Beds in nursing and other residential long-term care facilities by country

Countries reporting
44
Highest
991,594 Number
Germany
Lowest
248 Number
Albania
Median
29,852 Number
Years covered
46
1980–2025
Data points
1,160

What the numbers show

Beds in nursing and other residential long-term care facilities is currently reported for 44 countries. The highest value is 991,594 Number in Germany; the lowest is 248 Number in Albania.

The median across all reporting countries is 29,852 Number, and the mean is 97,915 Number.

The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 3,998.

Over the past decade 36 countries rose and 8 fell. The largest increase was in Croatia (up 138.3%), and the largest decrease in Albania (down 54.9%).

Beds in nursing and other residential long-term care facilities: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Germany 991,594 Number 2024 up 9.8% rising
2 France 666,269 Number 2024 up 3.8% rising
3 Spain 412,109 Number 2024 up 9.0% rising
4 Italy 313,121 Number 2024 up 31.0% rising
5 Netherlands 250,076 Number 2024 up 4.2% rising
5 Netherlands 250,076 Number 2024 up 4.2% rising
7 Belgium 147,932 Number 2025 up 5.8% rising
8 Sweden 137,178 Number 2024 up 2.2% rising
9 Switzerland 100,955 Number 2024 up 5.5% rising
10 Hungary 84,944 Number 2024 up 1.1% rising
11 Türkiye 82,498 Number 2025 up 66.4% rising
12 Poland 82,101 Number 2024 up 16.8% falling
12 Poland 82,101 Number 2024 up 16.8% falling
14 Austria 79,304 Number 2024 up 19.3% rising
15 Czechia 78,568 Number 2024 up 13.9% rising
16 Finland 67,532 Number 2024 up 7.0% rising
17 Romania 45,306 Number 2024 up 61.5% rising
18 Denmark 43,805 Number 2025 down 13.0% falling
19 Slovakia 43,008 Number 2024 up 14.6% rising
19 Slovakia 43,008 Number 2024 up 14.6% rising
21 Norway 40,002 Number 2024 down 3.2% falling
22 Ireland 32,233 Number 2025 up 7.1% rising
23 Serbia 27,471 Number 2024 up 39.8% rising
24 Slovenia 23,562 Number 2024 up 16.5% rising
24 Slovenia 23,562 Number 2024 up 16.5% rising
26 Croatia 22,645 Number 2024 up 138.3% rising
26 Croatia 22,645 Number 2024 up 138.3% rising
28 Lithuania 22,220 Number 2024 up 17.8% rising
28 Lithuania 22,220 Number 2024 up 17.8% rising
30 Estonia 12,710 Number 2024 up 57.8% rising
30 Estonia 12,710 Number 2024 up 57.8% rising
32 Luxembourg 8,013 Number 2025 up 16.2% rising
33 Malta 6,953 Number 2024 up 55.9% rising
34 Latvia 4,594 Number 2024 down 18.0% rising
34 Latvia 4,594 Number 2024 down 18.0% rising
36 Moldova 4,449 Number 2024 up 109.4% falling
36 Moldova 4,449 Number 2024 up 109.4% falling
38 Cyprus 3,418 Number 2024 down 3.3% flat
39 Iceland 2,995 Number 2024 up 15.9% rising
40 Greece 2,075 Number 2024 down 14.0% flat
41 Bulgaria 1,670 Number 2024 down 47.1% falling
42 North Macedonia 1,003 Number 2021 up 6.8% rising
43 Liechtenstein 339 Number 2024 up 24.2% rising
44 Albania 248 Number 1992 down 54.9% falling

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Indicator
Beds in nursing and other residential long-term care facilities
Unit
Number
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
44 places, 1,160 data points, 1980–2025
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