People having a long-standing illness or health problem, by sex, age in Netherlands
Netherlands: People having a long-standing illness or health problem, by sex, age was 19.2% in 2025. ▼ Falling
People having a long-standing illness or health problem, by sex, age in Netherlands, 2008–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
The most recent figure for people having a long-standing illness or health problem, by sex, age in Netherlands is 19.2%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 23.9% on the previous year and up 2.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people having a long-standing illness or health problem, by sex, age in Netherlands peaked at 19.2% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 11.9%, in 2008.
That places Netherlands 7th out of 45 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 18 years of available data.
People having a long-standing illness or health problem, by sex, age in Netherlands, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 11.9% | — |
| 2009 | 18.0% | +51.3% |
| 2010 | 18.9% | +5.0% |
| 2011 | 17.0% | -10.1% |
| 2012 | 16.8% | -1.2% |
| 2013 | 15.9% | -5.4% |
| 2014 | 14.6% | -8.2% |
| 2015 | 18.8% | +28.8% |
| 2016 | 13.9% | -26.1% |
| 2017 | 14.4% | +3.6% |
| 2018 | 15.4% | +6.9% |
| 2019 | 12.1% | -21.4% |
| 2020 | 12.7% | +5.0% |
| 2021 | 14.5% | +14.2% |
| 2022 | 14.3% | -1.4% |
| 2023 | 15.3% | +7.0% |
| 2024 | 15.5% | +1.3% |
| 2025 | 19.2% | +23.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 14.9% | 11.9% | 18.0% | 2 |
| 2010s | 15.8% | 12.1% | 18.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 15.2% | 12.7% | 19.2% | 6 |
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- 7 Netherlands 19.2% compare
- 9 Ireland 19.1% compare
- 10 Switzerland 18.8% compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is people having a long-standing illness or health problem, by sex, age in Netherlands?
- People having a long-standing illness or health problem, by sex, age in Netherlands was 19.2% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest people having a long-standing illness or health problem, by sex, age recorded in Netherlands?
- The highest recorded value was 19.2% in 2025.
- What is the lowest people having a long-standing illness or health problem, by sex, age recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.9% in 2008.
- How does Netherlands rank for people having a long-standing illness or health problem, by sex, age?
- Netherlands ranks 7th out of 45 countries with data for 2025.
- Is people having a long-standing illness or health problem, by sex, age rising or falling in Netherlands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Netherlands data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of People having a long-standing illness or health problem, by sex, age and income quintile. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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