Autonomous communities of Spain by hospital beds per 100,000 people, 2024
Catalonia had the highest hospital beds per 100,000 people of 19 autonomous communities in 2024, at 359.7 per 100,000 people. Melilla had the lowest, at 193 per 100,000 people. The median was 307 per 100,000 people and the figure for Spain was 283.5 per 100,000 people. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.
All autonomous communities, 2024
Full ranking
| Rank | Autonomous communities | 2024 | Change on 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Catalonia | 359.7 | -5.8 pts |
| 2 | Asturias | 354.8 | +1.9 pts |
| 3 | Aragon | 352 | -1.4 pts |
| 4 | Castile and León | 343.3 | -4.3 pts |
| 5 | Extremadura | 342.6 | -4.6 pts |
| 6 | Basque Country | 326.5 | +0.4 pts |
| 7 | La Rioja | 318.9 | -1 pts |
| 8 | Galicia | 317 | -1.8 pts |
| 9 | Navarre | 316.3 | -7.3 pts |
| 10 | Cantabria | 307 | -4.3 pts |
| 11 | Region of Murcia | 293.1 | -3.6 pts |
| 12 | Canary Islands | 290.1 | +0.4 pts |
| 13 | Balearic Islands | 277 | +6.6 pts |
| 14 | Community of Madrid | 253.4 | -4.5 pts |
| 15 | Castilla-La Mancha | 235.8 | -5.6 pts |
| 16 | Valencian Community | 219.1 | -5.4 pts |
| 17 | Andalusia | 216.7 | -14.8 pts |
| 18 | Ceuta | 196.7 | -5.4 pts |
| 19 | Melilla | 193 | -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 autonomous communities are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.
How to cite
Eurostat. Hospital beds by NUTS 2 region, per 100,000 inhabitants (hlth_rs_bdsrg2). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/hlth_rs_bdsrg2/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-12.Use this data in your AI agent
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Which autonomous community has the highest hospital beds per 100,000 people?
Catalonia, with 359.7 per 100,000 people in 2024, according to Eurostat, European Commission.
Which autonomous community has the lowest hospital beds per 100,000 people?
Melilla, with 193 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 NUTS 2 region, per 100,000 inhabitants (hlth_rs_bdsrg2). Retrieved 2026-10-12.