Hospital beds

In 2021, Ireland's hospital beds decreased by 0.3% compared to 2020, reaching 285.0.

Ireland accounts for 54.3% of the EU-27 total of 525.2.

Ireland ranks 24th out of 27 EU member states with reported data — in the bottom half of the distribution.

Over the past five years, the indicator has grown by 0.3% (from 284.2 in 2016).

Source: Eurostat dataset tps00046, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.