Perceived health status in Germany
Germany: Perceived health status was 10.8 Percentage of population in the same age in 2025. ▲ Rising
Perceived health status in Germany, 2005–2025
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Percentage of population in the same age.
Analysis
Germany recorded 10.8 Percentage of population in the same age for perceived health status in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.9% on the previous year and up 30.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, perceived health status in Germany peaked at 12.4 Percentage of population in the same age in 2021 and was at its lowest, 7.9 Percentage of population in the same age, in 2009.
That places Germany 4th out of 28 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8.82 Percentage of population in the same age | 7.9 Percentage of population in the same age | 9.5 Percentage of population in the same age | 5 |
| 2010s | 8.29 Percentage of population in the same age | 8 Percentage of population in the same age | 8.6 Percentage of population in the same age | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.42 Percentage of population in the same age | 10.5 Percentage of population in the same age | 12.4 Percentage of population in the same age | 6 |
Countries ranked near Germany
- 1 Japan 13.5 Percentage of population in the same age compare
- 2 Portugal 12.2 Percentage of population in the same age compare
- 3 Israel 11.8 Percentage of population in the same age compare
- 5 Norway 10.3 Percentage of population in the same age compare
- 6 France 10.2 Percentage of population in the same age compare
- 7 Hungary 9.2 Percentage of population in the same age compare
More health data for Germany
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.13 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.9955 % change on previous year (2090)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,164 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 368 (2100)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 0 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 471,597 (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 428,744 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 452,461 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 417,520 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is perceived health status in Germany?
- Perceived health status in Germany was 10.8 Percentage of population in the same age in 2025, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest perceived health status recorded in Germany?
- The highest recorded value was 12.4 Percentage of population in the same age in 2021.
- What is the lowest perceived health status recorded in Germany?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.9 Percentage of population in the same age in 2009.
- How does Germany rank for perceived health status?
- Germany ranks 4th out of 28 countries with data for 2025.
- Is perceived health status rising or falling in Germany?
- Over the last ten years it is up 30.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Germany data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Perceived health status. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This dataset presents data on perceived health status (percentage of the population, aged 15 years old and over who report their health to be ‘good/very good' (or excellent) (all positive response categories), ‘fair’ (not good, not bad), ‘bad/very bad’ (all negative response categories). It also includes data on perceived health status by age and gender (percentage of the population who report their health to be 'good/very good' (or excellent), for various age groups). Please refer to the Sources and Methods for detailed country-specific information.