Cyprus: Hospital beds (per 1,000 people)

Key figures

What the numbers say

In 2022, Cyprus' hospital beds (per 1,000 people) rose 0.02 on 2021 (from 2.13 to 2.15).

Across the 17 yearly changes before that (1981 to 2021), the average change was −0.03 and a typical year strayed about 0.05 from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 1.0 standard deviations above that average, so it was larger than a typical year, though not out of the range seen before.

On record, the biggest yearly rise was 0.07 in 1981 and the biggest yearly fall was 0.12 in 2010. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.

From 2013 to 2022 the straight-line trend is downward, about 0.04 a year. A straight line explains 89% of the movement over 10 observed years.

Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.

How it compares

In 2022, Cyprus had the 29th highest value of the 41 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.

Closest to Cyprus in the 2022 ranking

• United Kingdom — 26th of 41: 2.42
• Botswana — 27th of 41: 2.36
• Cabo Verde — 28th of 41: 2.21
• Sweden — 30th of 41: 1.9
• United Arab Emirates — 31st of 41: 1.87
• Bahrain — 32nd of 41: 1.84

What this measures

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.

Limitations: Depending on the source and means of monitoring, data may not be exactly comparable across countries. For more information, see the original source.

Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a weighted average.

All 24 values

Hospital beds (per 1,000 people) in nearby economies

• Albania — 2.9 (2020)
• Armenia — 4.24 (2023)
• Austria — 6.7 (2022)
• Azerbaijan — 3.68 (2023)
• Belarus — 9.77 (2023)
• Belgium — 5.42 (2023)
• Bosnia and Herzegovina — 2.35 (2019)
• Bulgaria — 8.2 (2023)
• Croatia — 5.6 (2023)
• Czechia — 6.54 (2022)
• Denmark — 2.43 (2023)

More health data for Cyprus

• Population ages 00-04, female (% of female population) — 5.31% (2025)
• Population ages 00-04, male (% of male population) — 5.56% (2025)
• Population ages 0-14, female — 106,935 (2025)
• Population ages 0-14, female (% of female population) — 15.72% (2025)
• Population ages 0-14, male — 113,496 (2025)
• Population ages 0-14, male (% of male population) — 16.44% (2025)
• Population ages 0-14, total — 220,430 (2025)
• Population ages 0-14 (% of total population) — 16.08% (2025)
• Population ages 05-09, female (% of female population) — 5.31% (2025)
• Population ages 05-09, male (% of male population)

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Questions people ask

What is Cyprus's hospital beds (per 1,000 people)?

2.15 in 2022, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 1960?

It is down 52.47% from 4.52 in 1960 (1.19% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was 5.72 in 1981 and the lowest 2.13 in 2019.

How does Cyprus rank?

29th highest of 41 economies with data for 2022.

Is the latest change in hospital beds (per 1,000 people) unusual for Cyprus?

In 2022, Cyprus' hospital beds (per 1,000 people) rose 0.02 on 2021 (from 2.13 to 2.15). Across the 17 yearly changes before that (1981 to 2021), the average change was −0.03 and a typical year strayed about 0.05 from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 1.0 standard deviations above that average, so it was larger than a typical year, though not out of the range seen before.

Where does this data come from?

Source

World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator SH.MED.BEDS.ZS, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: WHO data, supplemented by country data, World Health Organization (WHO) Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.

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