Health in Berlin, Germany: official figures

Berlin's number of doctors per 10,000 residents was 17.6 in 2024, 11th lowest of 22 large German cities and 76th highest of 400 districts nationwide.

Doctors per 10,000 residents

17.6

2024

Family doctors (GPs) per 10,000 residents

6.0

2024

Hospital beds per 1,000 residents

5.6

2022

People needing long-term care per 100 residents

5.8

2023

Care recipients in nursing homes (%)

13.0%

2023

Nursing-home places per 10,000 residents

82.4

2023

Nursing-home staff per 100 residents in care

83.8

2023

Average distance to nearest pharmacy (metres)

415 metres

2023

Is there a shortage of GPs in Berlin?

Berlin's number of family doctors (GPs) per 10,000 residents was 6.0 in 2024, 8th lowest of 22 large German cities and 192nd lowest of 400 districts nationwide. In 2019 it was 6.4.

Source: Bundesinstitut für Bau-, Stadt- und Raumforschung (BBSR) im Bundesamt für Bauwesen und Raumordnung · saved copy

How many hospital beds are there in Berlin?

Berlin's number of hospital beds per 1,000 residents was 5.6 in 2022, 2nd lowest of 22 large German cities and 186th highest of 400 districts nationwide. In 2018 it was 5.7.

Source: Bundesinstitut für Bau-, Stadt- und Raumforschung (BBSR) im Bundesamt für Bauwesen und Raumordnung · saved copy

How many people need long-term care in Berlin?

Among 22 large German cities, Berlin had the 9th lowest number of people needing long-term care per 100 residents in 2023, at 5.8 (median of all 400 districts: 6.9). In 2019 it was 4.3.

Source: Bundesinstitut für Bau-, Stadt- und Raumforschung (BBSR) im Bundesamt für Bauwesen und Raumordnung · saved copy

How many people live in care homes in Berlin?

Berlin's share of people needing care who live in a nursing home was 13.0% in 2023, 10th lowest of 22 large German cities and 141st lowest of 400 districts nationwide. In 2019 it was 18.2%.

Source: Bundesinstitut für Bau-, Stadt- und Raumforschung (BBSR) im Bundesamt für Bauwesen und Raumordnung · saved copy

How many care home places are there in Berlin?

Among 22 large German cities, Berlin had the 7th lowest number of nursing-home places per 10,000 residents in 2023, at 82.4 (median of all 400 districts: 109.1). In 2019 it was 86.8.

Source: Bundesinstitut für Bau-, Stadt- und Raumforschung (BBSR) im Bundesamt für Bauwesen und Raumordnung · saved copy

How many staff work in care homes in Berlin?

Berlin's number of nursing-home staff per 100 full-time residents was 83.8 in 2023, the lowest of 22 large German cities and 14th lowest of 400 districts nationwide. In 2019 it was 79.4.

Source: Bundesinstitut für Bau-, Stadt- und Raumforschung (BBSR) im Bundesamt für Bauwesen und Raumordnung · saved copy

How far is the nearest pharmacy in Berlin?

Berlin's average distance from home to the nearest pharmacy was 415 metres in 2023, 3rd shortest of 22 large German cities and 4th shortest of 400 districts nationwide.

Source: Bundesinstitut für Bau-, Stadt- und Raumforschung (BBSR) im Bundesamt für Bauwesen und Raumordnung · saved copy

What is the infant mortality rate in Berlin?

The infant mortality rate was 2.8 deaths per 1,000 live births in 2023.

Source: Eurostat · saved copy

What is the death rate in Berlin?

There were 10.3 deaths per 1,000 residents in 2024.

Source: Eurostat · saved copy

How many people die young in Berlin?

Of 37,686 deaths in Berlin in 2024, 5,574 (15%) were of people under 65.

Source: Eurostat · saved copy

How many road deaths are there in Berlin?

55 people were killed in road accidents in Berlin in 2024.

