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EU countries by hospital beds per 100,000 people

Bulgaria had the highest hospital beds per 100,000 people of 27 EU countries in 2022, at 846.2 per 100,000 people. Sweden had the lowest, at 190 per 100,000 people. The median was 426.3 per 100,000 people and the figure for the European Union (27) was 516.8 per 100,000 people. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest846.2Bulgaria
Lowest190Sweden
Median426.327 EU countries
European Union (27)516.8History

All EU countries, 2022

Bulgaria: 846.2 per 100,000 peopleBulgaria846.2Germany: 772 per 100,000 peopleGermany772Romania: 727.7 per 100,000 peopleRomania727.7Austria: 671.8 per 100,000 peopleAustria671.8Hungary: 668 per 100,000 peopleHungary668Czechia: 654.2 per 100,000 peopleCzechia654.2Poland: 629.5 per 100,000 peoplePoland629.5Croatia: 583.8 per 100,000 peopleCroatia583.8Slovakia: 569.1 per 100,000 peopleSlovakia569.1Lithuania: 568.1 per 100,000 peopleLithuania568.1France: 548.3 per 100,000 peopleFrance548.3Belgium: 544.3 per 100,000 peopleBelgium544.3Latvia: 501.3 per 100,000 peopleLatvia501.3Greece: 426.3 per 100,000 peopleGreece426.3Estonia: 419.1 per 100,000 peopleEstonia419.1Slovenia: 412.1 per 100,000 peopleSlovenia412.1Malta: 406.3 per 100,000 peopleMalta406.3Luxembourg: 399.5 per 100,000 peopleLuxembourg399.5Portugal: 343.2 per 100,000 peoplePortugal343.2Italy: 308.8 per 100,000 peopleItaly308.8Cyprus: 304.1 per 100,000 peopleCyprus304.1Spain: 294.1 per 100,000 peopleSpain294.1Ireland: 287.9 per 100,000 peopleIreland287.9Finland: 265.3 per 100,000 peopleFinland265.3Denmark: 237.5 per 100,000 peopleDenmark237.5Netherlands: 236.7 per 100,000 peopleNetherlands236.7Sweden: 190 per 100,000 peopleSweden190
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 countries2022
per 100,000 people		Change on 2021
1Bulgaria846.2+8.8 pts
2Germany772-4 pts
3Romania727.7+7.1 pts
4Austria671.8-19.7 pts
5Hungary668-16.1 pts
6Czechia654.2-12.3 pts
7Poland629.5-10.7 pts
8Croatia583.8+5.8 pts
9Slovakia569.1+1.7 pts
10Lithuania568.1-35.8 pts
11France548.3-12.2 pts
12Belgium544.3-5 pts
13Latvia501.3-15.2 pts
14Greece426.30 pts
15Estonia419.1-20.4 pts
16Slovenia412.1-12.8 pts
17Malta406.3-8.4 pts
18Luxembourg399.5-14.8 pts
19Portugal343.2-5.6 pts
20Italy308.8-3.6 pts
21Cyprus304.1+0.3 pts
22Spain294.1-1.8 pts
23Ireland287.9+2.9 pts
24Finland Estimated265.3-20.2 pts
25Denmark237.5-5 pts
26Netherlands Series break236.7-41.9 pts
27Sweden190-10.3 pts

Other periods

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, 2022) [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, 2022. 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=2022. 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, 2022. 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=2022.

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), EU countries by hospital beds per 100,000 people, 2022 [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=2022 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Bulgaria, with 846.2 per 100,000 people in 2022, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

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

Sweden, with 190 per 100,000 people in 2022.

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.

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