Health in Bangkok, Thailand: official figures
Bangkok had 148 hospitals and medical establishments with patient beds in 2024, holding 31,213 beds between them; Thailand had 1,404 such establishments and 174,336 beds.
How many hospital beds are there in Bangkok?
Bangkok has 3.4 hospital beds for every 1,000 residents (using the 2024 population estimate), 4th highest of 77 provinces; for Thailand it is 2.5.
Source: National Statistical Office of Thailand, from Ministry of Public Health data · saved copyAre there more public or private hospital beds in Bangkok?
Of the 31,213 beds in Bangkok, 4,353 (14%) were in the 12 Ministry of Public Health establishments and 14,455 (46%) in the 107 private ones; the rest were run by other ministries, local government, state enterprises and independent public agencies.
Source: National Statistical Office of Thailand, from Ministry of Public Health data · saved copyIs Bangkok getting more hospital beds?
The number of hospital beds in Bangkok went from 29,982 in 2022 to 31,213 in 2024, up 4.1%.
Source: National Statistical Office of Thailand, from Ministry of Public Health data · saved copyHow many doctors are there in Bangkok?
Bangkok had 23.4 physicians for every 10,000 residents in 2024 (B.E. 2567) in the Ministry of Public Health's medical personnel statistics, about one for every 430 people, ranking the highest of 77 provinces.
Source: National Statistical Office of Thailand, from Ministry of Public Health (Office of the Permanent Secretary) data · saved copyHow many nurses are there in Bangkok?
Bangkok had 77.9 professional nurses per 10,000 residents in 2024, ranking the highest of 77 provinces.
Source: National Statistical Office of Thailand, from Ministry of Public Health (Office of the Permanent Secretary) data · saved copyHow many dentists are there in Bangkok?
There were 2.4 dentists and 6.4 pharmacists per 10,000 people in Bangkok in 2024; the dentist ratio is 2nd highest of 77 and the pharmacist ratio the highest of 77 among the provinces.
Source: National Statistical Office of Thailand, from Ministry of Public Health (Office of the Permanent Secretary) data · saved copyHow Bangkok compares with other capital cities
Hospital beds per 1,000 people (2024)
Bangkok ranks 4 of 77, highest first. Beds in hospitals and medical establishments with patient beds, divided by the NESDC 2024 population estimate.
| Rank | Region | Hospital beds per 1,000 people |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chiang Mai | 3.7 |
| 2 | Sing Buri | 3.5 |
| 3 | Nakhon Nayok | 3.4 |
| 4 | Bangkok | 3.4 |
| 5 | Khon Kaen | 3.1 |
| 6 | Ratchaburi | 3.0 |
| 7 | Ang Thong | 3.0 |
Physicians per 10,000 people (2024)
Bangkok ranks 1 of 77, highest first. Ministry of Public Health medical personnel statistics, B.E. 2567.
| Rank | Region | Physicians per 10,000 people |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bangkok | 23.4 |
| 2 | Phuket | 12.4 |
| 3 | Chiang Mai | 11.9 |
| 4 | Samut Sakhon | 11.5 |
| 5 | Phitsanulok | 9.8 |
| 6 | Khon Kaen | 9.5 |
| 7 | Chon Buri | 9.0 |
Professional nurses per 10,000 people (2024)
Bangkok ranks 1 of 77, highest first. Ministry of Public Health medical personnel statistics, B.E. 2567.
| Rank | Region | Professional nurses per 10,000 people |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bangkok | 77.9 |
| 2 | Nakhon Nayok | 42.0 |
| 3 | Chiang Mai | 41.9 |
| 4 | Chon Buri | 41.5 |
| 5 | Phuket | 41.0 |
| 6 | Khon Kaen | 38.7 |
| 7 | Samut Sakhon | 38.3 |
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Sources
- National Statistical Office of Thailand, from Ministry of Public Health data: Hospitals and medical establishments with patient beds, and number of beds, by province and type of operator (to B.E. 2567 / 2024), read 24 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 8e9c224ab8db…)
- National Statistical Office of Thailand, from Ministry of Public Health (Office of the Permanent Secretary) data: Ratio of medical personnel to the population by province (physicians, dentists, pharmacists and professional nurses per 10,000 people, to B.E. 2567 / 2024), read 24 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 95ac7bd4234a…)
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