Health in Barnim (Brandenburg, Germany): official figures
At 11.5 in 2024, the number of doctors per 10,000 residents in Barnim ranked 86th lowest of 400 German districts (district median 13.1). It was 12.3 in 2019.
Is there a shortage of GPs in Barnim?
At 4.8 in 2024, the number of family doctors (GPs) per 10,000 residents in Barnim ranked 29th lowest of 400 German districts (district median 6.1). It was 5.9 in 2019.
Source: Bundesinstitut für Bau-, Stadt- und Raumforschung (BBSR) im Bundesamt für Bauwesen und Raumordnung · saved copyHow many hospital beds are there in Barnim?
At 5.4 in 2022, the number of hospital beds per 1,000 residents in Barnim ranked 189th highest of 400 German districts (district median 5.2). In 2018 the figure was 6.3.
Source: Bundesinstitut für Bau-, Stadt- und Raumforschung (BBSR) im Bundesamt für Bauwesen und Raumordnung · saved copyHow many people need long-term care in Barnim?
In 2023, Barnim had 9.6 people needing long-term care per 100 residents, compared with 6.9 in the median German district, which ranks it 43rd highest of 400 districts. That is up from 7.2 in 2019.
Source: Bundesinstitut für Bau-, Stadt- und Raumforschung (BBSR) im Bundesamt für Bauwesen und Raumordnung · saved copyHow many people live in care homes in Barnim?
At 11.1% in 2023, the share of people needing care who live in a nursing home in Barnim ranked 60th lowest of 400 German districts (district median 14.1%). That is down from 16.5% in 2019.
Source: Bundesinstitut für Bau-, Stadt- und Raumforschung (BBSR) im Bundesamt für Bauwesen und Raumordnung · saved copyHow many care home places are there in Barnim?
The number of nursing-home places per 10,000 residents in Barnim was 126.5 in 2023, 109th highest of 400 districts in Germany; the median district stood at 109.1. In 2019 the figure was 129.1.
Source: Bundesinstitut für Bau-, Stadt- und Raumforschung (BBSR) im Bundesamt für Bauwesen und Raumordnung · saved copyHow many staff work in care homes in Barnim?
At 86.8 in 2023, the number of nursing-home staff per 100 full-time residents in Barnim ranked 28th lowest of 400 German districts (district median 102.1). It was 88.4 in 2019.
Source: Bundesinstitut für Bau-, Stadt- und Raumforschung (BBSR) im Bundesamt für Bauwesen und Raumordnung · saved copyHow far is the nearest pharmacy in Barnim?
In 2023, Barnim recorded an average distance from home to the nearest pharmacy of 1,815 metres, compared with 1,542 metres in the median German district, which ranks it 162nd longest of 400 districts.
Source: Bundesinstitut für Bau-, Stadt- und Raumforschung (BBSR) im Bundesamt für Bauwesen und Raumordnung · saved copyHow Barnim compares with other districts in Germany
Doctors per 10,000 residents (2024)
Barnim ranks 318 of 400, highest first. INKAR indicator: Ärzte je 10.000 Einwohner
| Rank | Area | Doctors per 10,000 residents |
|---|---|---|
| 315 | Freudenstadt | 11.5 |
| 316 | Dingolfing-Landau | 11.5 |
| 317 | Neustadt a. d. Aisch-Bad Windsheim | 11.5 |
| 318 | Barnim | 11.5 |
| 319 | Peine | 11.5 |
| 320 | Miltenberg | 11.4 |
| 321 | Rhein-Hunsrück-Kreis | 11.4 |
Family doctors (GPs) per 10,000 residents (2024)
Barnim ranks 373 of 400, highest first. INKAR indicator: Hausärzte je 10.000 Einwohner
| Rank | Area | Family doctors (GPs) per 10,000 residents |
|---|---|---|
| 370 | Eifelkreis Bitburg-Prüm | 4.8 |
| 371 | Wesel | 4.8 |
| 372 | Darmstadt, Kreisfreie Stadt | 4.8 |
| 373 | Barnim | 4.8 |
| 374 | Duisburg, Kreisfreie Stadt | 4.8 |
| 375 | Gelsenkirchen, Kreisfreie Stadt | 4.8 |
| 376 | Heilbronn, Landkreis | 4.8 |
People needing long-term care per 100 residents (2023)
Barnim ranks 43 of 400, highest first. INKAR indicator: Pflegebedürftige je 100 Einwohner
| Rank | Area | People needing long-term care per 100 residents |
|---|---|---|
| 40 | Suhl, Kreisfreie Stadt | 9.7 |
| 41 | Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge | 9.6 |
| 42 | Düren | 9.6 |
| 43 | Barnim | 9.6 |
| 44 | Aurich | 9.5 |
| 45 | Mittelsachsen | 9.5 |
| 46 | Saalfeld-Rudolstadt | 9.5 |
Nursing-home places per 10,000 residents (2023)
Barnim ranks 109 of 400, highest first. INKAR indicator: Verfügbare Plätze in Pflegeheimen je 10.000 Einwohner
| Rank | Area | Nursing-home places per 10,000 residents |
|---|---|---|
| 106 | Halle (Saale), Kreisfreie Stadt | 126.9 |
| 107 | Braunschweig, Kreisfreie Stadt | 126.8 |
| 108 | Börde | 126.8 |
| 109 | Barnim | 126.5 |
| 110 | Fulda | 125.9 |
| 111 | Frankenthal (Pfalz), Kreisfreie Stadt | 125.8 |
| 112 | Gotha | 125.5 |
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Sources
- 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…)
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