Long-term care beds in nursing and residential care facilities by NUTS 2 region - historical data (1980-2021) by country
Countries reporting
33
Highest
969,553
Germany
Lowest
248
Albania
Median
40,549
Years covered
42
1980β2021
Data points
2,837
What the numbers show
Long-term care beds in nursing and residential care facilities by NUTS 2 region - historical data (1980-2021) is currently reported for 33 countries. The highest value is 969,553 in Germany; the lowest is 248 in Albania.
The median across all reporting countries is 40,549, and the mean is 125,043.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 3,909.
Over the past decade 27 countries rose and 6 fell. The largest increase was in Luxembourg (up 86.1%), and the largest decrease in Bulgaria (down 57.7%).
Long-term care beds in nursing and residential care facilities by: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Germany | 969,553 | 2019 | up 14.7% | rising |
| 2 | France | 659,416 | 2020 | up 12.8% | rising |
| 3 | United Kingdom | 525,704 | 2019 | down 3.5% | flat |
| 4 | Spain | 399,046 | 2020 | up 62.3% | rising |
| 5 | Italy | 260,052 | 2021 | up 17.8% | rising |
| 6 | Netherlands | 239,609 | 2020 | up 39.1% | rising |
| 7 | Belgium | 148,945 | 2021 | up 10.0% | rising |
| 8 | Sweden | 133,852 | 2020 | up 0.5% | flat |
| 9 | Switzerland | 100,694 | 2020 | up 9.7% | rising |
| 10 | Hungary | 84,687 | 2020 | up 2.6% | rising |
| 11 | Austria | 77,867 | 2020 | up 37.4% | rising |
| 12 | Czechia | 75,174 | 2020 | up 15.1% | rising |
| 13 | Poland | 73,684 | 2020 | up 15.2% | falling |
| 14 | Finland | 67,427 | 2020 | up 15.6% | rising |
| 15 | Slovak Republic | 42,436 | 2020 | up 29.2% | rising |
| 16 | Romania | 40,796 | 2020 | up 58.0% | rising |
| 17 | Denmark | 40,549 | 2021 | down 14.4% | flat |
| 18 | Norway | 39,307 | 2021 | down 4.8% | flat |
| 19 | Ireland | 31,842 | 2021 | up 14.9% | rising |
| 20 | Serbia, Republic of | 23,456 | 2020 | up 58.3% | rising |
| 21 | Lithuania | 21,409 | 2020 | up 15.0% | rising |
| 22 | Slovenia | 21,321 | 2020 | up 11.5% | rising |
| 23 | Estonia | 10,580 | 2020 | up 25.1% | rising |
| 24 | Croatia, Republic of | 9,966 | 2020 | up 11.5% | rising |
| 25 | Luxembourg | 7,317 | 2021 | up 86.1% | rising |
| 26 | Malta | 6,456 | 2020 | up 46.4% | rising |
| 27 | Latvia | 4,879 | 2020 | down 20.8% | rising |
| 28 | Greece | 4,232 | 2019 | up 2.9% | rising |
| 29 | Iceland | 2,675 | 2020 | up 5.4% | rising |
| 30 | Bulgaria | 1,933 | 2020 | down 57.7% | falling |
| 31 | North Macedonia, Republic of | 1,003 | 2020 | up 5.2% | rising |
| 32 | Liechtenstein | 311 | 2021 | up 29.0% | rising |
| 33 | Albania | 248 | 1992 | down 54.9% | falling |