People having a long-standing illness or health problem … labour in Slovakia
Slovakia: People having a long-standing illness or health problem … labour was 9.9 in 2025. ▼ Falling
People having a long-standing illness or health problem, by sex, age in Slovakia, 2008–2025
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
The most recent figure for people having a long-standing illness or health problem, by sex, age in Slovakia is 9.9, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of up 39.4% on the previous year and up 16.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people having a long-standing illness or health problem, by sex, age in Slovakia peaked at 21.9 in 2017 and was at its lowest, 5.8, in 2022.
Slovakia ranks 28th of 49 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 18 years of available data.
People having a long-standing illness or health problem … labour in Slovakia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 9.6 | — |
| 2009 | 9.4 | -2.1% |
| 2010 | 9.9 | +5.3% |
| 2011 | 9.7 | -2.0% |
| 2012 | 8.6 | -11.3% |
| 2013 | 7.9 | -8.1% |
| 2014 | 7.2 | -8.9% |
| 2015 | 8.5 | +18.1% |
| 2016 | 8 | -5.9% |
| 2017 | 21.9 | +173.7% |
| 2018 | 8 | -63.5% |
| 2019 | 8.8 | +10.0% |
| 2020 | 7.8 | -11.4% |
| 2021 | 6.7 | -14.1% |
| 2022 | 5.8 | -13.4% |
| 2023 | 6.9 | +19.0% |
| 2024 | 7.1 | +2.9% |
| 2025 | 9.9 | +39.4% |
Slovakia compared with similar countries
- Slovakia's 9.9 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 11.75, 84% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
- Slovakia's 9.9 is below the median for high income countries, which is 12.3, 80% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where People having a long-standing illness or health problem … labour in Slovakia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | +173.7% | 8 | 21.9 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9.5 | 9.4 | 9.6 | 2 |
| 2010s | 9.85 | 7.2 | 21.9 | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.37 | 5.8 | 9.9 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Slovakia
More work & labour data for Slovakia
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual -0.6534 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -0.6515 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -0.6553 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -1.98 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 0.3502 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 3,260 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 1,704 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 1,716 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 1,711 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 3,427 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people having a long-standing illness or health problem, by sex, age in Slovakia?
- People having a long-standing illness or health problem, by sex, age in Slovakia was 9.9 in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest people having a long-standing illness or health problem, by sex, age recorded in Slovakia?
- The highest recorded value was 21.9 in 2017.
- What is the lowest people having a long-standing illness or health problem, by sex, age recorded in Slovakia?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.8 in 2022.
- How does Slovakia rank for people having a long-standing illness or health problem, by sex, age?
- Slovakia ranks 28th out of 49 countries with data for 2025.
- Is people having a long-standing illness or health problem, by sex, age rising or falling in Slovakia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Slovakia 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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