Level of disability (activity limitation) by sex, age and income in Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025)
Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025): Level of disability (activity limitation) by sex, age and income was 4.8% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
4.8%
Change on year
down 4.0%
Rank
5th
of 6 regions
All-time high
6.6%
in 2022
All-time low
4.8%
in 2025
Years of data
12
2014–2025
Level of disability (activity limitation) by sex, age and income in Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025), 2014–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
In 2025, level of disability (activity limitation) by sex, age and income in Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025) stood at 4.8%. That is the lowest value across all 12 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.0% on the previous year and down 7.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, level of disability (activity limitation) by sex, age and income in Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025) peaked at 6.6% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 4.8%, in 2025.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.
Level of disability (activity limitation) by sex, age and income in Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025), year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 6.5% | — |
| 2015 | 5.2% | -20.0% |
| 2016 | 5.1% | -1.9% |
| 2017 | 5.2% | +2.0% |
| 2018 | 5.2% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 5.3% | +1.9% |
| 2020 | 5.1% | -3.8% |
| 2021 | 5.3% | +3.9% |
| 2022 | 6.6% | +24.5% |
| 2023 | 5.7% | -13.6% |
| 2024 | 5.0% | -12.3% |
| 2025 | 4.8% | -4.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 5.4% | 5.1% | 6.5% | 6 |
| 2020s | 5.4% | 4.8% | 6.6% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025)
- 2 Finland 14.2% compare
- 3 Norway 13.6% compare
- 4 Netherlands 12.9% compare
- 4 Netherlands 12.9% compare
- 6 Ireland 12.6% compare
- 7 Sweden 11.8% compare
- 8 Luxembourg 11.3% compare
More economy & growth data for Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025)
- Gross value added and income by main industry (NACE Rev.2 ) 111.94 Chain linked volumes, index 2020=100 (2026)
- Gross domestic product (GDP) and main components (output, expenditure) 111.94 Chain linked volumes, index 2020=100 (2026)
- Gross domestic product (GDP) and main components per capita 11,130 Current prices, euro per capita (2026)
- Economic sentiment and confidence indicators by sector - monthly data -6.2 (2025)
- Construction producer prices or costs, new residential buildings 127.3 Index, 2021=100 (2026)
- Purchasing power parities, price level indices, nominal and real 1.04 (2025)
- Purchasing power parities, price level indices, nominal and real 1.04 (2024)
- Harmonised index of consumer prices (HICP) - ECOICOP ver.2 - indices 103.23 Index, 2025=100 (2026)
- Harmonised index of consumer prices (HICP) - ECOICOP ver.2 - item 1,000 (2026)
- Gross domestic product (GDP) and main components (output, expenditure) 113.85 Chain linked volumes, index 2020=100 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is level of disability (activity limitation) by sex, age and income in Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025)?
- Level of disability (activity limitation) by sex, age and income in Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025) was 4.8% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest level of disability (activity limitation) by sex, age and income recorded in Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025)?
- The highest recorded value was 6.6% in 2022.
- What is the lowest level of disability (activity limitation) by sex, age and income recorded in Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025)?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.8% in 2025.
- How does Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025) rank for level of disability (activity limitation) by sex, age and income?
- Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025) ranks 5th out of 6 regions with data for 2025.
- Is level of disability (activity limitation) by sex, age and income rising or falling in Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025) 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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