Health in Hameln-Pyrmont (Lower Saxony, Germany): official figures
The number of doctors per 10,000 residents in Hameln-Pyrmont was 16.3 in 2024, 100th highest of 400 districts in Germany; the median district stood at 13.1. It was 14.7 in 2019.
Is there a shortage of GPs in Hameln-Pyrmont?
At 5.7 in 2024, the number of family doctors (GPs) per 10,000 residents in Hameln-Pyrmont ranked 142nd lowest of 400 German districts (district median 6.1). In 2019 the figure was 6.9.
Source: Bundesinstitut für Bau-, Stadt- und Raumforschung (BBSR) im Bundesamt für Bauwesen und Raumordnung · saved copyHow many hospital beds are there in Hameln-Pyrmont?
At 7.1 in 2022, the number of hospital beds per 1,000 residents in Hameln-Pyrmont ranked 120th highest of 400 German districts (district median 5.2). It was 7.4 in 2018.
Source: Bundesinstitut für Bau-, Stadt- und Raumforschung (BBSR) im Bundesamt für Bauwesen und Raumordnung · saved copyHow many people need long-term care in Hameln-Pyrmont?
At 8.8 in 2023, the number of people needing long-term care per 100 residents in Hameln-Pyrmont ranked 71st highest of 400 German districts (district median 6.9). In 2019 the figure was 6.7.
Source: Bundesinstitut für Bau-, Stadt- und Raumforschung (BBSR) im Bundesamt für Bauwesen und Raumordnung · saved copyHow many people live in care homes in Hameln-Pyrmont?
In 2023, Hameln-Pyrmont recorded a share of people needing care who live in a nursing home of 17.4%, compared with 14.1% in the median German district, which ranks it 75th highest of 400 districts. In 2019 the figure was 24.4%.
Source: Bundesinstitut für Bau-, Stadt- und Raumforschung (BBSR) im Bundesamt für Bauwesen und Raumordnung · saved copyHow many care home places are there in Hameln-Pyrmont?
The number of nursing-home places per 10,000 residents in Hameln-Pyrmont was 186.5 in 2023, 10th highest of 400 districts in Germany; the median district stood at 109.1. That is down from 186.7 in 2019.
Source: Bundesinstitut für Bau-, Stadt- und Raumforschung (BBSR) im Bundesamt für Bauwesen und Raumordnung · saved copyHow many staff work in care homes in Hameln-Pyrmont?
In 2023, Hameln-Pyrmont had 108.5 nursing-home staff per 100 full-time residents, compared with 102.1 in the median German district, which ranks it 119th highest of 400 districts. That is up from 104.4 in 2019.
Source: Bundesinstitut für Bau-, Stadt- und Raumforschung (BBSR) im Bundesamt für Bauwesen und Raumordnung · saved copyHow far is the nearest pharmacy in Hameln-Pyrmont?
The average distance from home to the nearest pharmacy in Hameln-Pyrmont was 1,542 metres in 2023, 200th longest of 400 districts in Germany; the median district stood at 1,542 metres.
Source: Bundesinstitut für Bau-, Stadt- und Raumforschung (BBSR) im Bundesamt für Bauwesen und Raumordnung · saved copyHow Hameln-Pyrmont compares with other districts in Germany
Doctors per 10,000 residents (2024)
Hameln-Pyrmont ranks 100 of 400, highest first. INKAR indicator: Ärzte je 10.000 Einwohner
| Rank | Area | Doctors per 10,000 residents |
|---|---|---|
| 97 | Emden, Kreisfreie Stadt | 16.5 |
| 98 | Fulda | 16.4 |
| 99 | Ostprignitz-Ruppin | 16.3 |
| 100 | Hameln-Pyrmont | 16.3 |
| 101 | Heilbronn, Stadtkreis | 16.1 |
| 102 | Solingen, Kreisfreie Stadt | 16.1 |
| 103 | Bochum, Kreisfreie Stadt | 16.0 |
Family doctors (GPs) per 10,000 residents (2024)
Hameln-Pyrmont ranks 259 of 400, highest first. INKAR indicator: Hausärzte je 10.000 Einwohner
| Rank | Area | Family doctors (GPs) per 10,000 residents |
|---|---|---|
| 256 | Bernkastel-Wittlich | 5.7 |
| 257 | Rems-Murr-Kreis | 5.7 |
| 258 | Mühldorf a. Inn | 5.7 |
| 259 | Hameln-Pyrmont | 5.7 |
| 260 | Bremen, Kreisfreie Stadt | 5.7 |
| 261 | Bielefeld, Kreisfreie Stadt | 5.7 |
| 262 | Paderborn | 5.7 |
People needing long-term care per 100 residents (2023)
Hameln-Pyrmont ranks 71 of 400, highest first. INKAR indicator: Pflegebedürftige je 100 Einwohner
| Rank | Area | People needing long-term care per 100 residents |
|---|---|---|
| 68 | Oberspreewald-Lausitz | 8.9 |
| 69 | Marburg-Biedenkopf | 8.9 |
| 70 | Ilm-Kreis | 8.8 |
| 71 | Hameln-Pyrmont | 8.8 |
| 72 | Celle | 8.8 |
| 73 | Remscheid, Kreisfreie Stadt | 8.8 |
| 74 | Hildesheim | 8.8 |
Nursing-home places per 10,000 residents (2023)
Hameln-Pyrmont ranks 10 of 400, highest first. INKAR indicator: Verfügbare Plätze in Pflegeheimen je 10.000 Einwohner
| Rank | Area | Nursing-home places per 10,000 residents |
|---|---|---|
| 7 | Holzminden | 196.7 |
| 8 | Dessau-Roßlau, Kreisfreie Stadt | 196.2 |
| 9 | Nordhausen | 187.2 |
| 10 | Hameln-Pyrmont | 186.5 |
| 11 | Northeim | 184.9 |
| 12 | Bayreuth, Kreisfreie Stadt | 183.8 |
| 13 | Amberg, Kreisfreie Stadt | 181.7 |
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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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