Number of hospitals fell 0.898% to 2,979 in Germany in 2021, according to World Bank / WHO.
Historically, number of hospitals in Germany reached an all time high of 3,698 in 1995 and an all time low of 2,979 in 2021. When compared to Germany's main peers, number of hospitals in Austria amounted to 268, 163 in Belgium, 2,987 in France and 1,242 in Poland in 2021.
Germany has been ranked 6th within the group of 35 countries we follow in terms of number of hospitals, 1 place below the position seen 10 years ago.
| Number of Hospitals | Unit | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 |
| Austria | 277 | 275 | 268 | 265 | 267 | ... | ||||||||||||||||
| Belgium | 177 | 175 | 174 | 164 | 163 | |||||||||||||||||
| Czechia | ... | ... | ... | 260 | 258 | 256 | 258 | 263 | ||||||||||||||
| France | 3,068 | 3,047 | 3,041 | 3,006 | 2,989 | ... | ||||||||||||||||
| Germany | 3,100 | 3,084 | 3,051 | 3,026 | 3,006 | ... | ||||||||||||||||
| Hungary | 168 | 165 | 163 | 163 | 163 | ... | ||||||||||||||||
| Italy | 1,090 | 1,063 | 1,059 | 1,056 | 1,065 | ... | ||||||||||||||||
| Luxembourg | ... | ... | ... | 12.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | ||||||||||||||
| Netherlands | 534 | 546 | 549 | 568 | 618 | ... | ||||||||||||||||
| Poland | 1,064 | 1,274 | 1,276 | 1,236 | 1,237 | ... | ||||||||||||||||
| Russia | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Spain | 764 | 779 | 782 | 777 | 772 | ... | ||||||||||||||||
| Switzerland | 283 | 281 | 281 | 281 | 276 | ... | ||||||||||||||||
| Ukraine | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
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