Source: Eurostat · saved copy

More figures

In the EU's 2023 survey of quality of life in European cities, 80% of residents of Berlin were satisfied with health care services, doctors and hospitals. Source: Eurostat · saved copy

How Berlin compares with other cities in Germany

Doctors per 10,000 residents – large cities (2024)

Berlin ranks 12 of 22, highest first. INKAR indicator: Ärzte je 10.000 Einwohner; kreisfreie Städte with city pages

Rank	City	Doctors per 10,000 residents – large cities
9	Frankfurt am Main	18.2
10	Nürnberg	18.1
11	Düsseldorf	17.8
12	Berlin	17.6
13	Bielefeld	17.4
14	Stuttgart	17.4
15	Dresden	16.8

Source: Bundesinstitut für Bau-, Stadt- und Raumforschung (BBSR) im Bundesamt für Bauwesen und Raumordnung · saved copy

Family doctors (GPs) per 10,000 residents – large cities (2024)

Berlin ranks 15 of 22, highest first. INKAR indicator: Hausärzte je 10.000 Einwohner; kreisfreie Städte with city pages

Rank	City	Family doctors (GPs) per 10,000 residents – large cities
12	Karlsruhe	6.2
13	Düsseldorf	6.1
14	Mannheim	6.0
15	Berlin	6.0
16	Wuppertal	5.8
17	Bremen	5.7
18	Bielefeld	5.7

Source: Bundesinstitut für Bau-, Stadt- und Raumforschung (BBSR) im Bundesamt für Bauwesen und Raumordnung · saved copy

People needing long-term care per 100 residents – large cities (2023)

Berlin ranks 14 of 22, highest first. INKAR indicator: Pflegebedürftige je 100 Einwohner; kreisfreie Städte with city pages

Rank	City	People needing long-term care per 100 residents – large cities
11	Düsseldorf	6.5
12	Bremen	6.5
13	Bonn	6.2
14	Berlin	5.8
15	Hamburg	5.2
16	Frankfurt am Main	5.2
17	Nürnberg	5.0

Source: Bundesinstitut für Bau-, Stadt- und Raumforschung (BBSR) im Bundesamt für Bauwesen und Raumordnung · saved copy

Nursing-home places per 10,000 residents – large cities (2023)

Berlin ranks 16 of 22, highest first. INKAR indicator: Verfügbare Plätze in Pflegeheimen je 10.000 Einwohner; kreisfreie Städte with city pages

Rank	City	Nursing-home places per 10,000 residents – large cities
13	Hamburg	89.7
14	Münster	87.4
15	Bielefeld	85.8
16	Berlin	82.4
17	Karlsruhe	81.8
18	Stuttgart	76.8
19	Düsseldorf	75.7

Source: Bundesinstitut für Bau-, Stadt- und Raumforschung (BBSR) im Bundesamt für Bauwesen und Raumordnung · saved copy

Infant deaths per 1,000 live births (2023)

Berlin ranks 37 of 56, highest first.

Rank	City	Infant deaths per 1,000 live births
34	Heidelberg	3.0
35	Aachen	2.9
36	Essen	2.8
37	Berlin	2.8
38	Mainz	2.8
39	Hagen	2.7
40	Bonn	2.6

Source: Eurostat · saved copy

Deaths per 1,000 residents (2024)

Berlin ranks 54 of 76, highest first.

Rank	City	Deaths per 1,000 residents
51	Dresden	10.4
52	Wiesbaden	10.3
53	Köln	10.3
54	Berlin	10.3
55	Regensburg	10.3
56	Potsdam	10.1
57	Ingolstadt	10.1

Source: Eurostat · saved copy

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Sources

Eurostat: Eurostat dataset urb_cfermor: Urban Audit: fertility and mortality (cities), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 bd2b301d78c2…)
Bundesinstitut für Bau-, Stadt- und Raumforschung (BBSR) im Bundesamt für Bauwesen und Raumordnung: INKAR – Indikatoren und Karten zur Raum- und Stadtentwicklung: 43 district (Kreise) indicators, 2012-2024 (table service extract), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 0c743f54caf6…)
Eurostat: Eurostat dataset urb_percep: Quality of life in European cities survey 2023: perception (cities), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 81bd3e277f3e…)
Eurostat: Eurostat dataset urb_ctran: Urban Audit: transport (cities), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 c4e74aa07496…)

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