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EU countries by hospital beds per 100,000 people

Germany had the highest hospital beds per 100,000 people of 27 EU countries in 2013, at 827.8 per 100,000 people. Ireland had the lowest, at 256 per 100,000 people. The median was 517.2 per 100,000 people and the figure for the European Union (27) was 556.8 per 100,000 people. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

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Highest827.8Germany
Lowest256Ireland
Median517.227 EU countries
European Union (27)556.8History

Map of EU countries, 2013

Austria: 764.5 per 100,000 peopleBelgium: 592.8 per 100,000 peopleBulgaria: 691.7 per 100,000 peopleCyprus: 341.1 per 100,000 peopleCzechia: 674.5 per 100,000 peopleGermany: 827.8 per 100,000 peopleDenmark: 300.4 per 100,000 peopleEstonia: 490.3 per 100,000 peopleSpain: 296.4 per 100,000 peopleFinland: 486.3 per 100,000 peopleFrance: 626.6 per 100,000 peopleGreece: 425.3 per 100,000 peopleCroatia: 589.1 per 100,000 peopleHungary: 705.2 per 100,000 peopleIreland: 256 per 100,000 peopleItaly: 330.7 per 100,000 peopleLithuania: 730.4 per 100,000 peopleLuxembourg: 517.2 per 100,000 peopleLatvia: 580 per 100,000 peopleMalta: 478.8 per 100,000 peopleNetherlands: 369.3 per 100,000 peoplePoland: 660.8 per 100,000 peoplePortugal: 338.7 per 100,000 peopleRomania: 667.3 per 100,000 peopleSweden: 259.3 per 100,000 peopleSlovenia: 455.2 per 100,000 peopleSlovakia: 580.3 per 100,000 people
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per 100,000 people, 2013. Source: Eurostat, Hospital beds by function and type of care, available beds in hospitals (HP.1), per 100,000 inhabitants (hlth_rs_bds1). Boundaries: Natural Earth (public domain).

All EU countries, 2013

Germany: 827.8 per 100,000 peopleGermany827.8Austria: 764.5 per 100,000 peopleAustria764.5Lithuania: 730.4 per 100,000 peopleLithuania730.4Hungary: 705.2 per 100,000 peopleHungary705.2Bulgaria: 691.7 per 100,000 peopleBulgaria691.7Czechia: 674.5 per 100,000 peopleCzechia674.5Romania: 667.3 per 100,000 peopleRomania667.3Poland: 660.8 per 100,000 peoplePoland660.8France: 626.6 per 100,000 peopleFrance626.6Belgium: 592.8 per 100,000 peopleBelgium592.8Croatia: 589.1 per 100,000 peopleCroatia589.1Slovakia: 580.3 per 100,000 peopleSlovakia580.3Latvia: 580 per 100,000 peopleLatvia580Luxembourg: 517.2 per 100,000 peopleLuxembourg517.2Estonia: 490.3 per 100,000 peopleEstonia490.3Finland: 486.3 per 100,000 peopleFinland486.3Malta: 478.8 per 100,000 peopleMalta478.8Slovenia: 455.2 per 100,000 peopleSlovenia455.2Greece: 425.3 per 100,000 peopleGreece425.3Netherlands: 369.3 per 100,000 peopleNetherlands369.3Cyprus: 341.1 per 100,000 peopleCyprus341.1Portugal: 338.7 per 100,000 peoplePortugal338.7Italy: 330.7 per 100,000 peopleItaly330.7Denmark: 300.4 per 100,000 peopleDenmark300.4Spain: 296.4 per 100,000 peopleSpain296.4Sweden: 259.3 per 100,000 peopleSweden259.3Ireland: 256 per 100,000 peopleIreland256Germany: 827.8 per 100,000 peopleGermany827.8Austria: 764.5 per 100,000 peopleAustria764.5Lithuania: 730.4 per 100,000 peopleLithuania730.4Hungary: 705.2 per 100,000 peopleHungary705.2Bulgaria: 691.7 per 100,000 peopleBulgaria691.7Czechia: 674.5 per 100,000 peopleCzechia674.5Romania: 667.3 per 100,000 peopleRomania667.3Poland: 660.8 per 100,000 peoplePoland660.8France: 626.6 per 100,000 peopleFrance626.6Belgium: 592.8 per 100,000 peopleBelgium592.8Croatia: 589.1 per 100,000 peopleCroatia589.1Slovakia: 580.3 per 100,000 peopleSlovakia580.3Latvia: 580 per 100,000 peopleLatvia580Luxembourg: 517.2 per 100,000 peopleLuxembourg517.2Estonia: 490.3 per 100,000 peopleEstonia490.3Finland: 486.3 per 100,000 peopleFinland486.3Malta: 478.8 per 100,000 peopleMalta478.8Slovenia: 455.2 per 100,000 peopleSlovenia455.2Greece: 425.3 per 100,000 peopleGreece425.3Netherlands: 369.3 per 100,000 peopleNetherlands369.3Cyprus: 341.1 per 100,000 peopleCyprus341.1Portugal: 338.7 per 100,000 peoplePortugal338.7Italy: 330.7 per 100,000 peopleItaly330.7Denmark: 300.4 per 100,000 peopleDenmark300.4Spain: 296.4 per 100,000 peopleSpain296.4Sweden: 259.3 per 100,000 peopleSweden259.3Ireland: 256 per 100,000 peopleIreland256
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.

Full ranking

RankEU countries2013
per 100,000 people		Change on 2012
1Germany827.8-5.9 pts
2Austria764.5-2.9 pts
3Lithuania730.4-13.9 pts
4Hungary705.2+4.6 pts
5Bulgaria691.7+26.7 pts
6Czechia674.5-22.8 pts
7Romania667.3+7.7 pts
8Poland660.8-2.1 pts
9France Series break626.6-7.4 pts
10Belgium592.8-5.8 pts
11Croatia589.1-0.6 pts
12Slovakia580.3-10.7 pts
13Latvia580-8.5 pts
14Luxembourg517.2+1.8 pts
15Estonia Series break490.3-62.3 pts
16Finland Estimated486.3-42.5 pts
17Malta478.8+7.5 pts
18Slovenia455.2+0.7 pts
19Greece425.3-20.1 pts
20Netherlands369.3-8.6 pts
21Cyprus341.1-5.6 pts
22Portugal338.7-1.4 pts
23Italy330.7-7.7 pts
24Denmark300.4n/a
25Spain296.4-2.6 pts
26Sweden259.3-6.4 pts
27Ireland256+1.8 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.

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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) (EU countries by hospital beds per 100,000 people, 2013) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/hlth_rs_bds1/default/table

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Hospital beds by function and type of care, available beds in hospitals (HP.1), per 100,000 inhabitants (hlth_rs_bds1), EU countries by hospital beds per 100,000 people, 2013. Eurostat, European Commission, 13 July 2026, https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/hlth_rs_bds1/default/table. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/hospital-beds-per-100000-people/eu-countries?period=2013. 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). EU countries by hospital beds per 100,000 people, 2013. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/hlth_rs_bds1/default/table. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/hospital-beds-per-100000-people/eu-countries?period=2013.

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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), EU countries by hospital beds per 100,000 people, 2013 [Dataset]. Available at: https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/hlth_rs_bds1/default/table, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/hospital-beds-per-100000-people/eu-countries?period=2013 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which EU country has the highest hospital beds per 100,000 people?

Germany, with 827.8 per 100,000 people in 2013, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which EU country has the lowest hospital beds per 100,000 people?

Ireland, with 256 per 100,000 people in 2013.

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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.

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