People having a long-standing illness or health problem, by sex, age in Ireland
Ireland: People having a long-standing illness or health problem, by sex, age was 16.8% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
16.8%
Change on year
up 41.2%
World rank
14th
of 47 countries
All-time high
16.8%
in 2025
All-time low
9.4%
in 2011
Years of data
18
2008–2025
People having a long-standing illness or health problem, by sex, age in Ireland, 2008–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
In 2025, people having a long-standing illness or health problem, by sex, age in Ireland stood at 16.8%. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
That represents a change of up 41.2% on the previous year and up 41.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people having a long-standing illness or health problem, by sex, age in Ireland peaked at 16.8% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 9.4%, in 2011.
Ireland ranks 14th of 47 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
People having a long-standing illness or health problem, by sex, age in Ireland, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 12.5% | — |
| 2009 | 13.4% | +7.2% |
| 2010 | 12.3% | -8.2% |
| 2011 | 9.4% | -23.6% |
| 2012 | 9.5% | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 10.8% | +13.7% |
| 2014 | 10.4% | -3.7% |
| 2015 | 11.9% | +14.4% |
| 2016 | 13.3% | +11.8% |
| 2017 | 13.1% | -1.5% |
| 2018 | 10.3% | -21.4% |
| 2019 | 12.8% | +24.3% |
| 2020 | 13.8% | +7.8% |
| 2021 | 13.5% | -2.2% |
| 2022 | 15.3% | +13.3% |
| 2023 | 14.8% | -3.3% |
| 2024 | 11.9% | -19.6% |
| 2025 | 16.8% | +41.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 12.9% | 12.5% | 13.4% | 2 |
| 2010s | 11.4% | 9.4% | 13.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.4% | 11.9% | 16.8% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Ireland
- 11 Denmark 17.9% compare
- 12 Iceland 17.7% compare
- 13 Portugal 17.0% compare
- 15 European Union (EU6-1958, EU9-1973, EU10-1981, EU12-1986, EU15-1995, EU25-2004, EU27-2007, EU28-2013, EU27-2020) 16.6% compare
- 16 France 16.1% compare
- 17 Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026) 14.6% compare
More work & labour data for Ireland
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual -0.4488 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -0.4574 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -0.4405 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -1.23 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 0.9335 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 4,354 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 1,447 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 2,638 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 2,649 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 5,286 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people having a long-standing illness or health problem, by sex, age in Ireland?
- People having a long-standing illness or health problem, by sex, age in Ireland was 16.8% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest people having a long-standing illness or health problem, by sex, age recorded in Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 16.8% in 2025.
- What is the lowest people having a long-standing illness or health problem, by sex, age recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.4% in 2011.
- How does Ireland rank for people having a long-standing illness or health problem, by sex, age?
- Ireland ranks 14th out of 47 countries with data for 2025.
- Is people having a long-standing illness or health problem, by sex, age rising or falling in Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 41.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ireland 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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