Number of hospital beds rose 0.769% to 660,935 beds in South Korea in 2021, according to World Bank / WHO.
Historically, number of hospital beds in South Korea reached an all time high of 660,935 beds in 2021 and an all time low of 99,843 beds in 1990.
South Korea has been ranked 4th within the group of 40 countries we follow in terms of number of hospital beds, 4 places above the position seen 10 years ago.
| Number of Hospital Beds | Unit | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 |
| Cambodia | beds | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| China | beds | 5,330,600 | 5,688,900 | 6,120,500 | 6,519,700 | 6,866,500 | ||||||||||||||||
| Dem. People's Republic of Korea | beds | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| India | beds | ... | ... | 754,724 | 634,879 | 710,761 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||||||||||||
| Japan | beds | 1,673,594 | 1,664,456 | 1,653,234 | 1,641,407 | 1,620,040 | ||||||||||||||||
| Laos | beds | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Russia | beds | 1,222,009 | 1,197,247 | 1,182,693 | 1,172,768 | 1,173,568 | ... | ... | ||||||||||||||
| South Korea | beds | 592,262 | 613,968 | 631,092 | 641,870 | 643,440 | ||||||||||||||||
| Thailand | beds | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| USA | beds | 897,961 | 894,574 | 931,203 | 924,107 | 919,559 | ||||||||||||||||
| Vietnam | beds | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
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