Poland

  1. 14 Barbados 6.4 compare
  2. 15 Ukraine 6.14 compare
  3. 17 Serbia 5.78 compare
  4. 18 Lithuania 5.71 compare
  5. 19 France 5.65 compare

See the full ranking of 179 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is hospital beds per 1000 people in Poland?
Hospital beds per 1000 people in Poland was 6.04 in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest hospital beds per 1000 people recorded in Poland?
The highest recorded value was 6.68 in 2003.
What is the lowest hospital beds per 1000 people recorded in Poland?
The lowest recorded value was 4.6 in 1960.
How does Poland rank for hospital beds per 1000 people?
Poland ranks 16th out of 179 countries with data for 2022.
Is hospital beds per 1000 people rising or falling in Poland?
Over the last ten years it is down 8.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Poland 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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