Mean and median income before social transfers (pensions excluded) in Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025)
Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025): Mean and median income before social transfers (pensions excluded) was 26,025 Euro in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
26,025 Euro
Change on year
up 5.4%
Rank
1st
of 6 regions
All-time high
26,025 Euro
in 2025
All-time low
17,979 Euro
in 2014
Years of data
12
2014–2025
Mean and median income before social transfers (pensions excluded) in Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025), 2014–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Euro.
Analysis
In 2025, mean and median income before social transfers (pensions excluded) in Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025) stood at 26,025 Euro. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.
The figure is up 5.4% on the previous year and up 42.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mean and median income before social transfers (pensions excluded) in Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025) peaked at 26,025 Euro in 2025 and was at its lowest, 17,979 Euro, in 2014.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Mean and median income before social transfers (pensions excluded) in Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025), year by year
| Year | Euro | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 17,979 Euro | — |
| 2015 | 18,224 Euro | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 18,711 Euro | +2.7% |
| 2017 | 19,204 Euro | +2.6% |
| 2018 | 19,770 Euro | +2.9% |
| 2019 | 20,246 Euro | +2.4% |
| 2020 | 21,399 Euro | +5.7% |
| 2021 | 21,080 Euro | -1.5% |
| 2022 | 21,772 Euro | +3.3% |
| 2023 | 23,223 Euro | +6.7% |
| 2024 | 24,692 Euro | +6.3% |
| 2025 | 26,025 Euro | +5.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 19,022 Euro | 17,979 Euro | 20,246 Euro | 6 |
| 2020s | 23,032 Euro | 21,080 Euro | 26,025 Euro | 6 |
Countries ranked near Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025)
- 1 Switzerland 55,652 Euro compare
- 2 Luxembourg 53,537 Euro compare
- 3 Norway 38,882 Euro compare
- 4 Denmark 37,006 Euro compare
More economy & growth data for Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025)
- Gross value added and income by main industry (NACE Rev.2 ) 111.94 Chain linked volumes, index 2020=100 (2026)
- Gross domestic product (GDP) and main components (output, expenditure) 111.94 Chain linked volumes, index 2020=100 (2026)
- Gross domestic product (GDP) and main components per capita 11,130 Current prices, euro per capita (2026)
- Economic sentiment and confidence indicators by sector - monthly data -6.2 (2025)
- Construction producer prices or costs, new residential buildings 127.3 Index, 2021=100 (2026)
- Purchasing power parities, price level indices, nominal and real 1.04 (2025)
- Purchasing power parities, price level indices, nominal and real 1.04 (2024)
- Harmonised index of consumer prices (HICP) - ECOICOP ver.2 - indices 103.23 Index, 2025=100 (2026)
- Harmonised index of consumer prices (HICP) - ECOICOP ver.2 - item 1,000 (2026)
- Gross domestic product (GDP) and main components (output, expenditure) 113.85 Chain linked volumes, index 2020=100 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mean and median income before social transfers (pensions excluded) in Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025)?
- Mean and median income before social transfers (pensions excluded) in Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025) was 26,025 Euro in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest mean and median income before social transfers (pensions excluded) recorded in Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025)?
- The highest recorded value was 26,025 Euro in 2025.
- What is the lowest mean and median income before social transfers (pensions excluded) recorded in Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025)?
- The lowest recorded value was 17,979 Euro in 2014.
- How does Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025) rank for mean and median income before social transfers (pensions excluded)?
- Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025) ranks 1st out of 6 regions with data for 2025.
- Is mean and median income before social transfers (pensions excluded) rising or falling in Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 42.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025) data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Mean and median income before social transfers (pensions excluded from social transfers) by age and sex. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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