In 2024, 8.5% of people in the EU lived in households where at least one member needed long-term care due to health problems.
Among EU residents living in households where at least one member reported a need for long-term care, 28.3% received professional homecare services.
More than half of all people living in households with long-term care needs in Denmark (63.5%), Cyprus (62.9%) and Belgium (52.9%) relied on professional homecare services.
In contrast, the lowest shares of people receiving professional homecare services were in Estonia (7.6%), Hungary (8.3%) and Poland (8.5%).
Source dataset: ilc_ats22