Persons receiving benefits (other than old age benefits) by risk of poverty thresholds, work intensity of the household and percentage of the benefits in total disposable income (population aged 18 to 64) by country
Countries reporting
37
Highest
26.3%
Belgium
Lowest
9.1%
Türkiye
Median
17.3%
Years covered
11
2015–2025
Data points
395
What the numbers show
Persons receiving benefits (other than old age benefits) by risk of poverty thresholds, work intensity of the household and percentage of the benefits in total disposable income (population aged 18 to 64) is currently reported for 37 countries. The highest value is 26.3% in Belgium; the lowest is 9.1% in Türkiye.
The median across all reporting countries is 17.3%, and the mean is 17.2%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 3.
Over the past decade 10 countries rose and 22 fell. The largest increase was in Switzerland (up 455.2%), and the largest decrease in Hungary (down 53.6%).
Persons receiving benefits (other than old age benefits) by risk of: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Belgium | 26.3% | 2025 | up 5.6% | rising |
| 2 | Luxembourg | 24.3% | 2025 | up 16.8% | falling |
| 3 | France | 22.9% | 2025 | up 13.9% | rising |
| 4 | Slovakia | 22.4% | 2025 | — | rising |
| 4 | Slovakia | 22.4% | 2025 | — | rising |
| 6 | Ireland | 21.4% | 2025 | down 43.1% | falling |
| 7 | Lithuania | 20.2% | 2025 | up 220.6% | rising |
| 7 | Lithuania | 20.2% | 2025 | up 220.6% | rising |
| 9 | Bulgaria | 19.7% | 2025 | up 1.0% | flat |
| 10 | Estonia | 19.6% | 2025 | up 17.4% | rising |
| 10 | Estonia | 19.6% | 2025 | up 17.4% | rising |
| 12 | Sweden | 19.5% | 2025 | down 12.9% | falling |
| 13 | Denmark | 19.0% | 2025 | — | falling |
| 14 | Spain | 18.9% | 2025 | down 31.3% | falling |
| 14 | Italy | 18.9% | 2025 | up 18.1% | rising |
| 16 | Austria | 18.3% | 2025 | down 17.9% | falling |
| 17 | Poland | 18.2% | 2025 | down 1.1% | flat |
| 17 | Poland | 18.2% | 2025 | down 1.1% | flat |
| 19 | Germany | 17.3% | 2025 | down 13.9% | falling |
| 20 | Croatia | 16.3% | 2025 | down 34.5% | falling |
| 20 | Croatia | 16.3% | 2025 | down 34.5% | falling |
| 22 | Slovenia | 16.2% | 2025 | down 26.4% | falling |
| 22 | Slovenia | 16.2% | 2025 | down 26.4% | falling |
| 24 | Switzerland | 16.1% | 2024 | up 455.2% | volatile |
| 25 | Serbia | 16.0% | 2025 | down 35.5% | falling |
| 26 | Netherlands | 15.1% | 2025 | — | flat |
| 26 | Netherlands | 15.1% | 2025 | — | flat |
| 28 | Latvia | 14.5% | 2025 | down 7.6% | rising |
| 28 | Latvia | 14.5% | 2025 | down 7.6% | rising |
| 30 | North Macedonia | 13.2% | 2024 | down 26.7% | falling |
| 31 | Czechia | 12.6% | 2025 | down 19.7% | falling |
| 32 | Romania | 12.2% | 2025 | down 20.8% | falling |
| 33 | Portugal | 12.0% | 2025 | down 38.5% | falling |
| 34 | Greece | 11.2% | 2025 | down 16.4% | falling |
| 35 | Cyprus | 11.0% | 2025 | down 45.8% | falling |
| 36 | Hungary | 10.2% | 2025 | down 53.6% | falling |
| 37 | Türkiye | 9.1% | 2025 | down 18.0% | falling |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.