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How many hospital beds are there?

3.1 hospital beds per 1,000 inhabitants in 2024.

Down 0.1 from 2023.

Provisional value.

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Hospital beds per 1,000 inhabitants, by region

2024

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Hospital beds per 1,000 inhabitants, by region, 2024
Geographic localization (NUTS - 2024)Number (No.)
Portugal3.1 & (Provisional value)
Norte3.2 & (Provisional value)
Centro3.2 & (Provisional value)
Oeste e Vale do Tejo1.5 & (Provisional value)
Grande Lisboa3.8 & (Provisional value)
Península de Setúbal1.6 & (Provisional value)
Alentejo2.0 & (Provisional value)
Algarve2.0 & (Provisional value)
Região Autónoma dos Açores6.2 & (Provisional value)
Região Autónoma da Madeira8.0 & (Provisional value)
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Measure P19 of the list of selected indicators: Camas hospitalares por 1 000 habitantesPT — not yet translated

Comparison with the previous period

Difference calculated by the project from the published values (2024: 3.1; 2023: 3.2): 3.1 − 3.2 = -0.1. Not a value published by Statistics Portugal. Signs on the values compared: 2024 Provisional value; 2023 Provisional value.

Hospital beds per 1,000 inhabitants, by region

Period
2024
Unit
Number (No.)
Data as of
3 November 2026

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Statistics Portugal. People: “Hospital beds per 1,000 inhabitants, by region”. http://localhost:4321/en/as-pessoas/p19#x-P19-regioes. Data as of 3 November 2026; accessed 4 November 2026.

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