In 2025, 89.7% of young people aged 16 to 29 in the EU perceived their health as good or very good. This was clearly higher than the share in the total population aged 16 and over, at 67.9%.
This share has stayed largely stable over time, with only a small decline since 2021 from 91.1% to 89.7%.
In 2025, a slightly higher share of young men aged 16 to 29 reported good or very good health compared with young women in the same age group, at 90.9% and 88.4%, respectively.
The data also show a clear link between higher income and better self-perceived health. In the EU in 2025, 85.6% of young people aged 16-29 living in households with the lowest income (first income quintile) rated their health as good or very good, compared with 93.7% of those in households with the highest income (fifth income quintile).