Policy context
The EU has adopted several strategies aimed at improving the lives of persons with disabilities. The 2021-2030 EU strategy for the rights of persons with disabilities sets out EU objectives and priorities in several areas, such as accessibility, citizens' rights, quality of life.
Disability statistics are used in measuring the impact and effectiveness of the EU policy aimed at ensuring equal rights for persons with disabilities. To find out more, please visit the webpage on the monitoring framework for the objectives and actions of this strategy.
To ensure sound monitoring and reporting of this topic, the European Commission is reinforcing the collection of data on the situation of persons with disabilities in areas where knowledge gaps have been identified, for example on topics like health and employment. This also includes that in the future data on persons with disabilities living in institutions will be collected.