Impact of social transfers (excluding pensions) on poverty reduction in Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025)
Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025): Impact of social transfers (excluding pensions) on poverty reduction was 52.0% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
52.0%
Change on year
unchanged
Rank
1st
of 2 regions
All-time high
55.0%
in 2021
All-time low
43.5%
in 2017
Years of data
11
2015–2025
Impact of social transfers (excluding pensions) on poverty reduction in Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025), 2015–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025) recorded 52.0% for impact of social transfers (excluding pensions) on poverty reduction in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 17.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, impact of social transfers (excluding pensions) on poverty reduction in Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025) peaked at 55.0% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 43.5%, in 2017.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Impact of social transfers (excluding pensions) on poverty reduction in Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025), year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 44.3% | — |
| 2016 | 45.1% | +1.8% |
| 2017 | 43.5% | -3.5% |
| 2018 | 45.0% | +3.4% |
| 2019 | 47.3% | +5.1% |
| 2020 | 48.5% | +2.5% |
| 2021 | 55.0% | +13.4% |
| 2022 | 47.0% | -14.5% |
| 2023 | 48.3% | +2.8% |
| 2024 | 52.0% | +7.7% |
| 2025 | 52.0% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 45.0% | 43.5% | 47.3% | 5 |
| 2020s | 50.5% | 47.0% | 55.0% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025)
- 1 Belgium 76.8% compare
- 2 Netherlands 73.9% compare
- 2 Netherlands 73.9% compare
- 4 Slovenia 69.0% compare
- 4 Slovenia 69.0% compare
More population data for Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025)
- Population change - Demographic balance and crude rates at national 352.72 million (2025)
- Live births (total) by month 2.79 million Number (2024)
- Population on 1 January by age and sex 351.64 million Number (2025)
- Population on 1 January by age group and sex 351.64 million Number (2025)
- Population on 1 January by broad age group and sex 351.64 million Number (2025)
- Population structure indicators at national level 57.2 (2025)
- Live births by mother's age and legal marital status 2.79 million Number (2024)
- Live births by mother's year of birth (age reached) and legal marital 2.79 million Number (2024)
- Deaths by year of birth (age reached) and sex 3.67 million Number (2024)
- Fertility indicators 31.6 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is impact of social transfers (excluding pensions) on poverty reduction in Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025)?
- Impact of social transfers (excluding pensions) on poverty reduction in Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025) was 52.0% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest impact of social transfers (excluding pensions) on poverty reduction recorded in Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025)?
- The highest recorded value was 55.0% in 2021.
- What is the lowest impact of social transfers (excluding pensions) on poverty reduction recorded in Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025)?
- The lowest recorded value was 43.5% in 2017.
- How does Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025) rank for impact of social transfers (excluding pensions) on poverty reduction?
- Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025) ranks 1st out of 2 regions with data for 2025.
- Is impact of social transfers (excluding pensions) on poverty reduction rising or falling in Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025) data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Impact of social transfers (excluding pensions) on poverty reduction by age, sex, household composition and household work intensity. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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