There were approximately 15 thousand hospital beds in Ireland in 2022. There may have been a change in methodology or definitions, which may have led to the sharp decline in hospital beds after 2009. Healthcare employees in Ireland Over the same period, the number of health employees has been increasing in Ireland. In 2022, there were almost 82.1 thousand individuals employed in hospitals in Ireland, since the year 2001, this figure has increased by over 31 thousand. While in the period since 2001 the number of general practitioners in Ireland has more than doubled to 4.3 thousand in 2021. Spending indicators on health Ireland’s expenditure on healthcare was 6.6 percent of GDP in 2023. In comparison to other European countries, Ireland ranks relatively low on health expenditure. Germany had the highest share of expenditure on health, spending 12.7 percent of its GDP in 2022. 

Hospital Beds in Ireland increased to 2.94 per 1000 people in 2022 from 2.91 per 1000 people in 2021. This dataset includes a chart with historical data for Ireland Hospital Beds.

The number of available hospital beds in Northern Ireland has slowly decreased from 7,266 in 2009/10 to 5,672 in 2020/21. In 2021/22 and 2022/23, available hospitals beds increased before dropping to even lower than pre-pandemic levels and stood at 5,198 in 2023/34.

Hospital beds data is compiled by the Department of Health as part of the Non-Monetary Health Care Statistics, administered jointly by Eurostat, OECD and WHO in fulfilment of the European regulation (EU) 2022/2294. These statistics are compiled and published on an annual basis and refer to the stock of beds by the hospitals’ economic sector, as at end of the reference year.

There were 86 hospitals in Ireland in 2023, the lowest number in the country since the start of the provided time interval, and the same since 2016. The number of hospitals in Ireland had been declining steadily since the year 2000 but experienced a significant drop between 2008 and 2009. Healthcare employees in Ireland Over the period since 2000, the number of health employees has been increasing in Ireland. In 2022, there were over 82 thousand employees in hospitals in Ireland, an increase of over 31.6 thousand from the year 2002. While in the period since 2000 the number of general practitioners in Ireland has more than doubled to 4.3 thousand in 2021.  Spending indicators on health Ireland’s expenditure on healthcare was 6.6 percent of GDP in 2023. In comparison to other European countries, Ireland ranks relatively low on health expenditure. Germany had the highest share of expenditure on health, spending 12.7 percent of its GDP in the year 2022. 

Ireland IE: Hospital Beds: per 1000 People data was reported at 2.900 Number in 2011. This records a decrease from the previous number of 3.150 Number for 2010. Ireland IE: Hospital Beds: per 1000 People data is updated yearly, averaging 5.500 Number from Dec 1980 (Median) to 2011, with 31 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 9.000 Number in 1981 and a record low of 2.900 Number in 2011. Ireland IE: Hospital Beds: per 1000 People data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Ireland – Table IE.World Bank: Health Statistics. Hospital beds include inpatient beds available in public, private, general, and specialized hospitals and rehabilitation centers. In most cases beds for both acute and chronic care are included.; ; Data are from the World Health Organization, supplemented by country data.; Weighted average;

The number of patients waiting for a hospital bed on trolleys was over 9.7 thousand in the month of August 2023, the worst year in the provided time interval. Hospital overcrowding otherwise known as the 'trolley crisis' has been a problem before the COVID-19 pandemic, the number of patients waiting for hospital bed on trolley dropped to approximately 3.1 thousand in 2020. Since the summer of 2021, when restrictions have generally been lifted, overcrowding of hospitals has again been emerging. This statistic displays the number of individuals waiting on hospital trolleys in Ireland in the month of August 2006 to August 2023.

Hamburg had 675.7 hospital beds per 100,000 inhabitants as of 2023. This was a decrease on the previous year at 683.6 beds per 100,000 members of the city-state's population. The number of beds includes all hospital beds that are regularly maintained, staffed and immediately available for the care of admitted patients. Excluded are beds for day-care, beds in examination and functional rooms and beds for healthy newborns. The bed density provides information on the capacities in the healthcare system, i.e. the maximum number of patients that can be treated in hospitals.

In 2023, the Lubelskie voivodeship had the highest number of hospital beds per 10,000 people out of general hospitals, i.e., 48 beds. Swietokrzyskie voivodeship had the highest number of inpatients per 10,000 people in Poland.

Hospital beds provide information on health care capacities, i.e. on the maximum number of patients who can be treated by hospitals. Total hospital beds are all hospital beds which are regularly maintained and staffed and immediately available for the care of admitted patients; both occupied and unoccupied beds are covered. Hospitals are defined according to the classification of health care providers of the System of Health Accounts (SHA); all public and private hospitals should be covered.

This publication presents information on inpatient and day case admission activity at Health and Social Care Trusts in Northern Ireland. It details information on Available Beds, Occupied Beds, Occupancy Rates, Average Length of Stay, Theatre Utilisation and Hospital Births. All data are presented by HSC Trust, hospital and specialty.

Source agency: Health, Social Service and Public Safety (Northern Ireland)

Designation: National Statistics

Language: English

Alternative title: Northern Ireland Hospital Statistics: Inpatient and Day Case Activity

ICU Beds in Ireland decreased to 2.71 per 1000 people in 2020 from 2.79 per 1000 people in 2018. This dataset includes a chart with historical data for Ireland ICU Beds.

In 2022, the number of hospital employees in the health sector in Ireland increased by 3,777 employees (+4.82 percent) since 2021. With 82,147 employees, the number of hospital employees thereby reached its highest value in the observed period. Total hospital employment includes the headcount of all people employed in a hospital structure and the number of full-time equivalents (FTE). These broad employment figures encompass general or specialty hospitals and self-employment or service contracts.Find more key insights for the number of hospital employees in the health sector in countries like Denmark, United Kingdom, and Spain.

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Hospital beds provide information on health care capacities, i.e. on the maximum number of patients who can be treated by hospitals. Curative care (or acute care) beds in hospitals are beds that are available for curative care. These beds are a subgroup of total hospital beds which are defined as all hospital beds which are regularly maintained and staffed and immediately available for the care of admitted patients; both occupied and unoccupied beds are covered. Hospitals are defined according to the classification of health care providers of the System of Health Accounts (SHA); all public and private hospitals should be covered.

This dataset is about countries per year in Ireland. It has 64 rows. It features 4 columns: country, GDP, and hospital beds.

Statistics illustrates market overview of furniture; medical, surgical, dental or veterinary (eg operating tables, hospital beds, dentists' chairs) barbers' chairs; parts in Ireland from 2007 to 2024.

The average length of hospitalisation for curative care in Ireland decreased by 0.4 days (-6.25 percent) since the previous year. Find more key insights for the average length of hospitalisation in countries like Italy, Portugal, and United Kingdom.

There were **** million attendances to the hospital emergency department in Ireland in 2023, the highest amount in the provided time interval. The year with the lowest amount of attendances in the given time period was 2008, which had approximately **** million attendances. Health service in Ireland Alongside the general rise in attendances to the emergency department, employment in Irish hospitals has increased. The total employment in hospitals in Ireland amounted to over **** thousand, compared to just 50.5 thousand in 2002. Furthermore, there were ***** general practitioners in Ireland, which also is a huge rise in the number of GPs compared to 2000. Spending indicators on health Ireland’s expenditure on healthcare was *** percent of GDP in 2023, this share has experienced some fluctuations over the years and was as high as **** percent in 2012. In comparison to other European countries, Ireland ranked in the lower half of countries on the share of GDP spent on health expenditures. Switzerland had the highest share of expenditure on health, spending ** percent of its GDP in this year.