Level of disability (activity limitation) by sex, age and income in Euro area - 19 countries (2015-2022)
Euro area - 19 countries (2015-2022): Level of disability (activity limitation) by sex, age and income was 5.6% in 2021. ▼ Falling
Latest (2021)
5.6%
Change on year
up 12.0%
Rank
1st
of 6 regions
All-time high
6.5%
in 2014
All-time low
5.0%
in 2008
Years of data
14
2008–2021
Level of disability (activity limitation) by sex, age and income in Euro area - 19 countries (2015-2022), 2008–2021
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
In 2021, level of disability (activity limitation) by sex, age and income in Euro area - 19 countries (2015-2022) stood at 5.6%.
The figure is up 12.0% on the previous year and unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, level of disability (activity limitation) by sex, age and income in Euro area - 19 countries (2015-2022) peaked at 6.5% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 5.0%, in 2008.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.
Level of disability (activity limitation) by sex, age and income in Euro area - 19 countries (2015-2022), year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 5.0% | — |
| 2009 | 5.8% | +16.0% |
| 2010 | 5.5% | -5.2% |
| 2011 | 5.6% | +1.8% |
| 2012 | 5.6% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 5.8% | +3.6% |
| 2014 | 6.5% | +12.1% |
| 2015 | 5.1% | -21.5% |
| 2016 | 5.0% | -2.0% |
| 2017 | 5.2% | +4.0% |
| 2018 | 5.2% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 5.2% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 5.0% | -3.8% |
| 2021 | 5.6% | +12.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.4% | 5.0% | 5.8% | 2 |
| 2010s | 5.5% | 5.0% | 6.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.3% | 5.0% | 5.6% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Euro area - 19 countries (2015-2022)
- 1 Switzerland 19.0% compare
- 2 Finland 14.2% compare
- 3 Norway 13.6% compare
- 4 Netherlands 12.9% compare
- 4 Netherlands 12.9% compare
More economy & growth data for Euro area - 19 countries (2015-2022)
- Gross value added and income by main industry (NACE Rev.2 ) 111.92 Chain linked volumes, index 2020=100 (2026)
- Gross domestic product (GDP) and main components (output, expenditure) 111.92 Chain linked volumes, index 2020=100 (2026)
- Gross domestic product (GDP) and main components per capita 11,190 Current prices, euro per capita (2026)
- Construction producer prices or costs, new residential buildings 122.4 Index, 2021=100 (2024)
- Purchasing power parities, price level indices, nominal and real 1.04 (2025)
- Purchasing power parities, price level indices, nominal and real 1.05 (2024)
- Harmonised index of consumer prices (HICP) - ECOICOP ver.2 - indices 103.22 Index, 2025=100 (2026)
- Gross value added and income by main industry (NACE Rev.2 ) - annual 113.77 Chain linked volumes, index 2020=100 (2025)
- Gross domestic product (GDP) and main components (output, expenditure) 113.77 Chain linked volumes, index 2020=100 (2025)
- Harmonised index of consumer prices (HICP) - ECOICOP ver.2 - item 1,000 (2026)
Frequently asked questions
- What is level of disability (activity limitation) by sex, age and income in Euro area - 19 countries (2015-2022)?
- Level of disability (activity limitation) by sex, age and income in Euro area - 19 countries (2015-2022) was 5.6% in 2021, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest level of disability (activity limitation) by sex, age and income recorded in Euro area - 19 countries (2015-2022)?
- The highest recorded value was 6.5% in 2014.
- What is the lowest level of disability (activity limitation) by sex, age and income recorded in Euro area - 19 countries (2015-2022)?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.0% in 2008.
- How does Euro area - 19 countries (2015-2022) rank for level of disability (activity limitation) by sex, age and income?
- Euro area - 19 countries (2015-2022) ranks 1st out of 6 regions with data for 2021.
- Is level of disability (activity limitation) by sex, age and income rising or falling in Euro area - 19 countries (2015-2022)?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Euro area - 19 countries (2015-2022) data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Level of disability (activity limitation) by sex, age and income quintile. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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