Persons having a longstanding health problem by level of disability in Portugal
Portugal: Persons having a longstanding health problem by level of disability was 17.0% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Persons having a longstanding health problem by level of disability in Portugal, 2010–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
Portugal recorded 17.0% for persons having a longstanding health problem by level of disability in 2025.
The figure is up 1.8% on the previous year and up 4.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, persons having a longstanding health problem by level of disability in Portugal peaked at 20.0% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 10.3%, in 2010.
That places Portugal 13th 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 Portugal, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 10.3% | — |
| 2011 | 10.3% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 13.5% | +31.1% |
| 2013 | 13.8% | +2.2% |
| 2014 | 15.5% | +12.3% |
| 2015 | 16.2% | +4.5% |
| 2016 | 17.2% | +6.2% |
| 2017 | 17.6% | +2.3% |
| 2018 | 17.0% | -3.4% |
| 2019 | 16.4% | -3.5% |
| 2020 | 17.1% | +4.3% |
| 2021 | 20.0% | +17.0% |
| 2022 | 17.6% | -12.0% |
| 2023 | 18.1% | +2.8% |
| 2024 | 16.7% | -7.7% |
| 2025 | 17.0% | +1.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 14.8% | 10.3% | 17.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.8% | 16.7% | 20.0% | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is persons having a longstanding health problem by level of disability in Portugal?
- Persons having a longstanding health problem by level of disability in Portugal was 17.0% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest persons having a longstanding health problem by level of disability recorded in Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was 20.0% in 2021.
- What is the lowest persons having a longstanding health problem by level of disability recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.3% in 2010.
- How does Portugal rank for persons having a longstanding health problem by level of disability?
- Portugal ranks 13th out of 47 countries with data for 2025.
- Is persons having a longstanding health problem by level of disability rising or falling in Portugal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Portugal 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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