Hospital beds per 1,000 people — all countries

Hospital beds per 1,000 people — South Korea

Hospital beds per 1,000 people in South Korea in 2022 — 12.81 per 1,000. Ranked 1 in the world out of 111. Since 1980, the indicator has risen by 653.5%.

2022 12.81 per 1,000 +0.47% vs 2021
World rank 1of 111
Period maximum 12.81 per 1,0002022
Period minimum 1.7 per 1,0001980

Trend over time

1980–2022 · per 1,000 people

Hospital beds per 1,000 people — South Korea, 1980–20220510151980198519901995200020052010201520201980: 1.7 per 1,0001985: 2.4 per 1,0001989: 3 per 1,0001990: 3.1 per 1,0001991: 3.3 per 1,0001992: 3.5 per 1,0001993: 3.7 per 1,0001994: 4.1 per 1,0001995: 4.4 per 1,0001996: 4.6 per 1,0001997: 4.8 per 1,0001998: 5.1 per 1,0001999: 5.6 per 1,0002000: 4.68 per 1,0002001: 4.48 per 1,0002002: 4.87 per 1,0002003: 5.13 per 1,0002004: 5.46 per 1,0002005: 5.94 per 1,0002006: 6.54 per 1,0002007: 7.32 per 1,0002008: 7.84 per 1,0002009: 8.32 per 1,0002010: 8.88 per 1,0002011: 9.68 per 1,0002012: 10.38 per 1,0002013: 11 per 1,0002014: 11.63 per 1,0002015: 11.62 per 1,0002016: 11.97 per 1,0002017: 12.26 per 1,0002018: 12.43 per 1,0002019: 12.43 per 1,0002020: 12.65 per 1,0002021: 12.75 per 1,0002022: 12.81 per 1,000
Change over the period: +11.11 (+653.53%) Average annual rate: 4.93 %

Comparison, 2022

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: South Korea

South Korea 12.81 per 1,000
East Asia & Pacific 5.27 per 1,000
Hospital beds per 1,000 people — South Korea, by year South Korea All countries CSV XLSX
Year per 1,000 Change Change, %
2022 12.81 +0.06 +0.47%
2021 12.75 +0.1 +0.79%
2020 12.65 +0.22 +1.77%
2019 12.43 +0 +0%
2018 12.43 +0.17 +1.39%
2017 12.26 +0.29 +2.42%
2016 11.97 +0.35 +3.01%
2015 11.62 −0.01 −0.09%
2014 11.63 +0.63 +5.73%
2013 11 +0.62 +5.97%
2012 10.38 +0.7 +7.23%
2011 9.68 +0.8 +9.01%
2010 8.88 +0.56 +6.73%
2009 8.32 +0.48 +6.12%
2008 7.84 +0.52 +7.1%
2007 7.32 +0.78 +11.93%
2006 6.54 +0.6 +10.1%
2005 5.94 +0.48 +8.79%
2004 5.46 +0.33 +6.43%
2003 5.13 +0.26 +5.34%
2002 4.87 +0.39 +8.71%
2001 4.48 −0.2 −4.27%
2000 4.68 −0.92 −16.43%
1999 5.6 +0.5 +9.8%
1998 5.1 +0.3 +6.25%
1997 4.8 +0.2 +4.35%
1996 4.6 +0.2 +4.55%
1995 4.4 +0.3 +7.32%
1994 4.1 +0.4 +10.81%
1993 3.7 +0.2 +5.71%
1992 3.5 +0.2 +6.06%
1991 3.3 +0.2 +6.45%
1990 3.1 +0.1 +3.33%
1989 3
1985 2.4
1980 1.7

Eastern Asia, 2022

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

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.