Level of disability (activity limitation) by sex, age and income in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020)
European Union - 27 countries (from 2020): Level of disability (activity limitation) by sex, age and income was 4.7% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
4.7%
Change on year
unchanged
Rank
6th
of 6 regions
All-time high
6.3%
in 2022
All-time low
4.7%
in 2024
Years of data
9
2017–2025
Level of disability (activity limitation) by sex, age and income in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020), 2017–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) recorded 4.7% for level of disability (activity limitation) by sex, age and income in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 9 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 11.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, level of disability (activity limitation) by sex, age and income in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) peaked at 6.3% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 4.7%, in 2024.
Level of disability (activity limitation) by sex, age and income in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020), year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 5.3% | — |
| 2018 | 5.1% | -3.8% |
| 2019 | 5.4% | +5.9% |
| 2020 | 5.0% | -7.4% |
| 2021 | 5.1% | +2.0% |
| 2022 | 6.3% | +23.5% |
| 2023 | 5.5% | -12.7% |
| 2024 | 4.7% | -14.5% |
| 2025 | 4.7% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 5.3% | 5.1% | 5.4% | 3 |
| 2020s | 5.2% | 4.7% | 6.3% | 6 |
Countries ranked near European Union - 27 countries (from 2020)
- 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
- 9 Iceland 10.7%
More economy & growth data for European Union - 27 countries (from 2020)
- Gross domestic product (GDP) and Gross value added (GVA) in volume by 112.4 Index, 2020=100 (2024)
- Gross domestic product (GDP) at current market prices by NUTS 2 region 18.02 million Million euro (2024)
- Average annual population to calculate regional GDP data (thousand) 451,029 Thousand (2024)
- Gross domestic product (GDP) at current market prices by NUTS 3 region 18.02 million Million euro (2024)
- Gross value added at basic prices by NUTS 3 region 16.20 million Current prices, million euro (2024)
- Agricultural land prices by region 15,224 Euro per hectare (2024)
- Agricultural land renting prices for one year by region 295 Euro per hectare (2024)
- Irrigation of agricultural holdings by utilised agricultural area 155.11 million Hectare (2020)
- Farms and hectares by crops, utilised agricultural area, economic 155.11 million Hectare (2020)
- Gross domestic product (GDP) and main components (output, expenditure) 111.34 Chain linked volumes, index 2020=100 (2026)
Frequently asked questions
- What is level of disability (activity limitation) by sex, age and income in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020)?
- Level of disability (activity limitation) by sex, age and income in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) was 4.7% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest level of disability (activity limitation) by sex, age and income recorded in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020)?
- The highest recorded value was 6.3% in 2022.
- What is the lowest level of disability (activity limitation) by sex, age and income recorded in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020)?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.7% in 2024.
- How does European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) rank for level of disability (activity limitation) by sex, age and income?
- European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) ranks 6th out of 6 regions with data for 2025.
- Is level of disability (activity limitation) by sex, age and income rising or falling in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) 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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