Hospital beds per 1,000 people — all countries

Hospital beds per 1,000 people — Ireland

Hospital beds per 1,000 people in Ireland in 2023 — 2.96 per 1,000. Ranked 35 in the world out of 73. Since 1980, the indicator has fallen by 67.1%.

2023 2.96 per 1,000 +0.68% vs 2022
World rank 35of 73
Period maximum 9 per 1,0001980
Period minimum 2.54 per 1,0002012

Trend over time

1980–2023 · per 1,000 people

Hospital beds per 1,000 people — Ireland, 1980–202302.557.51019801985199019952000200520102015202020231980: 9 per 1,0001981: 9 per 1,0001982: 8.8 per 1,0001983: 8.6 per 1,0001984: 8.4 per 1,0001985: 8.2 per 1,0001986: 7.9 per 1,0001987: 7.2 per 1,0001988: 6.4 per 1,0001989: 6.2 per 1,0001990: 6.1 per 1,0001991: 6 per 1,0001992: 5.7 per 1,0001993: 5.5 per 1,0001994: 5.3 per 1,0001995: 5.2 per 1,0001996: 5.1 per 1,0001997: 4.9 per 1,0001998: 4.8 per 1,0001999: 4.7 per 1,0002000: 6.14 per 1,0002001: 5.87 per 1,0002002: 5.79 per 1,0002003: 5.68 per 1,0002004: 5.65 per 1,0002005: 5.47 per 1,0002006: 5.26 per 1,0002007: 5.1 per 1,0002008: 4.86 per 1,0002009: 2.83 per 1,0002010: 2.73 per 1,0002011: 2.62 per 1,0002012: 2.54 per 1,0002013: 2.56 per 1,0002014: 2.57 per 1,0002015: 2.92 per 1,0002016: 2.95 per 1,0002017: 2.97 per 1,0002018: 2.97 per 1,0002019: 2.88 per 1,0002020: 2.89 per 1,0002021: 2.9 per 1,0002022: 2.94 per 1,0002023: 2.96 per 1,000
Change over the period: −6.04 (−67.11%) Average annual rate: -2.55 %
Hospital beds per 1,000 people — Ireland, by year Ireland All countries CSV XLSX
Year per 1,000 Change Change, %
2023 2.96 +0.02 +0.68%
2022 2.94 +0.04 +1.38%
2021 2.9 +0.01 +0.35%
2020 2.89 +0.01 +0.35%
2019 2.88 −0.09 −3.03%
2018 2.97 +0 +0%
2017 2.97 +0.02 +0.68%
2016 2.95 +0.03 +1.03%
2015 2.92 +0.35 +13.62%
2014 2.57 +0.01 +0.39%
2013 2.56 +0.02 +0.79%
2012 2.54 −0.08 −3.05%
2011 2.62 −0.11 −4.03%
2010 2.73 −0.1 −3.53%
2009 2.83 −2.03 −41.77%
2008 4.86 −0.24 −4.71%
2007 5.1 −0.16 −3.04%
2006 5.26 −0.21 −3.84%
2005 5.47 −0.18 −3.19%
2004 5.65 −0.03 −0.53%
2003 5.68 −0.11 −1.9%
2002 5.79 −0.08 −1.36%
2001 5.87 −0.27 −4.4%
2000 6.14 +1.44 +30.64%
1999 4.7 −0.1 −2.08%
1998 4.8 −0.1 −2.04%
1997 4.9 −0.2 −3.92%
1996 5.1 −0.1 −1.92%
1995 5.2 −0.1 −1.89%
1994 5.3 −0.2 −3.64%
1993 5.5 −0.2 −3.51%
1992 5.7 −0.3 −5%
1991 6 −0.1 −1.64%
1990 6.1 −0.1 −1.61%
1989 6.2 −0.2 −3.13%
1988 6.4 −0.8 −11.11%
1987 7.2 −0.7 −8.86%
1986 7.9 −0.3 −3.66%
1985 8.2 −0.2 −2.38%
1984 8.4 −0.2 −2.33%
1983 8.6 −0.2 −2.27%
1982 8.8 −0.2 −2.22%
1981 9 +0 +0%
1980 9

Northern Europe, 2023

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About the indicator

The number of hospital beds, including beds in public, private, general and specialized inpatient facilities and rehabilitation centers, per 1,000 people. The indicator is declining in many advanced countries not because their systems are degrading but because of the shift to day hospitals and outpatient treatment — yet it is the very thing that turned out to be the binding constraint in the COVID-19 pandemic.

Source: Global Health Observatory (WHO), license CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO.