Autonomous communities of Spain by hospital beds per 100,000 people
Catalonia had the highest hospital beds per 100,000 people of 19 autonomous communities in 2005, at 430 per 100,000 people. Valencian Community had the lowest, at 248.7 per 100,000 people. The median was 346.9 per 100,000 people and the figure for Spain was 334.1 per 100,000 people. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.
All autonomous communities, 2005
Full ranking
| Rank | Autonomous communities | 2005 | Change on 2004 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Catalonia | 430 | -11.9 pts |
| 2 | Canary Islands | 406.7 | -6.6 pts |
| 3 | Castile and León | 394.5 | -15.8 pts |
| 4 | Aragon | 394.4 | -7.4 pts |
| 5 | Basque Country | 382.7 | +2.6 pts |
| 6 | Navarre | 382.3 | -5.6 pts |
| 7 | Cantabria | 374.8 | -0.4 pts |
| 8 | Asturias | 361 | +5 pts |
| 9 | Galicia | 360.9 | -4.6 pts |
| 10 | Extremadura | 346.9 | +0.5 pts |
| 11 | Balearic Islands | 338 | -14.3 pts |
| 12 | Community of Madrid | 316.7 | +5.2 pts |
| 13 | La Rioja | 311.9 | -20.8 pts |
| 14 | Region of Murcia | 309.8 | +2.8 pts |
| 15 | Melilla | 303 | -7.1 pts |
| 16 | Andalusia | 256.5 | -8.6 pts |
| 17 | Ceuta | 255.6 | -2.3 pts |
| 18 | Castilla-La Mancha | 255.2 | -7 pts |
| 19 | Valencian Community | 248.7 | -6.5 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 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.Citation styles
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Eurostat, European Commission. (2026). Hospital beds by NUTS 2 region, per 100,000 inhabitants (hlth_rs_bdsrg2) (Autonomous communities of Spain by hospital beds per 100,000 people, 2005) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/hlth_rs_bdsrg2/default/table
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Hospital beds by NUTS 2 region, per 100,000 inhabitants (hlth_rs_bdsrg2), Autonomous communities of Spain by hospital beds per 100,000 people, 2005. Eurostat, European Commission, 13 July 2026, https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/hlth_rs_bdsrg2/default/table. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/hospital-beds-per-100000-people/spain-regions?period=2005. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.
Chicago (author-date)
Eurostat, European Commission. 2026. Hospital beds by NUTS 2 region, per 100,000 inhabitants (hlth_rs_bdsrg2). Autonomous communities of Spain by hospital beds per 100,000 people, 2005. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/hlth_rs_bdsrg2/default/table. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/hospital-beds-per-100000-people/spain-regions?period=2005.
Harvard
Eurostat, European Commission (2026) Hospital beds by NUTS 2 region, per 100,000 inhabitants (hlth_rs_bdsrg2), Autonomous communities of Spain by hospital beds per 100,000 people, 2005 [Dataset]. Available at: https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/hlth_rs_bdsrg2/default/table, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/hospital-beds-per-100000-people/spain-regions?period=2005 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).
BibTeX
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Which autonomous community has the highest hospital beds per 100,000 people?
Catalonia, with 430 per 100,000 people in 2005, according to Eurostat, European Commission.
Which autonomous community has the lowest hospital beds per 100,000 people?
Valencian Community, with 248.7 per 100,000 people in 2005.
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.