People having a long-standing illness or health problem … birth in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020)
European Union - 27 countries (from 2020): People having a long-standing illness or health problem … birth was 29 in 2025. ▲ Rising
People having a long-standing illness or health problem, by sex, age in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020), 2010–2025
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
The most recent figure for people having a long-standing illness or health problem, by sex, age in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) is 29, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.9% on the previous year and down 4.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people having a long-standing illness or health problem, by sex, age in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) peaked at 30.3 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 23.4, in 2010.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
People having a long-standing illness or health problem … birth in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 23.4 | — |
| 2011 | 25.5 | +9.0% |
| 2012 | 23.9 | -6.3% |
| 2013 | 25.8 | +7.9% |
| 2014 | 28.2 | +9.3% |
| 2015 | 30.3 | +7.4% |
| 2016 | 26.9 | -11.2% |
| 2017 | 29.6 | +10.0% |
| 2018 | 27.4 | -7.4% |
| 2019 | 27.8 | +1.5% |
| 2022 | 28 | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 27.3 | -2.5% |
| 2024 | 27.9 | +2.2% |
| 2025 | 29 | +3.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 26.88 | 23.4 | 30.3 | 10 |
| 2020s | 28.05 | 27.3 | 29 | 4 |
Countries ranked near European Union - 27 countries (from 2020)
More population data for European Union - 27 countries (from 2020)
- Population on 1 January by age group, sex and NUTS 2 region 450.65 million (2025)
- Population on 1 January by age, sex and NUTS 2 region 450.65 million (2025)
- Live births (total) by NUTS 3 region 3.55 million (2024)
- Population density by NUTS 3 region 109.7 (2024)
- Population on 1 January by broad age group, sex and NUTS 3 region 450.65 million (2025)
- Live births by mother's age and NUTS 2 region 3.55 million (2024)
- Population in private households by educational attainment level and 335,605 (2025)
- Population in private households by educational attainment level and 14.3 (2025)
- Population in private households by educational attainment level 23.5 (2025)
- Population in private households by educational attainment level 23.5 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people having a long-standing illness or health problem, by sex, age in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020)?
- People having a long-standing illness or health problem, by sex, age in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) was 29 in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest people having a long-standing illness or health problem, by sex, age recorded in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020)?
- The highest recorded value was 30.3 in 2015.
- What is the lowest people having a long-standing illness or health problem, by sex, age recorded in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020)?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.4 in 2010.
- How does European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) rank for people having a long-standing illness or health problem, by sex, age?
- European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) ranks 1st 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 European Union - 27 countries (from 2020)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) 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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