EU countries by hospital beds per 100,000 people, 2024
Bulgaria had the highest hospital beds per 100,000 people of 27 EU countries in 2024, at 870.3 per 100,000 people. Sweden had the lowest, at 186.6 per 100,000 people. The median was 423.3 per 100,000 people and the figure for the European Union (27) was 507.4 per 100,000 people. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.
All EU countries, 2024
Full ranking
| Rank | EU countries | 2024 | Change on 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bulgaria | 870.3 | +5.9 pts |
| 2 | Germany | 758.6 | -7.9 pts |
| 3 | Romania | 730.7 | +2.3 pts |
| 4 | Austria | 655.1 | -5.3 pts |
| 5 | Czechia | 639.5 | -1.2 pts |
| 6 | Hungary | 637.1 | -13.7 pts |
| 7 | Poland | 627.5 | +0.4 pts |
| 8 | Croatia | 558.3 | -7.2 pts |
| 9 | Slovakia | 557.7 | -8.4 pts |
| 10 | Belgium | 536.2 | -2.9 pts |
| 11 | Lithuania | 535.5 | -12.8 pts |
| 12 | France | 533.8 | -5.7 pts |
| 13 | Latvia | 497.3 | +3.8 pts |
| 14 | Greece | 423.3 | -1.6 pts |
| 15 | Estonia | 412.7 | +1.1 pts |
| 16 | Slovenia | 399.1 | -5.7 pts |
| 17 | Luxembourg | 391.6 | -2.3 pts |
| 18 | Malta | 390.6 | -3.2 pts |
| 19 | Portugal | 331 | -2.8 pts |
| 20 | Cyprus | 329.5 | +9.7 pts |
| 21 | Italy | 311.7 | +7.6 pts |
| 22 | Ireland | 292.5 | +3.1 pts |
| 23 | Spain | 283.5 | -5.4 pts |
| 24 | Finland Estimated | 247.5 | -11.7 pts |
| 25 | Denmark | 226.3 | -7.4 pts |
| 26 | Netherlands | 221.2 | -4.3 pts |
| 27 | Sweden | 186.6 | -0.9 pts |
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About this ranking
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.
Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the EU countries are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.
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.Use this data in your AI agent
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Which EU country has the highest hospital beds per 100,000 people?
Bulgaria, with 870.3 per 100,000 people in 2024, according to Eurostat, European Commission.
Which EU country has the lowest hospital beds per 100,000 people?
Sweden, with 186.6 per 100,000 people in 2024.
Where does this ranking come from?
Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: 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 2026-10-12.
Hospital beds per 100,000 people: other rankings
- Regions of Hungary (NUTS 2)
- Regions of Denmark (NUTS 2)
- Regions of Portugal (NUTS 2)
- Regions of Poland (NUTS 2)
- Regions of Romania (NUTS 2)
- Regions of Greece (NUTS 2)