People having a long-standing illness or health problem … birth in Spain
Spain: People having a long-standing illness or health problem … birth was 31.1 in 2025. ▲ Rising
People having a long-standing illness or health problem, by sex, age in Spain, 2009–2025
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
Spain recorded 31.1 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.
The figure is up 18.7% on the previous year and up 49.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people having a long-standing illness or health problem, by sex, age in Spain peaked at 31.1 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 8.4, in 2011.
That places Spain 15th out of 39 countries with data for 2025, putting it 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 … birth in Spain, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 14.2 | — |
| 2010 | 12.5 | -12.0% |
| 2011 | 8.4 | -32.8% |
| 2012 | 12.4 | +47.6% |
| 2013 | 19.5 | +57.3% |
| 2014 | 16.8 | -13.8% |
| 2015 | 20.8 | +23.8% |
| 2016 | 17.8 | -14.4% |
| 2017 | 20.9 | +17.4% |
| 2018 | 19.4 | -7.2% |
| 2019 | 18.2 | -6.2% |
| 2020 | 26.4 | +45.1% |
| 2021 | 27.8 | +5.3% |
| 2022 | 30 | +7.9% |
| 2023 | 29.7 | -1.0% |
| 2024 | 26.2 | -11.8% |
| 2025 | 31.1 | +18.7% |
Spain compared with similar countries
- Spain's 31.1 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 28, 1.1× the median. (27 countries reporting)
- Spain's 31.1 is above the median for high income countries, which is 28, 1.1× the median. (27 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 14.2 | 14.2 | 14.2 | 1 |
| 2010s | 16.67 | 8.4 | 20.9 | 10 |
| 2020s | 28.53 | 26.2 | 31.1 | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is people having a long-standing illness or health problem, by sex, age in Spain?
- People having a long-standing illness or health problem, by sex, age in Spain was 31.1 in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest people having a long-standing illness or health problem, by sex, age recorded in Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 31.1 in 2025.
- What is the lowest people having a long-standing illness or health problem, by sex, age recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.4 in 2011.
- How does Spain rank for people having a long-standing illness or health problem, by sex, age?
- Spain ranks 15th 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 Spain?
- Over the last ten years it is up 49.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Spain 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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