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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 2021, at 374.2 per 100,000 people. Melilla had the lowest, at 196.6 per 100,000 people. The median was 320.7 per 100,000 people and the figure for Spain was 295.9 per 100,000 people. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest374.2Catalonia
Lowest196.6Melilla
Median320.719 autonomous communities
Spain295.9History

All autonomous communities, 2021

Catalonia: 374.2 per 100,000 peopleCatalonia374.2Aragon: 365.5 per 100,000 peopleAragon365.5Castile and León: 360.2 per 100,000 peopleCastile and León360.2Extremadura: 354 per 100,000 peopleExtremadura354Asturias: 353.3 per 100,000 peopleAsturias353.3Cantabria: 332.6 per 100,000 peopleCantabria332.6Navarre: 331.4 per 100,000 peopleNavarre331.4Basque Country: 327.9 per 100,000 peopleBasque Country327.9Galicia: 321.9 per 100,000 peopleGalicia321.9La Rioja: 320.7 per 100,000 peopleLa Rioja320.7Region of Murcia: 311.8 per 100,000 peopleRegion of Murcia311.8Canary Islands: 290.4 per 100,000 peopleCanary Islands290.4Balearic Islands: 276.9 per 100,000 peopleBalearic Islands276.9Community of Madrid: 269.3 per 100,000 peopleCommunity of Madrid269.3Castilla-La Mancha: 245.3 per 100,000 peopleCastilla-La Mancha245.3Valencian Community: 236.1 per 100,000 peopleValencian Community236.1Andalusia: 229.9 per 100,000 peopleAndalusia229.9Ceuta: 204.7 per 100,000 peopleCeuta204.7Melilla: 196.6 per 100,000 peopleMelilla196.6
per 100,000 people. Source: Eurostat, Hospital beds by NUTS 2 region, per 100,000 inhabitants (hlth_rs_bdsrg2). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankAutonomous communities2021
per 100,000 people
1Catalonia374.2
2Aragon365.5
3Castile and León360.2
4Extremadura354
5Asturias353.3
6Cantabria332.6
7Navarre331.4
8Basque Country327.9
9Galicia321.9
10La Rioja320.7
11Region of Murcia311.8
12Canary Islands290.4
13Balearic Islands276.9
14Community of Madrid269.3
15Castilla-La Mancha245.3
16Valencian Community236.1
17Andalusia229.9
18Ceuta204.7
19Melilla196.6

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.

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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, 2021) [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, 2021. 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=2021. 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, 2021. 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=2021.

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, 2021 [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=2021 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which autonomous community has the highest hospital beds per 100,000 people?

Catalonia, with 374.2 per 100,000 people in 2021, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which autonomous community has the lowest hospital beds per 100,000 people?

Melilla, with 196.6 per 100,000 people in 2021.

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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.

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