[ILO] Proportion of population with severe disabilities receiving in World
World: [ILO] Proportion of population with severe disabilities receiving was 38.9% in 2023. ▲ Rising
[ILO] Proportion of population with severe disabilities receiving in World, 2015–2023
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, [ilo] proportion of population with severe disabilities receiving in World stood at 38.9%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.3% on the previous year and up 18.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, [ilo] proportion of population with severe disabilities receiving in World peaked at 39.0% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 32.8%, in 2015.
That places World 19th out of 36 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
[ILO] Proportion of population with severe disabilities receiving in World, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 32.8% | — |
| 2016 | 33.1% | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 33.5% | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 33.9% | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 34.2% | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 36.2% | +5.8% |
| 2021 | 38.1% | +5.2% |
| 2022 | 39.0% | +2.4% |
| 2023 | 38.9% | -0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 33.5% | 32.8% | 34.2% | 5 |
| 2020s | 38.0% | 36.2% | 39.0% | 4 |
More infrastructure data for World
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 9.17 billion (2025)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 111.5 per 100 people (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 815.00 million (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 9.9 per 100 people (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.0992 units per person (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -2.16 % change on previous year (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 815.00 million (2025)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.12 units per person (2025)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is [ilo] proportion of population with severe disabilities receiving in World?
- [ilo] proportion of population with severe disabilities receiving in World was 38.9% in 2023, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest [ilo] proportion of population with severe disabilities receiving recorded in World?
- The highest recorded value was 39.0% in 2022.
- What is the lowest [ilo] proportion of population with severe disabilities receiving recorded in World?
- The lowest recorded value was 32.8% in 2015.
- How does World rank for [ilo] proportion of population with severe disabilities receiving?
- World ranks 19th out of 36 groups with data for 2023.
- Is [ilo] proportion of population with severe disabilities receiving rising or falling in World?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this World data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of [ILO] Proportion of population with severe disabilities receiving disability cash benefit, by sex (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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