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Hospital beds per 100,000 people in European Union (27)

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. That is down 3.3 pts from 2023.

2024, per 100,000 people507.4
Change on 2023-3.3 pts
Series high582.12009
Series low507.42024

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Hospital beds per 100,000 people in European Union (27), 2009 to 2024

5005205405605806002009201220152018202120242009: 582.1 per 100,000 people2010: 573.5 per 100,000 people2011: 566.9 per 100,000 people2012: 562.3 per 100,000 people2013: 556.8 per 100,000 people2014: 553.2 per 100,000 people2015: 550.4 per 100,000 people2016: 546.2 per 100,000 people2017: 542.7 per 100,000 people2018: 538.9 per 100,000 people2019: 531.8 per 100,000 people2020: 527.5 per 100,000 people2021: 524.7 per 100,000 people2022: 516.8 per 100,000 people2023: 510.7 per 100,000 people2024: 507.4 per 100,000 people
per 100,000 people. Source: Eurostat, Hospital beds by function and type of care, available beds in hospitals (HP.1), per 100,000 inhabitants (hlth_rs_bds1). Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2026-07-13.
All 16 values
Periodper 100,000 people
2024507.4
2023510.7
2022516.8
2021524.7
2020527.5
2019531.8
2018538.9
2017542.7
2016546.2
2015550.4 Estimated
2014553.2 Estimated
2013556.8
2012562.3 Estimated
2011566.9
2010573.5
2009582.1

Rankings

Definition

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.

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.

How to cite

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.

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APA 7

Eurostat, European Commission. (2026). Hospital beds by function and type of care, available beds in hospitals (HP.1), per 100,000 inhabitants (hlth_rs_bds1) (Hospital beds per 100,000 people, European Union (27), 2009 to 2024) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/hlth_rs_bds1/default/table

MLA 9

Hospital beds by function and type of care, available beds in hospitals (HP.1), per 100,000 inhabitants (hlth_rs_bds1), Hospital beds per 100,000 people, European Union (27), 2009 to 2024. Eurostat, European Commission, 13 July 2026, https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/hlth_rs_bds1/default/table. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/hospital-beds-per-100000-people/european-union. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

Eurostat, European Commission. 2026. Hospital beds by function and type of care, available beds in hospitals (HP.1), per 100,000 inhabitants (hlth_rs_bds1). Hospital beds per 100,000 people, European Union (27), 2009 to 2024. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/hlth_rs_bds1/default/table. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/hospital-beds-per-100000-people/european-union.

Harvard

Eurostat, European Commission (2026) Hospital beds by function and type of care, available beds in hospitals (HP.1), per 100,000 inhabitants (hlth_rs_bds1), Hospital beds per 100,000 people, European Union (27), 2009 to 2024 [Dataset]. Available at: https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/hlth_rs_bds1/default/table, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/hospital-beds-per-100000-people/european-union (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX
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  title = {{Hospital beds by function and type of care, available beds in hospitals (HP.1), per 100,000 inhabitants (hlth\_rs\_bds1): Hospital beds per 100,000 people, European Union (27), 2009 to 2024}},
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  urldate = {2026-10-12},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/hospital-beds-per-100000-people/european-union. Publisher attribution: 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.},
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What is the hospital beds per 100,000 people in European Union (27)?

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. That is down 3.3 pts from 2023.

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Eurostat, European Commission. Hospital beds by function and type of care, available beds in hospitals (HP.1), per 100,000 inhabitants (hlth_rs_bds1). Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

What was the highest hospital beds per 100,000 people in European Union (27)?

582.1 per 100,000 people in 2009, the highest value since 2009 in this series.

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