People having a long-standing illness or health problem, by sex, age in Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025)
Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025): People having a long-standing illness or health problem, by sex, age was 28.7% in 2025. ▬ Flat
Latest (2025)
28.7%
Change on year
up 3.6%
Rank
2nd
of 6 regions
All-time high
29.9%
in 2015
All-time low
26.5%
in 2016
Years of data
11
2014–2025
People having a long-standing illness or health problem, by sex, age in Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025), 2014–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025) recorded 28.7% for people having a long-standing illness or health problem, by sex, age in 2025.
That represents a change of up 3.6% on the previous year and down 4.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people having a long-standing illness or health problem, by sex, age in Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025) peaked at 29.9% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 26.5%, in 2016.
People having a long-standing illness or health problem, by sex, age in Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025), year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 27.7% | — |
| 2015 | 29.9% | +7.9% |
| 2016 | 26.5% | -11.4% |
| 2017 | 29.7% | +12.1% |
| 2018 | 27.3% | -8.1% |
| 2019 | 27.6% | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 26.5% | -4.0% |
| 2022 | 27.7% | +4.5% |
| 2023 | 27.0% | -2.5% |
| 2024 | 27.7% | +2.6% |
| 2025 | 28.7% | +3.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 28.1% | 26.5% | 29.9% | 6 |
| 2020s | 27.5% | 26.5% | 28.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025)
More population data for Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025)
- Population change - Demographic balance and crude rates at national 352.72 million (2025)
- Live births (total) by month 2.79 million Number (2024)
- Population on 1 January by age and sex 351.64 million Number (2025)
- Population on 1 January by age group and sex 351.64 million Number (2025)
- Population on 1 January by broad age group and sex 351.64 million Number (2025)
- Population structure indicators at national level 57.2 (2025)
- Live births by mother's age and legal marital status 2.79 million Number (2024)
- Live births by mother's year of birth (age reached) and legal marital 2.79 million Number (2024)
- Deaths by year of birth (age reached) and sex 3.67 million Number (2024)
- Fertility indicators 31.6 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people having a long-standing illness or health problem, by sex, age in Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025)?
- People having a long-standing illness or health problem, by sex, age in Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025) was 28.7% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest people having a long-standing illness or health problem, by sex, age recorded in Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025)?
- The highest recorded value was 29.9% in 2015.
- What is the lowest people having a long-standing illness or health problem, by sex, age recorded in Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025)?
- The lowest recorded value was 26.5% in 2016.
- How does Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025) rank for people having a long-standing illness or health problem, by sex, age?
- Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025) ranks 2nd 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 Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025) 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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