{"version":1,"asset_type":"statistical_series","data_type":"time_series","slug":"be-hospital-beds-per-100k","url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/be-hospital-beds-per-100k","html_url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/be-hospital-beds-per-100k/","title":"Belgium Hospital Beds per 100,000 Inhabitants (2025)","description":"Belgium's Hospital Beds per 100,000 Inhabitants: 534.2 per 100,000 inhabitants in 2025, -0.4% YoY. Eurostat (HLTH_RS_BDS1), 2005–2025.","domain":"health","category":"Health","keywords":["Health","Eurostat","Belgium","2025"],"publisher":"Eurostat","frequency":"Annual","geography":"Belgium","temporal_coverage":"2005/2025","unit":"per 100,000 inhabitants","last_updated":"2026-07-26","last_updated_text":"26 July 2026","data_as_of":"2025","variable_measured":"Belgium Hospital Beds per 100,000 Inhabitants","license":"https://apiardata.com/data-license","is_accessible_for_free":true,"sources":[{"name":"Eurostat","url":"https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/HLTH_RS_BDS1/default/table"}],"meta":[{"label":"Frequency","value":"Annual"},{"label":"Coverage","value":"2005–2025"},{"label":"Observations","value":"21"},{"label":"Geography","value":"Belgium"},{"label":"Last updated","value":"26 July 2026"}],"kpis":[{"label":"Belgium (2025)","value":"534.2","unit":"per 100,000 inhabitants","trend":{"direction":"down","value":"-0.4% YoY"}},{"label":"YoY Change","value":"-0.4%","unit":"per 100,000 inhabitants"},{"label":"Trend","value":"down","unit":""},{"label":"Series length","value":"21","unit":"years of data"}],"series":[{"key":"value","label":"Belgium Hospital Beds per 100,000 Inhabitants"}],"observation_count":21,"observations":[{"period":"2005","value":643.5},{"period":"2006","value":635.28},{"period":"2007","value":626.67},{"period":"2008","value":624.88},{"period":"2009","value":615.22},{"period":"2010","value":610.29},{"period":"2011","value":605.03},{"period":"2012","value":598.52},{"period":"2013","value":592.76},{"period":"2014","value":585.15},{"period":"2015","value":583.22},{"period":"2016","value":576.4},{"period":"2017","value":566.35},{"period":"2018","value":562.24},{"period":"2019","value":556.72},{"period":"2020","value":553.33},{"period":"2021","value":549.22},{"period":"2022","value":544.27},{"period":"2023","value":539.11},{"period":"2024","value":536.22},{"period":"2025","value":534.17}],"table":{"columns":[{"key":"year","label":"Year"},{"key":"value","label":"per 100,000 inhabitants"},{"key":"yoyChange","label":"YoY Change"}],"rows":[{"year":"2025","value":"534.2","yoyChange":"-0.4%"},{"year":"2024","value":"536.2","yoyChange":"-0.5%"},{"year":"2023","value":"539.1","yoyChange":"-0.9%"},{"year":"2022","value":"544.3","yoyChange":"-0.9%"},{"year":"2021","value":"549.2","yoyChange":"-0.7%"},{"year":"2020","value":"553.3","yoyChange":"-0.6%"},{"year":"2019","value":"556.7","yoyChange":"-1.0%"},{"year":"2018","value":"562.2","yoyChange":"-0.7%"},{"year":"2017","value":"566.4","yoyChange":"-1.7%"},{"year":"2016","value":"576.4","yoyChange":"-1.2%"},{"year":"2015","value":"583.2","yoyChange":"-0.3%"},{"year":"2014","value":"585.1","yoyChange":"-1.3%"},{"year":"2013","value":"592.8","yoyChange":"-1.0%"},{"year":"2012","value":"598.5","yoyChange":"-1.1%"},{"year":"2011","value":"605.0","yoyChange":"-0.9%"},{"year":"2010","value":"610.3","yoyChange":"-0.8%"},{"year":"2009","value":"615.2","yoyChange":"-1.5%"},{"year":"2008","value":"624.9","yoyChange":"-0.3%"},{"year":"2007","value":"626.7","yoyChange":"-1.4%"},{"year":"2006","value":"635.3","yoyChange":"-1.3%"}]},"qa":[{"question":"What does this indicator measure?","answer":"This page tracks total hospital beds per 100,000 inhabitants in Belgium from 2005 to present. Show the long-run trend of capacity reduction and COVID-19 pressure. It is published by Eurostat and updated annually."},{"question":"How current is this data?","answer":"The most recent observation covers 2025. Eurostat typically publishes this series with a lag of several months after the reference period. The series runs 2005–2025 (21 observations)."},{"question":"What is the long-term trend?","answer":"The series peaked at 643.5 per 100,000 inhabitants in 2005 and reached its lowest recorded value of 534.2 in 2025. The latest reading of 534.2 in 2025 represents a change of -2."}]}