Belgium (2025)
7.1
% of population (aged 16+)
+0.3pp YoY
YoY Change
+0.3pp
percentage points
Trend
up
Series length
16
years of data

Data

Belgium Population in Bad Self-Perceived Health (2025) — source data. Eurostat.
Year % of population (aged 16+) YoY Change
2025 7.1 +0.3pp
2024 6.8 unchanged
2023 6.8 +0.2pp
2022 6.6 +0.2pp
2021 6.4 unchanged
2020 6.4 -1.1pp
2019 7.5 +0.4pp
2018 7.1 unchanged
2017 7.1 -0.1pp
2016 7.2 -0.5pp
2015 7.7 +0.2pp
2014 7.5 +0.4pp
2013 7.1 -0.2pp
2012 7.3 -0.1pp
2011 7.4 unchanged
2010 7.4 n/a

About this Dataset

Belgium recorded 7.1 % of population (aged 16+) in 2025. The latest change was +0.3pp. Across 2010–2025 the series ranges from 6.4 in 2021 to 7.7 in 2015.

This page tracks the share of adults rating their health as bad in Belgium. Based on EU-SILC survey data.

Data sourced from Eurostat via SDMX REST API. Values use harmonised methodology intended for cross-country comparison.

Frequently Asked Questions

This page tracks the share of adults rating their health as bad in Belgium. Based on EU-SILC survey data. It is published by Eurostat and updated annually.

The most recent observation covers 2025. Eurostat typically publishes this series with a lag of several months after the reference period. The series runs 2010–2025 (16 observations).

The series peaked at 7.7 % of population (aged 16+) in 2015 and reached its lowest recorded value of 6.4 in 2021. The latest reading of 7.1 in 2025 represents a change of +0.3pp.