Impact of social transfers (excluding pensions) on poverty reduction in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020)
European Union - 27 countries (from 2020): Impact of social transfers (excluding pensions) on poverty reduction was 51.0% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
51.0%
Change on year
up 0.6%
Rank
2nd
of 2 regions
All-time high
53.6%
in 2021
All-time low
40.5%
in 2015
Years of data
11
2015–2025
Impact of social transfers (excluding pensions) on poverty reduction in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020), 2015–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
The most recent figure for impact of social transfers (excluding pensions) on poverty reduction in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) is 51.0%, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of up 0.6% on the previous year and up 25.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, impact of social transfers (excluding pensions) on poverty reduction in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) peaked at 53.6% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 40.5%, in 2015.
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 European Union - 27 countries (from 2020), year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 40.5% | — |
| 2016 | 41.8% | +3.2% |
| 2017 | 43.0% | +2.9% |
| 2018 | 46.2% | +7.4% |
| 2019 | 45.8% | -0.9% |
| 2020 | 48.1% | +5.0% |
| 2021 | 53.6% | +11.4% |
| 2022 | 47.1% | -12.1% |
| 2023 | 47.9% | +1.7% |
| 2024 | 50.7% | +5.8% |
| 2025 | 51.0% | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 43.5% | 40.5% | 46.2% | 5 |
| 2020s | 49.7% | 47.1% | 53.6% | 6 |
Countries ranked near European Union - 27 countries (from 2020)
- 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 European Union - 27 countries (from 2020)
- Population on 1 January by age group, sex and NUTS 2 region 450.65 million Number (2025)
- Population on 1 January by age, sex and NUTS 2 region 450.65 million Number (2025)
- Live births (total) by NUTS 3 region 3.55 million Number (2024)
- Population density by NUTS 3 region 109.7 Persons per square kilometre (2024)
- Population on 1 January by broad age group, sex and NUTS 3 region 450.65 million Number (2025)
- Live births by mother's age and NUTS 2 region 3.55 million Number (2024)
- Population in private households by educational attainment level and 335,604 Thousand persons (2025)
- Population in private households by educational attainment level and 14.3% (2025)
- Population in private households by educational attainment level 23.5% (2025)
- Population in private households by educational attainment level 23.5% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is impact of social transfers (excluding pensions) on poverty reduction in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020)?
- Impact of social transfers (excluding pensions) on poverty reduction in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) was 51.0% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest impact of social transfers (excluding pensions) on poverty reduction recorded in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020)?
- The highest recorded value was 53.6% in 2021.
- What is the lowest impact of social transfers (excluding pensions) on poverty reduction recorded in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020)?
- The lowest recorded value was 40.5% in 2015.
- How does European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) rank for impact of social transfers (excluding pensions) on poverty reduction?
- European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) ranks 2nd out of 2 regions with data for 2025.
- Is impact of social transfers (excluding pensions) on poverty reduction rising or falling in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) 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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