Relative median income ratio (65+) - EU-SILC and ECHP surveys 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): Relative median income ratio (65+) - EU-SILC and ECHP surveys was 0.92 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Relative median income ratio (65+) - EU-SILC and ECHP surveys in Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026), 2005–2024
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
In 2024, relative median income ratio (65+) - eu-silc and echp surveys in Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026) stood at 0.92.
The figure is up 1.1% on the previous year and down 3.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, relative median income ratio (65+) - eu-silc and echp surveys 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 0.95 in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0.85, in 2007.
That places Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026) 10th out of 47 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Relative median income ratio (65+) - EU-SILC and ECHP surveys 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 0.86 | — |
| 2006 | 0.86 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.85 | -1.2% |
| 2008 | 0.87 | +2.4% |
| 2009 | 0.88 | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 0.9 | +2.3% |
| 2011 | 0.91 | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 0.93 | +2.2% |
| 2013 | 0.95 | +2.2% |
| 2014 | 0.95 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.95 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.94 | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 0.94 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.93 | -1.1% |
| 2019 | 0.93 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.92 | -1.1% |
| 2021 | 0.93 | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 0.91 | -2.2% |
| 2023 | 0.91 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.92 | +1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.864 | 0.85 | 0.88 | 5 |
| 2010s | 0.933 | 0.9 | 0.95 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.918 | 0.91 | 0.93 | 5 |
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 value added and income by main industry (NACE Rev.2 ) 111.85 Chain linked volumes, index 2020=100 (2026)
- Gross domestic product (GDP) and main components (output, expenditure) 111.85 Chain linked volumes, index 2020=100 (2026)
- Gross domestic product (GDP) and main components per capita 11,000 Current prices, euro per capita (2026)
- Economic accounts for agriculture - values at current prices 34,650 Million euro (2025)
- Economic accounts for agriculture - indices 97.83 Index, 2020=100 (2025)
- Economic accounts for agriculture - values at reference year prices 35,420 Chain linked volumes (2020), million euro (2025)
- Harmonised index of consumer prices (HICP) - ECOICOP ver.2 - indices 103.24 Index, 2025=100 (2026)
- Harmonised index of consumer prices (HICP) - ECOICOP ver.2 - item 1,000 (2026)
- Gross value added and income by main industry (NACE Rev.2 ) - annual 113.85 Chain linked volumes, index 2020=100 (2025)
- Gross domestic product (GDP) and main components (output, expenditure) 113.85 Chain linked volumes, index 2020=100 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is relative median income ratio (65+) - eu-silc and echp surveys in Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026)?
- Relative median income ratio (65+) - eu-silc and echp surveys in Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026) was 0.92 in 2024, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest relative median income ratio (65+) - eu-silc and echp surveys 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 0.95 in 2013.
- What is the lowest relative median income ratio (65+) - eu-silc and echp surveys 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 0.85 in 2007.
- 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 relative median income ratio (65+) - eu-silc and echp surveys?
- Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026) ranks 10th out of 47 countries with data for 2024.
- Is relative median income ratio (65+) - eu-silc and echp surveys 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 down 3.2%. 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 Relative median income ratio (65+) - EU-SILC and ECHP surveys. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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