People having a long-standing illness or health problem, by sex, age in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020)
European Union - 27 countries (from 2020): People having a long-standing illness or health problem, by sex, age was 29.0% 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. Measured in Percentage.
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 29.0%, 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, by sex, age in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020), year by year
| Year | Percentage | 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% | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 27.3% | -2.5% |
| 2024 | 27.9% | +2.2% |
| 2025 | 29.0% | +3.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 26.9% | 23.4% | 30.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 28.1% | 27.3% | 29.0% | 4 |
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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 Number (2025)
- Population on 1 January by age, sex and NUTS 2 region 450.65 million Number (2025)
- Live births (total) by NUTS 3 region 3.55 million Number (2024)
- Population density by NUTS 3 region 109.7 Persons per square kilometre (2024)
- Population on 1 January by broad age group, sex and NUTS 3 region 450.65 million Number (2025)
- Live births by mother's age and NUTS 2 region 3.55 million Number (2024)
- Population in private households by educational attainment level and 335,604 Thousand persons (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 29.0% 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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