People having a long-standing illness or health problem, by sex, age in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020)
European Union - 27 countries (from 2020): People having a long-standing illness or health problem, by sex, age was 15.5% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
15.5%
Change on year
up 6.2%
Rank
4th
of 6 regions
All-time high
15.8%
in 2017
All-time low
11.4%
in 2011
Years of data
16
2010–2025
People having a long-standing illness or health problem, by sex, age in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020), 2010–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
In 2025, people having a long-standing illness or health problem, by sex, age in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) stood at 15.5%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.2% 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 European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) peaked at 15.8% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 11.4%, in 2011.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
People having a long-standing illness or health problem, by sex, age in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020), year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 11.8% | — |
| 2011 | 11.4% | -3.4% |
| 2012 | 11.9% | +4.4% |
| 2013 | 12.5% | +5.0% |
| 2014 | 12.7% | +1.6% |
| 2015 | 15.1% | +18.9% |
| 2016 | 14.5% | -4.0% |
| 2017 | 15.8% | +9.0% |
| 2018 | 15.7% | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 14.8% | -5.7% |
| 2020 | 14.6% | -1.4% |
| 2021 | 14.4% | -1.4% |
| 2022 | 15.7% | +9.0% |
| 2023 | 14.7% | -6.4% |
| 2024 | 14.6% | -0.7% |
| 2025 | 15.5% | +6.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 13.6% | 11.4% | 15.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.9% | 14.4% | 15.7% | 6 |
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More work & labour data for European Union - 27 countries (from 2020)
- Employment rates by educational attainment level, country of birth 71.0% (2025)
- Labour force by NUTS 2 region 221,161 Thousand persons (2025)
- Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level 75.6% (2025)
- Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level 75.6% (2025)
- Population in private households by citizenship, labour status and 335,604 Thousand persons (2025)
- Population in private households by country of birth, labour status 335,604 Thousand persons (2025)
- Employed persons by NUTS 2 region 207,842 Thousand persons (2025)
- Employed persons by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region 207,842 Thousand persons (2025)
- Employed persons by job tenure and NUTS 2 region 207,842 Thousand persons (2025)
- Average actual weekly hours worked in the main job of persons who 35.5 Hour (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people having a long-standing illness or health problem, by sex, age in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020)?
- People having a long-standing illness or health problem, by sex, age in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) was 15.5% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest people having a long-standing illness or health problem, by sex, age recorded in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020)?
- The highest recorded value was 15.8% in 2017.
- What is the lowest people having a long-standing illness or health problem, by sex, age recorded in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020)?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.4% in 2011.
- How does European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) rank for people having a long-standing illness or health problem, by sex, age?
- European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) ranks 4th 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 European Union - 27 countries (from 2020)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) 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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