{"version":1,"asset_type":"statistical_series","data_type":"time_series","slug":"bg-hospital-beds-per-100k","url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/bg-hospital-beds-per-100k","html_url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/bg-hospital-beds-per-100k/","title":"Bulgaria Hospital Beds per 100,000 Inhabitants (2024)","description":"Bulgaria's Hospital Beds per 100,000 Inhabitants: 870.3 per 100,000 inhabitants in 2024, +0.7% YoY. Eurostat (HLTH_RS_BDS1), 2005–2024.","domain":"health","category":"Health","keywords":["Health","Eurostat","Bulgaria","2024"],"publisher":"Eurostat","frequency":"Annual","geography":"Bulgaria","temporal_coverage":"2005/2024","unit":"per 100,000 inhabitants","last_updated":"2026-07-25","last_updated_text":"25 July 2026","data_as_of":"2024","variable_measured":"Bulgaria 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":"2005–2024"},{"label":"Observations","value":"20"},{"label":"Geography","value":"Bulgaria"},{"label":"Last updated","value":"25 July 2026"}],"kpis":[{"label":"Bulgaria (2024)","value":"870.3","unit":"per 100,000 inhabitants","trend":{"direction":"up","value":"+0.7% YoY"}},{"label":"YoY Change","value":"+0.7%","unit":"per 100,000 inhabitants"},{"label":"Trend","value":"up","unit":""},{"label":"Series length","value":"20","unit":"years of data"}],"series":[{"key":"value","label":"Bulgaria Hospital Beds per 100,000 Inhabitants"}],"observation_count":20,"observations":[{"period":"2005","value":647.95},{"period":"2006","value":627.8},{"period":"2007","value":646.08},{"period":"2008","value":660.75},{"period":"2009","value":672.19},{"period":"2010","value":661.66},{"period":"2011","value":644.92},{"period":"2012","value":664.95},{"period":"2013","value":691.65},{"period":"2014","value":728.13},{"period":"2015","value":743.58},{"period":"2016","value":751.59},{"period":"2017","value":775.25},{"period":"2018","value":792.35},{"period":"2019","value":816.07},{"period":"2020","value":827.64},{"period":"2021","value":837.38},{"period":"2022","value":846.19},{"period":"2023","value":864.39},{"period":"2024","value":870.32}],"table":{"columns":[{"key":"year","label":"Year"},{"key":"value","label":"per 100,000 inhabitants"},{"key":"yoyChange","label":"YoY Change"}],"rows":[{"year":"2024","value":"870.3","yoyChange":"+0.7%"},{"year":"2023","value":"864.4","yoyChange":"+2.2%"},{"year":"2022","value":"846.2","yoyChange":"+1.1%"},{"year":"2021","value":"837.4","yoyChange":"+1.2%"},{"year":"2020","value":"827.6","yoyChange":"+1.4%"},{"year":"2019","value":"816.1","yoyChange":"+3.0%"},{"year":"2018","value":"792.4","yoyChange":"+2.2%"},{"year":"2017","value":"775.3","yoyChange":"+3.1%"},{"year":"2016","value":"751.6","yoyChange":"+1.1%"},{"year":"2015","value":"743.6","yoyChange":"+2.1%"},{"year":"2014","value":"728.1","yoyChange":"+5.3%"},{"year":"2013","value":"691.6","yoyChange":"+4.0%"},{"year":"2012","value":"665.0","yoyChange":"+3.1%"},{"year":"2011","value":"644.9","yoyChange":"-2.5%"},{"year":"2010","value":"661.7","yoyChange":"-1.6%"},{"year":"2009","value":"672.2","yoyChange":"+1.7%"},{"year":"2008","value":"660.8","yoyChange":"+2.3%"},{"year":"2007","value":"646.1","yoyChange":"+2.9%"},{"year":"2006","value":"627.8","yoyChange":"-3.1%"},{"year":"2005","value":"648.0","yoyChange":"n/a"}]},"qa":[{"question":"What does this indicator measure?","answer":"This page tracks total hospital beds per 100,000 inhabitants in Bulgaria 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 2024. Eurostat typically publishes this series with a lag of several months after the reference period. The series runs 2005–2024 (20 observations)."},{"question":"What is the long-term trend?","answer":"The series peaked at 870.3 per 100,000 inhabitants in 2024 and reached its lowest recorded value of 627.8 in 2006. The latest reading of 870.3 in 2024 represents a change of +5.9."}]}