People having a long-standing illness or health problem … birth in Norway
Norway: People having a long-standing illness or health problem … birth was 36.2 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
36.2
Change on year
down 1.4%
World rank
9th
of 39 countries
All-time high
36.7
in 2024
All-time low
17.9
in 2017
Years of data
17
2009–2025
People having a long-standing illness or health problem, by sex, age in Norway, 2009–2025
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
The most recent figure for people having a long-standing illness or health problem, by sex, age in Norway is 36.2, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.4% on the previous year and up 70.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people having a long-standing illness or health problem, by sex, age in Norway peaked at 36.7 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 17.9, in 2017.
Norway ranks 9th of 39 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
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 Norway, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 30.5 | — |
| 2010 | 24 | -21.3% |
| 2011 | 29.3 | +22.1% |
| 2012 | 22 | -24.9% |
| 2013 | 35 | +59.1% |
| 2014 | 24.1 | -31.1% |
| 2015 | 21.2 | -12.0% |
| 2016 | 20 | -5.7% |
| 2017 | 17.9 | -10.5% |
| 2018 | 24.5 | +36.9% |
| 2019 | 21.9 | -10.6% |
| 2020 | 31.2 | +42.5% |
| 2021 | 26.3 | -15.7% |
| 2022 | 31.2 | +18.6% |
| 2023 | 34.2 | +9.6% |
| 2024 | 36.7 | +7.3% |
| 2025 | 36.2 | -1.4% |
Norway compared with similar countries
- Norway's 36.2 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 28, 1.3× the median. (27 countries reporting)
- Norway's 36.2 is above the median for high income countries, which is 28, 1.3× the median. (27 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 30.5 | 30.5 | 30.5 | 1 |
| 2010s | 23.99 | 17.9 | 35 | 10 |
| 2020s | 32.63 | 26.3 | 36.7 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Norway
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- Population regions with projections, annual growth rate -0.2322 % change on previous year (2100)
- Urban and rural population 2050, annual growth rate -4.32 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population long run with projections, annual growth rate -0.2322 % change on previous year (2100)
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate 0.1866 % change on previous year (2100)
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- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.1496 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population growth rate -0.231 (2100)
- Population density 14.86 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5 224,990 (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people having a long-standing illness or health problem, by sex, age in Norway?
- People having a long-standing illness or health problem, by sex, age in Norway was 36.2 in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest people having a long-standing illness or health problem, by sex, age recorded in Norway?
- The highest recorded value was 36.7 in 2024.
- What is the lowest people having a long-standing illness or health problem, by sex, age recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.9 in 2017.
- How does Norway rank for people having a long-standing illness or health problem, by sex, age?
- Norway ranks 9th 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 Norway?
- Over the last ten years it is up 70.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Norway 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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