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 2023, at 365.5 per 100,000 people. Melilla had the lowest, at 194.8 per 100,000 people. The median was 311.2 per 100,000 people and the figure for Spain was 288.9 per 100,000 people. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest365.5Catalonia
Lowest194.8Melilla
Median311.219 autonomous communities
Spain288.9History

All autonomous communities, 2023

Catalonia: 365.5 per 100,000 peopleCatalonia365.5Aragon: 353.4 per 100,000 peopleAragon353.4Asturias: 352.9 per 100,000 peopleAsturias352.9Castile and León: 347.5 per 100,000 peopleCastile and León347.5Extremadura: 347.2 per 100,000 peopleExtremadura347.2Basque Country: 326.1 per 100,000 peopleBasque Country326.1Navarre: 323.6 per 100,000 peopleNavarre323.6La Rioja: 319.9 per 100,000 peopleLa Rioja319.9Galicia: 318.8 per 100,000 peopleGalicia318.8Cantabria: 311.2 per 100,000 peopleCantabria311.2Region of Murcia: 296.8 per 100,000 peopleRegion of Murcia296.8Canary Islands: 289.7 per 100,000 peopleCanary Islands289.7Balearic Islands: 270.4 per 100,000 peopleBalearic Islands270.4Community of Madrid: 257.9 per 100,000 peopleCommunity of Madrid257.9Castilla-La Mancha: 241.3 per 100,000 peopleCastilla-La Mancha241.3Andalusia: 231.4 per 100,000 peopleAndalusia231.4Valencian Community: 224.5 per 100,000 peopleValencian Community224.5Ceuta: 202.1 per 100,000 peopleCeuta202.1Melilla: 194.8 per 100,000 peopleMelilla194.8
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 communities2023
per 100,000 people
Change on 2022
1Catalonia365.5-7.7 pts
2Aragon353.4-8 pts
3Asturias352.9-1.5 pts
4Castile and León347.5-10.7 pts
5Extremadura347.2+0.2 pts
6Basque Country326.1-3 pts
7Navarre323.6+1.1 pts
8La Rioja319.9+0.5 pts
9Galicia318.8-1.8 pts
10Cantabria311.2-12.5 pts
11Region of Murcia296.8-5.6 pts
12Canary Islands289.7+2.4 pts
13Balearic Islands270.4-10.1 pts
14Community of Madrid257.9-6.3 pts
15Castilla-La Mancha241.3-0.4 pts
16Andalusia231.4-5.6 pts
17Valencian Community224.5-4.6 pts
18Ceuta202.1+2.3 pts
19Melilla194.8-1.2 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.

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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, 2023) [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, 2023. 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=2023. 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, 2023. 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=2023.

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, 2023 [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=2023 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Catalonia, with 365.5 per 100,000 people in 2023, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

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

Melilla, with 194.8 per 100,000 people in 2023.

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.

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