# Hospital beds per 100,000 people

Beds in hospitals that are regularly maintained and staffed and immediately available for admitted patients, per 100,000 inhabitants. Includes curative, rehabilitative, long-term and other hospital beds in public and private hospitals (health care provider HP.1). Beds in nursing and residential care facilities are not included.

## Key facts

- Hospital beds per 100,000 people in the European Union (27) was 507.4 per 100,000 people in 2024, according to Eurostat, European Commission.
- Bulgaria had the highest hospital beds per 100,000 people of 27 EU countries in 2024, at 870.3 per 100,000 people, and Sweden the lowest, at 186.6 per 100,000 people. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.
- Published for 227 places, with figures from 2000 to 2025.
- Figures last updated on 2026-10-12.

- Indicator id: `hospital_beds_per_100k`
- Unit: per 100,000 people
- Note: Countries count beds at the end of the year or as a yearly average, and a few leave out some private or military hospitals; Eurostat flags those values as following a different definition. More beds do not mean better care: countries that treat more patients as day cases or at home need fewer beds.
- Web page: https://invokely.ai/en/hospital-beds-per-100000-people
- API: https://invokely.ai/api/v1/indicators/hospital_beds_per_100k

## Latest figures

| Place | Period | per 100,000 people | Source |
|---|---|---:|---|
| European Union (27) | 2024 | 507.4 | Eurostat. Hospital beds by function and type of care, available beds in hospitals (HP.1), per 100,000 inhabitants (hlth_rs_bds1). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/hlth_rs_bds1/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-12. |

## Rankings

- [EU countries](https://invokely.ai/rankings/hospital-beds-per-100000-people/eu-countries.md) (27 places)
- [EU regions (NUTS 2)](https://invokely.ai/rankings/hospital-beds-per-100000-people/eu-regions.md) (199 places)
- [Autonomous communities of Spain](https://invokely.ai/rankings/hospital-beds-per-100000-people/spain-regions.md) (19 places)
- [Regions of France (NUTS 2)](https://invokely.ai/rankings/hospital-beds-per-100000-people/france-regions.md) (27 places)
- [Regions of Italy (NUTS 2)](https://invokely.ai/rankings/hospital-beds-per-100000-people/italy-regions.md) (21 places)
- [Regions of Poland (NUTS 2)](https://invokely.ai/rankings/hospital-beds-per-100000-people/poland-regions.md) (17 places)
- [Regions of Greece (NUTS 2)](https://invokely.ai/rankings/hospital-beds-per-100000-people/greece-regions.md) (13 places)
- [Regions of Belgium (NUTS 2)](https://invokely.ai/rankings/hospital-beds-per-100000-people/belgium-regions.md) (11 places)
- [Regions of Netherlands (NUTS 2)](https://invokely.ai/rankings/hospital-beds-per-100000-people/netherlands-regions.md) (10 places)
- [Regions of Austria (NUTS 2)](https://invokely.ai/rankings/hospital-beds-per-100000-people/austria-regions.md) (9 places)
- [Regions of Portugal (NUTS 2)](https://invokely.ai/rankings/hospital-beds-per-100000-people/portugal-regions.md) (9 places)
- [Regions of Czechia (NUTS 2)](https://invokely.ai/rankings/hospital-beds-per-100000-people/czechia-regions.md) (8 places)
- [Regions of Hungary (NUTS 2)](https://invokely.ai/rankings/hospital-beds-per-100000-people/hungary-regions.md) (8 places)
- [Regions of Romania (NUTS 2)](https://invokely.ai/rankings/hospital-beds-per-100000-people/romania-regions.md) (8 places)
- [Regions of Sweden (NUTS 2)](https://invokely.ai/rankings/hospital-beds-per-100000-people/sweden-regions.md) (8 places)
- [Regions of Bulgaria (NUTS 2)](https://invokely.ai/rankings/hospital-beds-per-100000-people/bulgaria-regions.md) (6 places)
- [Regions of Denmark (NUTS 2)](https://invokely.ai/rankings/hospital-beds-per-100000-people/denmark-regions.md) (5 places)
- [Regions of Finland (NUTS 2)](https://invokely.ai/rankings/hospital-beds-per-100000-people/finland-regions.md) (5 places)