Long-term care beds in nursing and residential care facilities by NUTS 2 region - historical data (1980-2021) by country

Countries reporting
43
Highest
969,553 Number
Germany
Lowest
248 Number
Albania
Median
40,549 Number
Years covered
42
1980–2021
Data points
3,061

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 43 countries. The highest value is 969,553 Number in Germany; the lowest is 248 Number in Albania.

The median across all reporting countries is 40,549 Number, and the mean is 119,796 Number.

The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 3,909.

Over the past decade 35 countries rose and 8 fell. The largest increase was in Türkiye (up 93.8%), and the largest decrease in Bulgaria (down 57.7%).

Long-term care beds: historical data (1980-2021): full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Germany 969,553 Number 2019 up 14.7% rising
2 France 659,416 Number 2020 up 12.8% rising
3 United Kingdom 525,704 Number 2019 down 3.5% flat
3 United Kingdom 525,704 Number 2019 down 3.5% flat
5 Spain 399,046 Number 2020 up 62.3% rising
6 Italy 260,052 Number 2021 up 17.8% rising
7 Netherlands 239,609 Number 2020 up 39.1% rising
7 Netherlands 239,609 Number 2020 up 39.1% rising
9 Belgium 148,945 Number 2021 up 10.0% rising
10 Sweden 133,852 Number 2020 up 0.5% flat
11 Switzerland 100,694 Number 2020 up 9.7% rising
12 Hungary 84,687 Number 2020 up 2.6% rising
13 Austria 77,867 Number 2020 up 37.4% rising
14 Türkiye 75,217 Number 2021 up 93.8% rising
15 Czechia 75,174 Number 2020 up 15.1% rising
16 Poland 73,684 Number 2020 up 15.2% falling
16 Poland 73,684 Number 2020 up 15.2% falling
18 Finland 67,427 Number 2020 up 15.6% rising
19 Slovakia 42,436 Number 2020 up 29.2% rising
19 Slovakia 42,436 Number 2020 up 29.2% rising
21 Romania 40,796 Number 2020 up 58.0% rising
22 Denmark 40,549 Number 2021 down 14.4% flat
23 Norway 39,307 Number 2021 down 4.8% flat
24 Ireland 31,842 Number 2021 up 14.9% rising
25 Serbia 23,456 Number 2020 up 58.3% rising
26 Lithuania 21,409 Number 2020 up 15.0% rising
26 Lithuania 21,409 Number 2020 up 15.0% rising
28 Slovenia 21,321 Number 2020 up 11.5% rising
28 Slovenia 21,321 Number 2020 up 11.5% rising
30 Estonia 10,580 Number 2020 up 25.1% rising
30 Estonia 10,580 Number 2020 up 25.1% rising
32 Croatia 9,966 Number 2020 up 11.5% rising
32 Croatia 9,966 Number 2020 up 11.5% rising
34 Luxembourg 7,317 Number 2021 up 86.1% rising
35 Malta 6,456 Number 2020 up 46.4% rising
36 Latvia 4,879 Number 2020 down 20.8% rising
36 Latvia 4,879 Number 2020 down 20.8% rising
38 Greece 4,232 Number 2019 up 2.9% rising
39 Iceland 2,675 Number 2020 up 5.4% rising
40 Bulgaria 1,933 Number 2020 down 57.7% falling
41 North Macedonia 1,003 Number 2020 up 5.2% rising
42 Liechtenstein 311 Number 2021 up 29.0% rising
43 Albania 248 Number 1992 down 54.9% falling

Regions and income groups

Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.

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Long-term care beds in nursing and residential care facilities by NUTS 2 region - historical data (1980-2021)
Unit
Number
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
223 places, 3,061 data points, 1980–2021
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