People having a long-standing illness or health problem … birth in Austria
Austria: People having a long-standing illness or health problem … birth was 32.7 in 2025. ▲ Rising
People having a long-standing illness or health problem, by sex, age in Austria, 2009–2025
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
In 2025, people having a long-standing illness or health problem, by sex, age in Austria stood at 32.7. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.8% on the previous year and up 16.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people having a long-standing illness or health problem, by sex, age in Austria peaked at 32.7 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 22.7, in 2010.
Austria ranks 11th of 39 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
People having a long-standing illness or health problem … birth in Austria, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 23.7 | — |
| 2010 | 22.7 | -4.2% |
| 2011 | 28.8 | +26.9% |
| 2012 | 29 | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 26.8 | -7.6% |
| 2014 | 29.5 | +10.1% |
| 2015 | 28.2 | -4.4% |
| 2016 | 26.9 | -4.6% |
| 2017 | 29.4 | +9.3% |
| 2018 | 23.6 | -19.7% |
| 2019 | 28.7 | +21.6% |
| 2020 | 26 | -9.4% |
| 2021 | 28.8 | +10.8% |
| 2022 | 29.1 | +1.0% |
| 2023 | 27 | -7.2% |
| 2024 | 30.9 | +14.4% |
| 2025 | 32.7 | +5.8% |
Austria compared with similar countries
- Austria's 32.7 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 28, 1.2× the median. (27 countries reporting)
- Austria's 32.7 is above the median for high income countries, which is 28, 1.2× the median. (27 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 23.7 | 23.7 | 23.7 | 1 |
| 2010s | 27.36 | 22.7 | 29.5 | 10 |
| 2020s | 29.08 | 26 | 32.7 | 6 |
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- Population density 89.67 (2100)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is people having a long-standing illness or health problem, by sex, age in Austria?
- People having a long-standing illness or health problem, by sex, age in Austria was 32.7 in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest people having a long-standing illness or health problem, by sex, age recorded in Austria?
- The highest recorded value was 32.7 in 2025.
- What is the lowest people having a long-standing illness or health problem, by sex, age recorded in Austria?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.7 in 2010.
- How does Austria rank for people having a long-standing illness or health problem, by sex, age?
- Austria ranks 11th out of 39 countries with data for 2025.
- Is people having a long-standing illness or health problem, by sex, age rising or falling in Austria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Austria 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 groups of country of birth. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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