Persons receiving benefits (other than old age benefits) by risk of in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020)
European Union - 27 countries (from 2020): Persons receiving benefits (other than old age benefits) by risk of was 18.2% in 2025. ▬ Flat
Latest (2025)
18.2%
Change on year
down 1.6%
Rank
2nd
of 2 regions
All-time high
21.5%
in 2021
All-time low
18.2%
in 2025
Years of data
11
2015–2025
Persons receiving benefits (other than old age benefits) by risk of in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020), 2015–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
The most recent figure for persons receiving benefits (other than old age benefits) by risk of in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) is 18.2%, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
The figure is down 1.6% on the previous year and down 9.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, persons receiving benefits (other than old age benefits) by risk of in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) peaked at 21.5% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 18.2%, in 2025.
Persons receiving benefits (other than old age benefits) by risk of in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020), year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 20.1% | — |
| 2016 | 19.6% | -2.5% |
| 2017 | 19.4% | -1.0% |
| 2018 | 18.7% | -3.6% |
| 2019 | 18.4% | -1.6% |
| 2020 | 18.4% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 21.5% | +16.8% |
| 2022 | 20.0% | -7.0% |
| 2023 | 18.7% | -6.5% |
| 2024 | 18.5% | -1.1% |
| 2025 | 18.2% | -1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 19.2% | 18.4% | 20.1% | 5 |
| 2020s | 19.2% | 18.2% | 21.5% | 6 |
Countries ranked near European Union - 27 countries (from 2020)
More economy & growth data for European Union - 27 countries (from 2020)
- Gross domestic product (GDP) and Gross value added (GVA) in volume by 112.4 Index, 2020=100 (2024)
- Gross domestic product (GDP) at current market prices by NUTS 2 region 18.02 million Million euro (2024)
- Average annual population to calculate regional GDP data (thousand) 451,029 Thousand (2024)
- Gross domestic product (GDP) at current market prices by NUTS 3 region 18.02 million Million euro (2024)
- Gross value added at basic prices by NUTS 3 region 16.20 million Current prices, million euro (2024)
- Agricultural land prices by region 15,224 Euro per hectare (2024)
- Agricultural land renting prices for one year by region 295 Euro per hectare (2024)
- Irrigation of agricultural holdings by utilised agricultural area 155.11 million Hectare (2020)
- Farms and hectares by crops, utilised agricultural area, economic 155.11 million Hectare (2020)
- Gross domestic product (GDP) and main components (output, expenditure) 111.34 Chain linked volumes, index 2020=100 (2026)
Frequently asked questions
- What is persons receiving benefits (other than old age benefits) by risk of in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020)?
- Persons receiving benefits (other than old age benefits) by risk of in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) was 18.2% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest persons receiving benefits (other than old age benefits) by risk of recorded in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020)?
- The highest recorded value was 21.5% in 2021.
- What is the lowest persons receiving benefits (other than old age benefits) by risk of recorded in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020)?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.2% in 2025.
- How does European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) rank for persons receiving benefits (other than old age benefits) by risk of?
- European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) ranks 2nd out of 2 regions with data for 2025.
- Is persons receiving benefits (other than old age benefits) by risk of rising or falling in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) 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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