People having a long-standing illness or health problem … birth in Finland
Finland: People having a long-standing illness or health problem … birth was 45.2 in 2025. ▲ Rising
People having a long-standing illness or health problem, by sex, age in Finland, 2009–2025
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
Finland recorded 45.2 for people having a long-standing illness or health problem, by sex, age in 2025. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.9% on the previous year and up 19.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people having a long-standing illness or health problem, by sex, age in Finland peaked at 45.2 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 21.8, in 2018.
Finland ranks 1st of 39 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
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 Finland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 24.9 | — |
| 2010 | 28 | +12.4% |
| 2011 | 25.4 | -9.3% |
| 2012 | 24.3 | -4.3% |
| 2013 | 30.1 | +23.9% |
| 2014 | 32.2 | +7.0% |
| 2015 | 37.7 | +17.1% |
| 2016 | 25.5 | -32.4% |
| 2017 | 24.8 | -2.7% |
| 2018 | 21.8 | -12.1% |
| 2019 | 33.1 | +51.8% |
| 2020 | 31.4 | -5.1% |
| 2021 | 31.1 | -1.0% |
| 2022 | 33.5 | +7.7% |
| 2023 | 33.6 | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 42.3 | +25.9% |
| 2025 | 45.2 | +6.9% |
Finland compared with similar countries
- Finland's 45.2 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 28, 1.6× the median. (27 countries reporting)
- Finland's 45.2 is above the median for high income countries, which is 28, 1.6× the median. (27 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 24.9 | 24.9 | 24.9 | 1 |
| 2010s | 28.29 | 21.8 | 37.7 | 10 |
| 2020s | 36.18 | 31.1 | 45.2 | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is people having a long-standing illness or health problem, by sex, age in Finland?
- People having a long-standing illness or health problem, by sex, age in Finland was 45.2 in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest people having a long-standing illness or health problem, by sex, age recorded in Finland?
- The highest recorded value was 45.2 in 2025.
- What is the lowest people having a long-standing illness or health problem, by sex, age recorded in Finland?
- The lowest recorded value was 21.8 in 2018.
- How does Finland rank for people having a long-standing illness or health problem, by sex, age?
- Finland ranks 1st 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 Finland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Finland 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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