People having a long-standing illness or health problem, by sex, age in Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025)
Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025): People having a long-standing illness or health problem, by sex, age was 15.8% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
15.8%
Change on year
up 8.2%
Rank
3rd
of 6 regions
All-time high
16.0%
in 2018
All-time low
12.7%
in 2014
Years of data
12
2014–2025
People having a long-standing illness or health problem, by sex, age in Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025), 2014–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025) recorded 15.8% for people having a long-standing illness or health problem, by sex, age in 2025.
The figure is up 8.2% on the previous year and up 2.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people having a long-standing illness or health problem, by sex, age in Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025) peaked at 16.0% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 12.7%, in 2014.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
People having a long-standing illness or health problem, by sex, age in Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025), year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 12.7% | — |
| 2015 | 15.4% | +21.3% |
| 2016 | 14.7% | -4.5% |
| 2017 | 15.9% | +8.2% |
| 2018 | 16.0% | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 14.8% | -7.5% |
| 2020 | 14.7% | -0.7% |
| 2021 | 14.5% | -1.4% |
| 2022 | 15.9% | +9.7% |
| 2023 | 14.3% | -10.1% |
| 2024 | 14.6% | +2.1% |
| 2025 | 15.8% | +8.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 14.9% | 12.7% | 16.0% | 6 |
| 2020s | 15.0% | 14.3% | 15.9% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025)
More work & labour data for Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025)
- Employment expectations indicators - monthly data 96.8 Index (2025)
- Population and employment - national accounts - quarterly data 352,767 Thousand persons (2026)
- Employment by main industry (NACE Rev.2) - national accounts 67.24 million Thousand hours worked (2026)
- Labour productivity and unit labour costs - quarterly data 104.36 Index, 2020=100 (2026)
- Population and employment - national accounts - annual data 352,258 Thousand persons (2025)
- Labour productivity and unit labour costs by industry 15.3 Euro (2025)
- Labour productivity and unit labour costs - annual data 51,903 Euro (2025)
- Employment by main industry (NACE Rev.2) - national accounts - annual 267.01 million Thousand hours worked (2025)
- Employment by detailed industry (NACE Rev.2) - national accounts 265.89 million Thousand hours worked (2024)
- Labour input in construction - quarterly data 107.7 Index, 2021=100 (2026)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people having a long-standing illness or health problem, by sex, age in Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025)?
- People having a long-standing illness or health problem, by sex, age in Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025) was 15.8% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest people having a long-standing illness or health problem, by sex, age recorded in Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025)?
- The highest recorded value was 16.0% in 2018.
- What is the lowest people having a long-standing illness or health problem, by sex, age recorded in Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025)?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.7% in 2014.
- How does Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025) rank for people having a long-standing illness or health problem, by sex, age?
- Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025) ranks 3rd out of 6 regions with data for 2025.
- Is people having a long-standing illness or health problem, by sex, age rising or falling in Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025) data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of People having a long-standing illness or health problem, by sex, age and labour status. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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