Persons having a longstanding health problem by level of disability in Netherlands

Netherlands: Persons having a longstanding health problem by level of disability was 22.7 in 2025. ▬ Flat

Latest (2025)
22.7
Change on year
up 32.7%
World rank
5th
of 37 countries
All-time high
22.7
in 2025
All-time low
14.1
in 2021
Years of data
16
2010–2025

Persons having a longstanding health problem by level of disability in Netherlands, 2010–2025

05101520252010201720252010: 17.72011: 19.82012: 18.42013: 19.92014: 17.42015: 21.12016: 17.72017: 192018: 18.92019: 14.72020: 152021: 14.12022: 17.92023: 19.22024: 17.12025: 22.7

Source: Eurostat.

Analysis

Netherlands recorded 22.7 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 32.7% on the previous year and up 7.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, persons having a longstanding health problem by level of disability in Netherlands peaked at 22.7 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 14.1, in 2021.

That places Netherlands 5th out of 37 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.

Persons having a longstanding health problem by level of disability in Netherlands, year by year

Annual values for Persons having a longstanding health problem by level of disability (activity limitation), sex and age in Netherlands, 2010 to 2025.
Year Value Change
2010 17.7
2011 19.8 +11.9%
2012 18.4 -7.1%
2013 19.9 +8.2%
2014 17.4 -12.6%
2015 21.1 +21.3%
2016 17.7 -16.1%
2017 19 +7.3%
2018 18.9 -0.5%
2019 14.7 -22.2%
2020 15 +2.0%
2021 14.1 -6.0%
2022 17.9 +27.0%
2023 19.2 +7.3%
2024 17.1 -10.9%
2025 22.7 +32.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 18.46 14.7 21.1 10
2020s 17.67 14.1 22.7 6

Countries ranked near Netherlands

  1. 2 Norway 31.8 compare
  2. 3 Estonia 22.9 compare
  3. 4 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 22.8 compare
  4. 6 Sweden 22.5 compare
  5. 7 Switzerland 19.8 compare
  6. 7 Türkiye 11.5 compare
  7. 8 Denmark 17.9 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is persons having a longstanding health problem by level of disability in Netherlands?
Persons having a longstanding health problem by level of disability in Netherlands was 22.7 in 2025, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest persons having a longstanding health problem by level of disability recorded in Netherlands?
The highest recorded value was 22.7 in 2025.
What is the lowest persons having a longstanding health problem by level of disability recorded in Netherlands?
The lowest recorded value was 14.1 in 2021.
How does Netherlands rank for persons having a longstanding health problem by level of disability?
Netherlands ranks 5th out of 37 countries with data for 2025.
Is persons having a longstanding health problem by level of disability rising or falling in Netherlands?
Over the last ten years it is up 7.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Netherlands 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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Indicator
Persons having a longstanding health problem by level of disability (activity limitation), sex and age
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
44 places, 633 data points, 2010–2025
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