Nearly nine in 10 people aged 16 to 29 in the EU said their health was good or very good in 2025.
A total of 89.7% of young people reported good or very good health, compared with 67.9% across the wider population aged 16 and over, Eurostat reported on Monday.
The share among 16 to 29-year-olds has remained broadly stable in recent years, edging down from 91.1% in 2021 to 89.7% in 2025.
Young men were slightly more likely than young women to rate their health as good or very good in 2025, at 90.9% compared with 88.4%.
Income gap in self-rated health
The data also showed a difference by household income, measured in five equal-sized groups known as income quintiles, Eurostat said.
Among young people living in households in the lowest income quintile, 85.6% reported good or very good health, compared with 93.7% of those in the highest income quintile.
In 14 EU countries, more than 90% of 16 to 29-year-olds said they were in good or very good health in 2025.
Romania recorded the highest share at 98.2%, followed by Greece at 98.1% and Croatia at 95.9%.
The lowest shares were reported in Sweden at 74.4%, the Netherlands at 79.8% and Finland at 81.4%.
