{"version":1,"asset_type":"statistical_series","data_type":"time_series","slug":"se-hospital-beds-per-100k","url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/se-hospital-beds-per-100k","html_url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/se-hospital-beds-per-100k/","title":"Sweden Hospital Beds per 100,000 Inhabitants (2024)","description":"Sweden's Hospital Beds per 100,000 Inhabitants: 186.6 per 100,000 inhabitants in 2024, -0.5% YoY. Eurostat (HLTH_RS_BDS1), 2005–2024.","domain":"health","category":"Health","keywords":["Health","Eurostat","Sweden","2024"],"publisher":"Eurostat","frequency":"Annual","geography":"Sweden","temporal_coverage":"2005/2024","unit":"per 100,000 inhabitants","last_updated":"2026-07-26","last_updated_text":"26 July 2026","data_as_of":"2024","variable_measured":"Sweden 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":"Sweden"},{"label":"Last updated","value":"26 July 2026"}],"kpis":[{"label":"Sweden (2024)","value":"186.6","unit":"per 100,000 inhabitants","trend":{"direction":"down","value":"-0.5% YoY"}},{"label":"YoY Change","value":"-0.5%","unit":"per 100,000 inhabitants"},{"label":"Trend","value":"down","unit":""},{"label":"Series length","value":"20","unit":"years of data"}],"series":[{"key":"value","label":"Sweden Hospital Beds per 100,000 Inhabitants"}],"observation_count":20,"observations":[{"period":"2005","value":293.24},{"period":"2006","value":288.75},{"period":"2007","value":286.35},{"period":"2008","value":280.51},{"period":"2009","value":276.31},{"period":"2010","value":272.61},{"period":"2011","value":270.04},{"period":"2012","value":265.67},{"period":"2013","value":259.3},{"period":"2014","value":253.78},{"period":"2015","value":243.95},{"period":"2016","value":233.89},{"period":"2017","value":221.19},{"period":"2018","value":213.32},{"period":"2019","value":207.03},{"period":"2020","value":204.61},{"period":"2021","value":200.23},{"period":"2022","value":189.96},{"period":"2023","value":187.57},{"period":"2024","value":186.63}],"table":{"columns":[{"key":"year","label":"Year"},{"key":"value","label":"per 100,000 inhabitants"},{"key":"yoyChange","label":"YoY Change"}],"rows":[{"year":"2024","value":"186.6","yoyChange":"-0.5%"},{"year":"2023","value":"187.6","yoyChange":"-1.3%"},{"year":"2022","value":"190.0","yoyChange":"-5.1%"},{"year":"2021","value":"200.2","yoyChange":"-2.1%"},{"year":"2020","value":"204.6","yoyChange":"-1.2%"},{"year":"2019","value":"207.0","yoyChange":"-2.9%"},{"year":"2018","value":"213.3","yoyChange":"-3.6%"},{"year":"2017","value":"221.2","yoyChange":"-5.4%"},{"year":"2016","value":"233.9","yoyChange":"-4.1%"},{"year":"2015","value":"243.9","yoyChange":"-3.9%"},{"year":"2014","value":"253.8","yoyChange":"-2.1%"},{"year":"2013","value":"259.3","yoyChange":"-2.4%"},{"year":"2012","value":"265.7","yoyChange":"-1.6%"},{"year":"2011","value":"270.0","yoyChange":"-0.9%"},{"year":"2010","value":"272.6","yoyChange":"-1.3%"},{"year":"2009","value":"276.3","yoyChange":"-1.5%"},{"year":"2008","value":"280.5","yoyChange":"-2.0%"},{"year":"2007","value":"286.4","yoyChange":"-0.8%"},{"year":"2006","value":"288.8","yoyChange":"-1.5%"},{"year":"2005","value":"293.2","yoyChange":"n/a"}]},"qa":[{"question":"What does this indicator measure?","answer":"This page tracks total hospital beds per 100,000 inhabitants in Sweden 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 293.2 per 100,000 inhabitants in 2005 and reached its lowest recorded value of 186.6 in 2024. The latest reading of 186.6 in 2024 represents a change of -1."}]}