Mean and median income before social transfers (pensions) … included in Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026)
Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026): Mean and median income before social transfers (pensions) … included was 16,061 in 2021. ▲ Rising
Mean and median income before social transfers (pensions included in) in Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026), 2008–2021
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026) recorded 16,061 for mean and median income before social transfers (pensions included in) in 2021.
The figure is down 2.9% on the previous year and up 16.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mean and median income before social transfers (pensions included in) in Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026) peaked at 16,543 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 13,765, in 2014.
Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026) ranks 23rd of 49 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Mean and median income before social transfers (pensions) … included in Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 13,967 | — |
| 2009 | 14,116 | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 13,975 | -1.0% |
| 2011 | 13,815 | -1.1% |
| 2012 | 13,980 | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 13,864 | -0.8% |
| 2014 | 13,765 | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 13,978 | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 14,392 | +3.0% |
| 2017 | 14,805 | +2.9% |
| 2018 | 15,215 | +2.8% |
| 2019 | 15,612 | +2.6% |
| 2020 | 16,543 | +6.0% |
| 2021 | 16,061 | -2.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 14,042 | 13,967 | 14,116 | 2 |
| 2010s | 14,340 | 13,765 | 15,612 | 10 |
| 2020s | 16,302 | 16,061 | 16,543 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026)
More economy & growth data for Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026)
- Gross domestic product (GDP) and main components (output, expenditure) 115.13 (2026)
- Gross domestic product (GDP) and main components per capita 11,450 (2026)
- Economic accounts for agriculture - values at current prices 34,650 (2025)
- Gross domestic product (GDP) and main components (output, expenditure) 114.07 (2025)
- Gross value added and income by main industry (NACE Rev.2 ) - annual 114.07 (2025)
- Harmonised index of consumer prices (HICP) - ECOICOP ver.2 - indices 104.31 (2026)
- Harmonised index of consumer prices (HICP) - ECOICOP ver.2 - item 1,000 (2026)
- Economic accounts for agriculture - indices 97.83 (2025)
- Economic accounts for agriculture - values at reference year prices 35,420 (2025)
- Harmonised index of consumer prices (HICP) - ECOICOP ver.2 - first 104.31 (2026)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mean and median income before social transfers (pensions included in) in Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026)?
- Mean and median income before social transfers (pensions included in) in Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026) was 16,061 in 2021, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest mean and median income before social transfers (pensions included in) recorded in Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026)?
- The highest recorded value was 16,543 in 2020.
- What is the lowest mean and median income before social transfers (pensions included in) recorded in Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026)?
- The lowest recorded value was 13,765 in 2014.
- How does Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026) rank for mean and median income before social transfers (pensions included in)?
- Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026) ranks 23rd out of 49 countries with data for 2021.
- Is mean and median income before social transfers (pensions included in) rising or falling in Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026) data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Mean and median income before social transfers (pensions included in social transfers) by age and sex. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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