EVALUATION OF EXISTING EUROSTAT STATISTICS

8. Discrimination

Indicators on discrimination are directly relevant to the UNCRPD, particularly Article 5 on equality and non-discrimination and Article 9 on accessibility. The EU Strategy for the Rights of Persons with Disabilities 2021–2030 identifies equal participation, non-discrimination, accessibility, and measuring progress as core priorities. It is also aligned with the Sustainable Development Goals, especially SDG 10 on reduced inequalities, which calls for the social, economic, and political inclusion of all, irrespective of disability, and for the reduction of discriminatory practices.

These indicators do not meet the criteria for publication in the Nordic Statistics Database due to the limited periodicity of data collection. The indicators in this section have only one time point, namely 2024. Despite their limitations, the indicators are documented in the report for future reference.

Unlike the previous indicators, these indicators are not available by detailed level of disability. In the Eurostat database, severe disability and some disability are combined into one category. All these indicators measure self-perceived discrimination in the past 12 months, except the indicator on self-perceived discrimination when looking for housing, which covers the previous five years.

Indicator	Data source	Disability measurement	Periodicity of data collection	Population
1. Self-perceived discrimination when in contact with administrative offices or public services	EU Statistics on Income and Living Conditions (EU-SILC) [ilc_atsd01]	GALI	Every 6 years	16 years and older
2. Self-perceived discrimination when looking for housing	EU-SILC [ilc_atsd01]	GALI	Every 6 years	16 years and older
3. Self-perceived discrimination when in contact with anyone from an educational institution	EU-SILC [ilc_atsd01]	GALI	Every 6 years	16 years and older
4. Self-perceived discrimination when in public spaces	EU-SILC [ilc_atsd01]	GALI	Every 6 years	16 years and older

Table 10: Indicators on discrimination documented for future reference.

Indicator	Data source	Disability measurement	Periodicity of data collection	Population
1. Self-perceived discrimination when in contact with administrative offices or public services	EU Statistics on Income and Living Conditions (EU-SILC) [ilc_atsd01]	GALI	Every 6 years	16 years and older
2. Self-perceived discrimination when looking for housing	EU-SILC [ilc_atsd01]	GALI	Every 6 years	16 years and older
3. Self-perceived discrimination when in contact with anyone from an educational institution	EU-SILC [ilc_atsd01]	GALI	Every 6 years	16 years and older
4. Self-perceived discrimination when in public spaces	EU-SILC [ilc_atsd01]	GALI	Every 6 years	16 years and older

Table 10: Indicators on discrimination documented for future reference.

Figure 29: Self-perceived discrimination in the past 12 months when in contact with administrative offices or public services by level of disability among persons aged 16 years and older living in private households. Year: 2024.

Source: Eurostat [ilc_atsd01]

The first indicator in the discrimination section is self-perceived discrimination when in contact with administrative offices or public services, including job centres, health services and social services, shown in Figure 29. The graph shows that in all Nordic countries, persons with disabilities report discrimination in contact with administrative offices or public services more often than persons without disabilities. The widest gap is observed in Sweden.

Figure 30: Self-perceived discrimination in the past five years when looking for housing by level of disability among persons aged 16 years and older living in private households. Year: 2024.

Source: Eurostat [ilc_atsd01]

The second indicator in this section is self-perceived discrimination when looking for housing, shown in Figure 30. Unlike the other indicators in this section, this measure refers to experiences in the past five years rather than the past 12 months. The graph shows that persons with disabilities are more likely than those without disabilities to report discrimination when looking for housing, with the widest gap observed in Sweden.

Figure 31: Self-perceived discrimination in the past 12 months when in contact with anyone from an educational institution by level of disability among persons aged 16 years and older living in private households. Year: 2024.

Source: Eurostat [ilc_atsd01]

The third indicator in this section is self-perceived discrimination when in contact with anyone from an educational institution, shown in Figure 31. The graph shows that persons with disabilities report discrimination in educational settings more often than persons without disabilities, but the gap between the two groups varies in size across the Nordic region, with the widest gap observed in Sweden.

Figure 32: Self-perceived discrimination in the past 12 months when in public spaces by level of disability among persons aged 16 years and older living in private households. Year: 2024.

Source: Eurostat [ilc_atsd01]

The last indicator in this section is self-perceived discrimination in public spaces, shown in Figure 32. The graph shows that in the past 12 months, the share of persons experiencing discrimination in public spaces was higher for persons with disabilities than for those with some or severe disabilities. The highest share of persons reporting discrimination in public spaces is observed in Sweden. In Denmark, the share of persons experiencing discrimination in public spaces was larger for persons without disabilities than among those with disabilities.