Nearly a quarter of people aged 16 and over in the European Union live with disability Eurostat reports.
The incidence of disability grows with age — just 7.1% of those aged 16 to 24 reported a disability, compared with 72.3% among people aged 85 and above.
More than one in four people with disabilities, or 28.7%, were at risk of poverty or social exclusion.
The data also showed differences in educational attainment. Among young people with disabilities aged 25–34, 30% had completed higher education, Eurostat noted.
The findings were published to mark the International Day of Persons with Disabilities on 3 December each year.
