Persons having a longstanding health problem by level of disability in Ireland
Ireland: Persons having a longstanding health problem by level of disability was 16.8% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Persons having a longstanding health problem by level of disability in Ireland, 2010–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
Ireland recorded 16.8% for persons having a longstanding health problem by level of disability in 2025. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 42.4% on the previous year and up 42.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, persons having a longstanding health problem by level of disability in Ireland peaked at 16.8% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 9.4%, in 2011.
Ireland ranks 14th of 47 countries on this measure, 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 Ireland, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 11.7% | — |
| 2011 | 9.4% | -19.7% |
| 2012 | 9.5% | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 10.7% | +12.6% |
| 2014 | 10.4% | -2.8% |
| 2015 | 11.8% | +13.5% |
| 2016 | 13.3% | +12.7% |
| 2017 | 13.3% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 10.7% | -19.5% |
| 2019 | 12.6% | +17.8% |
| 2020 | 13.7% | +8.7% |
| 2021 | 13.3% | -2.9% |
| 2022 | 15.8% | +18.8% |
| 2023 | 15.1% | -4.4% |
| 2024 | 11.8% | -21.9% |
| 2025 | 16.8% | +42.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 11.3% | 9.4% | 13.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.4% | 11.8% | 16.8% | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is persons having a longstanding health problem by level of disability in Ireland?
- Persons having a longstanding health problem by level of disability in Ireland was 16.8% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest persons having a longstanding health problem by level of disability recorded in Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 16.8% in 2025.
- What is the lowest persons having a longstanding health problem by level of disability recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.4% in 2011.
- How does Ireland rank for persons having a longstanding health problem by level of disability?
- Ireland ranks 14th out of 47 countries with data for 2025.
- Is persons having a longstanding health problem by level of disability rising or falling in Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 42.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ireland 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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