Persons receiving benefits (other than old age benefits) by risk of in Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025)
Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025): Persons receiving benefits (other than old age benefits) by risk of was 18.9% in 2025. ▬ Flat
Latest (2025)
18.9%
Change on year
unchanged
Rank
1st
of 2 regions
All-time high
22.4%
in 2021
All-time low
18.6%
in 2018
Years of data
11
2015–2025
Persons receiving benefits (other than old age benefits) by risk of in Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025), 2015–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
In 2025, persons receiving benefits (other than old age benefits) by risk of in Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025) stood at 18.9%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 8.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, persons receiving benefits (other than old age benefits) by risk of in Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025) peaked at 22.4% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 18.6%, in 2018.
Persons receiving benefits (other than old age benefits) by risk of in Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025), year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 20.6% | — |
| 2016 | 20.0% | -2.9% |
| 2017 | 19.4% | -3.0% |
| 2018 | 18.6% | -4.1% |
| 2019 | 18.6% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 18.6% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 22.4% | +20.4% |
| 2022 | 20.9% | -6.7% |
| 2023 | 19.4% | -7.2% |
| 2024 | 18.9% | -2.6% |
| 2025 | 18.9% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 19.4% | 18.6% | 20.6% | 5 |
| 2020s | 19.8% | 18.6% | 22.4% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025)
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 persons receiving benefits (other than old age benefits) by risk of in Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025)?
- Persons receiving benefits (other than old age benefits) by risk of in Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025) was 18.9% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest persons receiving benefits (other than old age benefits) by risk of recorded in Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025)?
- The highest recorded value was 22.4% in 2021.
- What is the lowest persons receiving benefits (other than old age benefits) by risk of recorded in Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025)?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.6% in 2018.
- How does Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025) rank for persons receiving benefits (other than old age benefits) by risk of?
- Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025) ranks 1st out of 2 regions with data for 2025.
- Is persons receiving benefits (other than old age benefits) by risk of rising or falling in Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025) data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of 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). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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