Number of hospital beds in Belgium 2000-2023
The number of hospital beds in Belgium has generally declined since the year 2000. At the start of the provided time interval there were approximately 68.9 thousand hospital beds in the country, by 2023 this figure was down to around 63.5 thousand. Across the same time period the number of hospitals in Belgium has also decreased.
Healthcare workers in Belgium
Although the number of healthcare beds in Belgium has decreased, the number of personnel working increased. The number of healthcare workers in Belgium has steadily increased to over 667.6 thousand employees. Furthermore, the number of practicing nurses in Belgium increased by around 35 thousand since the year 2000.
Spending indicators on health
Belgium’s expenditure on healthcare amounted to 10.9 percent of its GDP in 2023. It has been increasing overall since 1980, but has been mostly stable in the past seven years, except during the pandemic. In comparison to other European countries, Belgium ranked relatively high on the share of GDP spent on health expenditures. Switzerland had the highest share of expenditure on health, spending 12 percent of its GDP in 2023.
