89.7% of EU young people rated their health good or very good in 2025: Eurostat

Nearly nine in ten young people aged 16–29 in the European Union rated their health as good or very good in 2025, according to a Eurostat article published on October 26, 2026. The share was 89.7%, compared with 67.9% among the population aged 16 and over. These figures concern people's own assessment of their health in 2025, rather than clinical diagnoses or conditions measured in October 2026.

The youth share declined slightly from 91.1% in 2021 to 89.7% in 2025. In the latest reference year, 90.9% of young men and 88.4% of young women reported good or very good health.

Eurostat also reports a difference by household income. Among 16–29-year-olds in the lowest income fifth, 85.6% rated their health positively; the share was 93.7% in the highest income fifth. This is an association in the published figures, not proof that income alone caused the difference.

Fourteen EU countries recorded youth shares above 90%. Romania, Greece and Croatia had the highest reported shares at 98.2%, 98.1% and 95.9%. Sweden, the Netherlands and Finland had the lowest at 74.4%, 79.8% and 81.4%. Country differences in self-reported health should not be treated as a direct ranking of healthcare quality.

First published in English as “Do young people consider themselves healthy?” by Eurostat on the European Union's Europa website: https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/web/products-eurostat-news/w/ddn-20261026-1 . © European Union, 2026. Adaptation/translation: KROV; © KROV, 2026. Source text: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . KROV is solely responsible for this adaptation and translation; Eurostat is not responsible. In any discrepancy, the original English text prevails.