Persons having a longstanding health problem by level of disability in Spain
Spain: Persons having a longstanding health problem by level of disability was 13.8% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Persons having a longstanding health problem by level of disability in Spain, 2010–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
In 2025, persons having a longstanding health problem by level of disability in Spain stood at 13.8%.
That represents a change of up 3.0% on the previous year and up 25.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, persons having a longstanding health problem by level of disability in Spain peaked at 15.5% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 6.3%, in 2011.
That places Spain 17th out of 49 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 Spain, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 10.6% | — |
| 2011 | 6.3% | -40.6% |
| 2012 | 7.9% | +25.4% |
| 2013 | 11.0% | +39.2% |
| 2014 | 10.3% | -6.4% |
| 2015 | 11.0% | +6.8% |
| 2016 | 10.1% | -8.2% |
| 2017 | 8.7% | -13.9% |
| 2018 | 10.9% | +25.3% |
| 2019 | 7.5% | -31.2% |
| 2020 | 14.8% | +97.3% |
| 2021 | 14.6% | -1.4% |
| 2022 | 15.5% | +6.2% |
| 2023 | 14.2% | -8.4% |
| 2024 | 13.4% | -5.6% |
| 2025 | 13.8% | +3.0% |
Spain compared with similar countries
- Spain's 13.8% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 11.8%, 1.2× the median. (34 countries reporting)
- Spain's 13.8% is above the median for high income countries, which is 12.5%, 1.1× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Persons having a longstanding health problem by level of disability in Spain changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | +97.3% | 7.5% | 14.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 9.4% | 6.3% | 11.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.4% | 13.4% | 15.5% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Spain
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Frequently asked questions
- What is persons having a longstanding health problem by level of disability in Spain?
- Persons having a longstanding health problem by level of disability in Spain was 13.8% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest persons having a longstanding health problem by level of disability recorded in Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 15.5% in 2022.
- What is the lowest persons having a longstanding health problem by level of disability recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.3% in 2011.
- How does Spain rank for persons having a longstanding health problem by level of disability?
- Spain ranks 17th out of 49 countries with data for 2025.
- Is persons having a longstanding health problem by level of disability rising or falling in Spain?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Spain 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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