Persons having a longstanding health problem by level of disability in Norway
Norway: Persons having a longstanding health problem by level of disability was 31.8% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Persons having a longstanding health problem by level of disability in Norway, 2010–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
The most recent figure for persons having a longstanding health problem by level of disability in Norway is 31.8%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.
The figure is up 16.9% on the previous year and up 19.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, persons having a longstanding health problem by level of disability in Norway peaked at 31.8% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 21.3%, in 2021.
Norway ranks 2nd of 47 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
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 Norway, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 24.6% | — |
| 2011 | 22.6% | -8.1% |
| 2012 | 23.1% | +2.2% |
| 2013 | 24.0% | +3.9% |
| 2014 | 22.2% | -7.5% |
| 2015 | 26.7% | +20.3% |
| 2016 | 22.4% | -16.1% |
| 2017 | 22.7% | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 24.2% | +6.6% |
| 2019 | 24.7% | +2.1% |
| 2020 | 27.4% | +10.9% |
| 2021 | 21.3% | -22.3% |
| 2022 | 24.9% | +16.9% |
| 2023 | 25.2% | +1.2% |
| 2024 | 27.2% | +7.9% |
| 2025 | 31.8% | +16.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 23.7% | 22.2% | 26.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 26.3% | 21.3% | 31.8% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Norway
- 1 Finland 35.4% compare
- 3 Estonia 22.9% compare
- 3 Estonia 22.9% compare
- 5 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 22.8% compare
- 5 United Kingdom 22.8% compare
More health data for Norway
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- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.337 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,212 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 12 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 0-14, female, annual growth rate -0.9506 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.0775 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate -0.9586 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.0817 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is persons having a longstanding health problem by level of disability in Norway?
- Persons having a longstanding health problem by level of disability in Norway was 31.8% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest persons having a longstanding health problem by level of disability recorded in Norway?
- The highest recorded value was 31.8% in 2025.
- What is the lowest persons having a longstanding health problem by level of disability recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 21.3% in 2021.
- How does Norway rank for persons having a longstanding health problem by level of disability?
- Norway ranks 2nd out of 47 countries with data for 2025.
- Is persons having a longstanding health problem by level of disability rising or falling in Norway?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Norway 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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