People reporting good or very good health

People aged 16 or over who describe their general health as good or very good in the EU survey on income and living conditions. It reflects personal perception rather than a medical assessment.

Unit: % of people aged 16 or over Frequency: Annual Coverage: 37 countries and 1 group 2008 to 2025 Source: Eurostat
Highest in 2025 84.7% Albania Lowest in 2025 48.1% Latvia
European Union, 2025 67.9% Official aggregate published by the source
Countries ranked for 2025 31 Updated by the source on 20 October 2026

31 countries have a value for 2025, the latest period in the data.

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% of people aged 16 or over. Source: Eurostat. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

People reporting good or very good health (% of people aged 16 or over), 2008 to 2025
Period European UnionGermanyFranceSpain
2025 67.9% 65.4% 64.8% 70.0%
2024 68.4% 64.6% 66.2% 70.1%
2023 67.8% 65.5%e (estimated) 64.8% 70.1%
2022 67.7% 64.1% 65.1%b (break in time series) 70.1%
2021 69.0% 63.0% 67.8% 71.1%
2020 68.8% 63.8%b (break in time series) 68.3%b (break in time series) 73.0%
2019 68.6% 65.5% 66.6% 75.2%
2018 68.5%e (estimated) 65.5% 67.5% 73.6%
2017 68.9%e (estimated) 65.4% 67.4% 74.2%
2016 67.4%e (estimated) 65.2% 66.3% 72.4%
2015 66.7%e (estimated) 64.5% 67.8% 72.4%
2014 67.2%e (estimated) 65.2% 68.2% 72.6%
2013 66.4%e (estimated) 64.9% 67.1% 71.6%
2012 67.3%e (estimated) 65.4% 68.1% 74.3%
2011 66.6%e (estimated) 64.8% 67.6% 75.3%
2010 66.7%e (estimated) 65.2% 67.3% 71.8%
2009 – 65.2% 68.6% 70.6%
2008 – 64.5% 69.1% 72.4%

Flags: b break in time series; e estimated . A dash means no value was published.

In short

  • Among the 31 countries with a value for 2025, the highest is Albania (84.7%) and the lowest Latvia (48.1%).
  • Half of the countries are above 68.2% and half below.
  • From 2024 to 2025 the value rose in 12 countries and fell in 18.
  • The figure for the European Union was 67.9% in 2025, against 68.8% in 2020 (−0.9 percentage points).

About this measure

Definition
People aged 16 or over who describe their general health as good or very good in the EU survey on income and living conditions. It reflects personal perception rather than a medical assessment.
Population covered
People aged 16 or over in private households
Unit
% of people aged 16 or over
Frequency
Annual
Changes are shown as
Percentage points (the difference between two rates)

Source and dates

Original producer
Eurostat
Source
Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union
Dataset or series code
hlth_silc_01 · dataset details · view at source
Selection
freq=A unit=PC wstatus=POP age=Y_GE16 levels=VG_G
Observation period
2008 to 2025
Provider update
20 October 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
Eurostat reuse policy (attribution)
Attribution
Source: Eurostat

All countries in 2025 Every value is for 2025, so the countries are compared at the same point in time.

  1. 1 Albania 84.7%
  2. 2 Ireland 79.4%
  3. 3 Malta 78.8%
  4. 4 Greece 78.3%
  5. 5 Cyprus 75.0%
  6. 6 Luxembourg 74.1%b (break in time series)
  7. 7 Belgium 73.9%
  8. 8 Norway 73.7%
  9. 9 Italy 73.6%
  10. 10 Romania 73.2%
  11. 11 Spain 70.0%
  12. 12 Denmark 68.8%
  13. 13 Netherlands 68.6%
  14. 14 Austria 68.5%
  15. 15 Croatia 68.5%
  16. 16 Slovakia 68.2%
  17. 17 Finland 67.1%
  18. 18 Czechia 66.8%
  19. 19 Germany 65.4%
  20. 20 France 64.8%
  21. 21 Bulgaria 64.6%
  22. 22 Sweden 64.6%
  23. 23 Hungary 64.4%
  24. 24 Poland 64.2%
  25. 25 Slovenia 63.3%
  26. 26 Serbia 62.9%
  27. 27 Türkiye 62.3%
  28. 28 Estonia 57.8%
  29. 29 Portugal 52.6%
  30. 30 Lithuania 49.2%p (provisional)
  31. 31 Latvia 48.1%
  32. European Union 67.9%
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