People having a long-standing illness or health … citizenship in Spain
Spain: People having a long-standing illness or health … citizenship was 26.2 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
26.2
Change on year
up 16.4%
World rank
12th
of 22 countries
All-time high
26.3
in 2023
All-time low
7.9
in 2011
Years of data
17
2009–2025
People having a long-standing illness or health problem, by sex, age in Spain, 2009–2025
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
Spain recorded 26.2 for people having a long-standing illness or health problem, by sex, age in 2025.
That represents a change of up 16.4% on the previous year and up 23.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people having a long-standing illness or health problem, by sex, age in Spain peaked at 26.3 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 7.9, in 2011.
Spain ranks 12th of 22 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 … citizenship in Spain, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 14.2 | — |
| 2010 | 12.6 | -11.3% |
| 2011 | 7.9 | -37.3% |
| 2012 | 11.8 | +49.4% |
| 2013 | 19.3 | +63.6% |
| 2014 | 16.4 | -15.0% |
| 2015 | 21.3 | +29.9% |
| 2016 | 16.5 | -22.5% |
| 2017 | 19.3 | +17.0% |
| 2018 | 17.5 | -9.3% |
| 2019 | 15 | -14.3% |
| 2020 | 26.1 | +74.0% |
| 2021 | 23.5 | -10.0% |
| 2022 | 25.3 | +7.7% |
| 2023 | 26.3 | +4.0% |
| 2024 | 22.5 | -14.4% |
| 2025 | 26.2 | +16.4% |
Spain compared with similar countries
- Spain's 26.2 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 27.1, 97% of the median. (19 countries reporting)
- Spain's 26.2 is below the median for high income countries, which is 27.1, 97% of the median. (19 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 14.2 | 14.2 | 14.2 | 1 |
| 2010s | 15.76 | 7.9 | 21.3 | 10 |
| 2020s | 24.98 | 22.5 | 26.3 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Spain
More health data for Spain
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.82 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.2629 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 108 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -0.0396 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0173 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -0.0227 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0184 units per person (2025)
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 26.2 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 26.3 in 2023.
- What is the lowest people having a long-standing illness or health problem, by sex, age recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.9 in 2011.
- How does Spain rank for people having a long-standing illness or health problem, by sex, age?
- Spain ranks 12th out of 22 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 23.0%. 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 citizenship. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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