Hospitals in Ireland
Ireland: Hospitals was 15.63 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants in 2025. βΌ Falling
Hospitals in Ireland, 1987β2025
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Per 1 000 000 inhabitants.
Analysis
The most recent figure for hospitals in Ireland is 15.63 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 36 years on record.
The figure is down 0.8% on the previous year and down 13.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, hospitals in Ireland peaked at 56.78 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants in 1987 and was at its lowest, 15.63 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants, in 2025.
Ireland ranks 29th of 35 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 36 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 55.12 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants | 54.19 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants | 56.78 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants | 3 |
| 1990s | 52.25 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants | 49 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants | 54.35 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants | 10 |
| 2000s | 41.74 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants | 22.27 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants | 48.36 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants | 10 |
| 2010s | 19.21 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants | 17.28 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants | 21.71 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants | 7 |
| 2020s | 16.26 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants | 15.63 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants | 17.06 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants | 6 |
Countries ranked near Ireland
- 26 Canada 17.09 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants compare
- 27 Chile 16.63 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants compare
- 28 Hungary 16.21 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants compare
- 30 Spain 15.35 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants compare
- 31 Luxembourg 14.66 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants compare
- 32 Belgium 13.63 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants compare
More health data for Ireland
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -4.76 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.89 % change on previous year (2090)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,122 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 20 (2100)
- Population, male, annual growth rate 1.64 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population, male, per capita 0.495 units per person (2025)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 0 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 34,474 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is hospitals in Ireland?
- Hospitals in Ireland was 15.63 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants in 2025, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest hospitals recorded in Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 56.78 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants in 1987.
- What is the lowest hospitals recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.63 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants in 2025.
- How does Ireland rank for hospitals?
- Ireland ranks 29th out of 35 countries with data for 2025.
- Is hospitals rising or falling in Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Ireland data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Hospitals. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This dataset provides data on the number of hospitals by sector: Publicly owned hospitals Not-for-profit privately owned hospitals For-profit privately owned hospitals General hospitals Please refer to the Sources and Methods for detailed country-specific information.