People having a long-standing illness or health problem, by sex, age in Slovenia
Slovenia: People having a long-standing illness or health problem, by sex, age was 32.3% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
32.3%
Change on year
down 9.0%
World rank
12th
of 38 countries
All-time high
38.3%
in 2010
All-time low
27.4%
in 2014
Years of data
17
2009–2025
People having a long-standing illness or health problem, by sex, age in Slovenia, 2009–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
Slovenia recorded 32.3% for people having a long-standing illness or health problem, by sex, age in 2025.
That represents a change of down 9.0% on the previous year and down 3.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people having a long-standing illness or health problem, by sex, age in Slovenia peaked at 38.3% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 27.4%, in 2014.
Slovenia ranks 12th of 38 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
People having a long-standing illness or health problem, by sex, age in Slovenia, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 30.6% | — |
| 2010 | 38.3% | +25.2% |
| 2011 | 33.6% | -12.3% |
| 2012 | 31.6% | -6.0% |
| 2013 | 29.1% | -7.9% |
| 2014 | 27.4% | -5.8% |
| 2015 | 33.3% | +21.5% |
| 2016 | 28.6% | -14.1% |
| 2017 | 38.0% | +32.9% |
| 2018 | 35.9% | -5.5% |
| 2019 | 35.9% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 28.7% | -20.1% |
| 2021 | 32.0% | +11.5% |
| 2022 | 35.4% | +10.6% |
| 2023 | 35.3% | -0.3% |
| 2024 | 35.5% | +0.6% |
| 2025 | 32.3% | -9.0% |
Slovenia compared with similar countries
- Slovenia's 32.3% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 28.0%, 1.2× the median. (27 countries reporting)
- Slovenia's 32.3% is above the median for high income countries, which is 28.0%, 1.2× the median. (27 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 30.6% | 30.6% | 30.6% | 1 |
| 2010s | 33.2% | 27.4% | 38.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 33.2% | 28.7% | 35.5% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Slovenia
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- Urban and rural population 2050, annual growth rate -2.55 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population long run with projections, annual growth rate -0.2628 % change on previous year (2100)
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate -0.2228 % change on previous year (2100)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.0661 % change on previous year (2100)
- World population growth -0.3% (2100)
- Population density 81.05 people per km² (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 66,504 people (2100)
- Population growth rate, by level of development -0.3% (2100)
- Number of people living in urban and rural areas, annual growth rate 0.3403 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people having a long-standing illness or health problem, by sex, age in Slovenia?
- People having a long-standing illness or health problem, by sex, age in Slovenia was 32.3% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest people having a long-standing illness or health problem, by sex, age recorded in Slovenia?
- The highest recorded value was 38.3% in 2010.
- What is the lowest people having a long-standing illness or health problem, by sex, age recorded in Slovenia?
- The lowest recorded value was 27.4% in 2014.
- How does Slovenia rank for people having a long-standing illness or health problem, by sex, age?
- Slovenia ranks 12th out of 38 countries with data for 2025.
- Is people having a long-standing illness or health problem, by sex, age rising or falling in Slovenia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Slovenia 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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