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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 2017, at 800.2 per 100,000 people. Sweden had the lowest, at 221.2 per 100,000 people. The median was 466.2 per 100,000 people and the figure for the European Union (27) was 542.7 per 100,000 people. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

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Highest800.2Germany
Lowest221.2Sweden
Median466.227 EU countries
European Union (27)542.7History

Map of EU countries, 2017

Austria: 736.6 per 100,000 peopleBelgium: 566.4 per 100,000 peopleBulgaria: 775.3 per 100,000 peopleCyprus: 324.1 per 100,000 peopleCzechia: 667.3 per 100,000 peopleGermany: 800.2 per 100,000 peopleDenmark: 251.1 per 100,000 peopleEstonia: 460.6 per 100,000 peopleSpain: 297.6 per 100,000 peopleFinland: 375.4 per 100,000 peopleFrance: 596.6 per 100,000 peopleGreece: 423.6 per 100,000 peopleCroatia: 565.4 per 100,000 peopleHungary: 706.3 per 100,000 peopleIreland: 295.8 per 100,000 peopleItaly: 320.9 per 100,000 peopleLithuania: 652.5 per 100,000 peopleLuxembourg: 466.2 per 100,000 peopleLatvia: 556.7 per 100,000 peopleMalta: 449.4 per 100,000 peopleNetherlands: 327.7 per 100,000 peoplePoland: 662.4 per 100,000 peoplePortugal: 338 per 100,000 peopleRomania: 689.2 per 100,000 peopleSweden: 221.2 per 100,000 peopleSlovenia: 449.8 per 100,000 peopleSlovakia: 582.1 per 100,000 people
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per 100,000 people, 2017. 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, 2017

Germany: 800.2 per 100,000 peopleGermany800.2Bulgaria: 775.3 per 100,000 peopleBulgaria775.3Austria: 736.6 per 100,000 peopleAustria736.6Hungary: 706.3 per 100,000 peopleHungary706.3Romania: 689.2 per 100,000 peopleRomania689.2Czechia: 667.3 per 100,000 peopleCzechia667.3Poland: 662.4 per 100,000 peoplePoland662.4Lithuania: 652.5 per 100,000 peopleLithuania652.5France: 596.6 per 100,000 peopleFrance596.6Slovakia: 582.1 per 100,000 peopleSlovakia582.1Belgium: 566.4 per 100,000 peopleBelgium566.4Croatia: 565.4 per 100,000 peopleCroatia565.4Latvia: 556.7 per 100,000 peopleLatvia556.7Luxembourg: 466.2 per 100,000 peopleLuxembourg466.2Estonia: 460.6 per 100,000 peopleEstonia460.6Slovenia: 449.8 per 100,000 peopleSlovenia449.8Malta: 449.4 per 100,000 peopleMalta449.4Greece: 423.6 per 100,000 peopleGreece423.6Finland: 375.4 per 100,000 peopleFinland375.4Portugal: 338 per 100,000 peoplePortugal338Netherlands: 327.7 per 100,000 peopleNetherlands327.7Cyprus: 324.1 per 100,000 peopleCyprus324.1Italy: 320.9 per 100,000 peopleItaly320.9Spain: 297.6 per 100,000 peopleSpain297.6Ireland: 295.8 per 100,000 peopleIreland295.8Denmark: 251.1 per 100,000 peopleDenmark251.1Sweden: 221.2 per 100,000 peopleSweden221.2Germany: 800.2 per 100,000 peopleGermany800.2Bulgaria: 775.3 per 100,000 peopleBulgaria775.3Austria: 736.6 per 100,000 peopleAustria736.6Hungary: 706.3 per 100,000 peopleHungary706.3Romania: 689.2 per 100,000 peopleRomania689.2Czechia: 667.3 per 100,000 peopleCzechia667.3Poland: 662.4 per 100,000 peoplePoland662.4Lithuania: 652.5 per 100,000 peopleLithuania652.5France: 596.6 per 100,000 peopleFrance596.6Slovakia: 582.1 per 100,000 peopleSlovakia582.1Belgium: 566.4 per 100,000 peopleBelgium566.4Croatia: 565.4 per 100,000 peopleCroatia565.4Latvia: 556.7 per 100,000 peopleLatvia556.7Luxembourg: 466.2 per 100,000 peopleLuxembourg466.2Estonia: 460.6 per 100,000 peopleEstonia460.6Slovenia: 449.8 per 100,000 peopleSlovenia449.8Malta: 449.4 per 100,000 peopleMalta449.4Greece: 423.6 per 100,000 peopleGreece423.6Finland: 375.4 per 100,000 peopleFinland375.4Portugal: 338 per 100,000 peoplePortugal338Netherlands: 327.7 per 100,000 peopleNetherlands327.7Cyprus: 324.1 per 100,000 peopleCyprus324.1Italy: 320.9 per 100,000 peopleItaly320.9Spain: 297.6 per 100,000 peopleSpain297.6Ireland: 295.8 per 100,000 peopleIreland295.8Denmark: 251.1 per 100,000 peopleDenmark251.1Sweden: 221.2 per 100,000 peopleSweden221.2
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 countries2017
per 100,000 people		Change on 2016
1Germany800.2-6 pts
2Bulgaria775.3+23.7 pts
3Austria736.6-5.5 pts
4Hungary706.3+2.3 pts
5Romania689.2+5.2 pts
6Czechia667.3-3.7 pts
7Poland662.4-1.7 pts
8Lithuania652.5-14.5 pts
9France596.6-8.7 pts
10Slovakia582.1+3.6 pts
11Belgium566.4-10 pts
12Croatia565.4+7.1 pts
13Latvia556.7-15.3 pts
14Luxembourg466.2-14.4 pts
15Estonia460.6-8 pts
16Slovenia449.8+1.1 pts
17Malta449.4-18.6 pts
18Greece423.6+1.3 pts
19Finland Estimated375.4-21.5 pts
20Portugal338-0.3 pts
21Netherlands327.7-13.4 pts
22Cyprus324.1-12.6 pts
23Italy320.9+1 pts
24Spain297.6+0.8 pts
25Ireland295.8+1 pts
26Denmark251.1-1.4 pts
27Sweden221.2-12.7 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, 2017) [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, 2017. 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=2017. 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, 2017. 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=2017.

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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, 2017 [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=2017 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Germany, with 800.2 per 100,000 people in 2017, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

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

Sweden, with 221.2 per 100,000 people in 2017.

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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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