Persons having a longstanding health problem by level of disability in France
France: Persons having a longstanding health problem by level of disability was 16.0% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Persons having a longstanding health problem by level of disability in France, 2010–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
The most recent figure for persons having a longstanding health problem by level of disability in France is 16.0%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.6% on the previous year and up 11.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, persons having a longstanding health problem by level of disability in France peaked at 16.0% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 13.1%, in 2020.
That places France 15th out of 47 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Persons having a longstanding health problem by level of disability in France, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 14.5% | — |
| 2011 | 13.3% | -8.3% |
| 2012 | 13.9% | +4.5% |
| 2013 | 14.0% | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 14.7% | +5.0% |
| 2015 | 14.3% | -2.7% |
| 2016 | 14.4% | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 14.4% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 13.6% | -5.6% |
| 2019 | 15.5% | +14.0% |
| 2020 | 13.1% | -15.5% |
| 2021 | 13.2% | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 15.2% | +15.2% |
| 2023 | 14.1% | -7.2% |
| 2024 | 15.6% | +10.6% |
| 2025 | 16.0% | +2.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 14.3% | 13.3% | 15.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.5% | 13.1% | 16.0% | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is persons having a longstanding health problem by level of disability in France?
- Persons having a longstanding health problem by level of disability in France was 16.0% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest persons having a longstanding health problem by level of disability recorded in France?
- The highest recorded value was 16.0% in 2025.
- What is the lowest persons having a longstanding health problem by level of disability recorded in France?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.1% in 2020.
- How does France rank for persons having a longstanding health problem by level of disability?
- France ranks 15th out of 47 countries with data for 2025.
- Is persons having a longstanding health problem by level of disability rising or falling in France?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this France data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Persons having a longstanding health problem by level of disability (activity limitation), sex and age. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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