People having a long-standing illness or health problem … birth in Belgium
Belgium: People having a long-standing illness or health problem … birth was 26.5 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
26.5
Change on year
up 16.7%
World rank
26th
of 39 countries
All-time high
26.5
in 2025
All-time low
20.5
in 2021
Years of data
17
2009–2025
People having a long-standing illness or health problem, by sex, age in Belgium, 2009–2025
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
The most recent figure for people having a long-standing illness or health problem, by sex, age in Belgium is 26.5, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.
That represents a change of up 16.7% on the previous year and up 6.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people having a long-standing illness or health problem, by sex, age in Belgium peaked at 26.5 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 20.5, in 2021.
Belgium ranks 26th 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 Belgium, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 20.7 | — |
| 2010 | 22.2 | +7.2% |
| 2011 | 21.1 | -5.0% |
| 2012 | 21.3 | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 21.1 | -0.9% |
| 2014 | 24 | +13.7% |
| 2015 | 24.9 | +3.7% |
| 2016 | 22.5 | -9.6% |
| 2017 | 23.6 | +4.9% |
| 2018 | 20.7 | -12.3% |
| 2019 | 23.8 | +15.0% |
| 2020 | 22.8 | -4.2% |
| 2021 | 20.5 | -10.1% |
| 2022 | 23 | +12.2% |
| 2023 | 22.9 | -0.4% |
| 2024 | 22.7 | -0.9% |
| 2025 | 26.5 | +16.7% |
Belgium compared with similar countries
- Belgium's 26.5 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 28, 95% of the median. (27 countries reporting)
- Belgium's 26.5 is below the median for high income countries, which is 28, 95% of the median. (27 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 20.7 | 20.7 | 20.7 | 1 |
| 2010s | 22.52 | 20.7 | 24.9 | 10 |
| 2020s | 23.07 | 20.5 | 26.5 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Belgium
- 24 European Union (EU6-1958, EU9-1973, EU10-1981, EU12-1986, EU15-1995, EU25-2004, EU27-2007, EU28-2013, EU27-2020) 26.8 compare
- 25 Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026) 26.6 compare
- 27 Hungary 26.3 compare
- 28 Germany 25.6 compare
- 29 Latvia 24.7 compare
- 29 Latvia 24.7 compare
More population data for Belgium
- Population regions with projections, annual growth rate -0.1652 % change on previous year (2100)
- Urban and rural population 2050, annual growth rate -0.1094 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population long run with projections, annual growth rate -0.1652 % change on previous year (2100)
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate -0.0945 % change on previous year (2100)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates 12,091 Persons (2050)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 03 - Annual population 0.2011 Percent per annum (2030)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate 0.0085 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population growth rate -0.166 (2100)
- Population density 365.29 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5 461,216 (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people having a long-standing illness or health problem, by sex, age in Belgium?
- People having a long-standing illness or health problem, by sex, age in Belgium was 26.5 in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest people having a long-standing illness or health problem, by sex, age recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 26.5 in 2025.
- What is the lowest people having a long-standing illness or health problem, by sex, age recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.5 in 2021.
- How does Belgium rank for people having a long-standing illness or health problem, by sex, age?
- Belgium ranks 26th 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 Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Belgium 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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