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Germany’s Emergency Departments Logged Record 13 Million Ambulatory Cases in 2024

Limited access to routine outpatient care is seen as a driver of the surge.

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Eine Notfallsanitäterin schiebt eine Patientin auf einer Trage.
2024 sind 13 Millionen Menschen in Deutschland in Notfallambulanzen behandelt worden. Das ist der höchste Wert seit Beginn der Aufzeichnungen im Jahr 2018, wie das Statistische Bundesamt mitteilte.
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Overview

  • Destatis reported a 5% rise from 2023 to the highest level since tracking began in 2018.
  • Hospitals treated an average of about 35,600 people per day in emergency ambulatories last year.
  • Fully inpatient cases reached roughly 17.5 million in 2024, up about 2% year over year.
  • Per-capita use varied widely, with Hamburg at 213 and Berlin at 208 cases per 1,000 residents versus lows of 119 in Schleswig-Holstein and 123 in Hesse, while NRW, Bavaria, and Baden-Württemberg recorded the largest totals.
  • The figures count treatment episodes rather than unique patients, and a 2024 GKV survey cited closed practices, appointment shortages, and perceived urgency as key reasons for ED visits.