Persons receiving benefits (other than old age benefits) by risk of poverty and work intensity of the household (population aged 18 to 64) by country
Countries reporting
46
Highest
96.8
Austria
Lowest
10.7
North Macedonia
Median
60.85
Years covered
12
2014–2025
Data points
527
What the numbers show
Persons receiving benefits (other than old age benefits) by risk of poverty and work intensity of the household (population aged 18 to 64) is currently reported for 46 countries. The highest value is 96.8 in Austria; the lowest is 10.7 in North Macedonia.
The median across all reporting countries is 60.85, and the mean is 56.13.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 9.
Over the past decade 28 countries rose and 15 fell. The largest increase was in Poland (up 73.7%), and the largest decrease in Denmark (down 25.3%).
Persons receiving benefits (other than old age benefits) … risk: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Austria | 96.8 | 2025 | up 48.7% | rising |
| 2 | Belgium | 74.9 | 2025 | up 11.6% | rising |
| 3 | Slovenia | 73.3 | 2025 | up 17.5% | rising |
| 3 | Slovenia | 73.3 | 2025 | up 17.5% | rising |
| 5 | Lithuania | 72.7 | 2025 | up 34.6% | rising |
| 5 | Lithuania | 72.7 | 2025 | up 34.6% | rising |
| 7 | France | 71 | 2025 | up 14.5% | rising |
| 8 | Norway | 70.9 | 2025 | down 0.8% | flat |
| 8 | Bulgaria | 70.9 | 2025 | up 26.4% | rising |
| 10 | Luxembourg | 69.2 | 2025 | up 14.4% | flat |
| 11 | Estonia | 68.8 | 2025 | up 3.8% | rising |
| 11 | Estonia | 68.8 | 2025 | up 3.8% | rising |
| 11 | Finland | 68.8 | 2025 | down 1.6% | flat |
| 14 | Ireland | 68.1 | 2025 | down 9.2% | falling |
| 15 | Latvia | 67.7 | 2025 | up 12.3% | rising |
| 15 | Latvia | 67.7 | 2025 | up 12.3% | rising |
| 17 | Denmark | 67.5 | 2025 | down 25.3% | falling |
| 18 | Slovakia | 63.8 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 18 | Slovakia | 63.8 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 20 | Italy | 63.5 | 2025 | up 40.5% | rising |
| 21 | Romania | 63.4 | 2025 | up 17.0% | rising |
| 22 | Switzerland | 62.1 | 2024 | up 0.3% | flat |
| 23 | Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026) | 61.6 | 2021 | up 16.2% | rising |
| 24 | European Union (EU6-1958, EU9-1973, EU10-1981, EU12-1986, EU15-1995, EU25-2004, EU27-2007, EU28-2013, EU27-2020) | 60.1 | 2021 | up 17.8% | rising |
| 25 | Sweden | 59.9 | 2025 | down 5.4% | rising |
| 26 | Malta | 57.5 | 2025 | down 19.1% | falling |
| 27 | Netherlands | 56.4 | 2025 | down 10.8% | falling |
| 27 | Netherlands | 56.4 | 2025 | down 10.8% | falling |
| 29 | Germany | 56.3 | 2025 | down 4.4% | flat |
| 30 | Hungary | 55.4 | 2025 | down 3.1% | falling |
| 31 | Poland | 51.6 | 2025 | up 73.7% | rising |
| 31 | Poland | 51.6 | 2025 | up 73.7% | rising |
| 33 | Iceland | 51 | 2020 | down 14.9% | falling |
| 34 | Greece | 49.1 | 2025 | up 64.8% | rising |
| 35 | Cyprus | 45.6 | 2025 | down 4.6% | flat |
| 36 | Croatia | 41.5 | 2025 | up 20.6% | rising |
| 36 | Croatia | 41.5 | 2025 | up 20.6% | rising |
| 38 | Portugal | 37.6 | 2025 | down 7.2% | falling |
| 39 | Serbia | 35.9 | 2025 | up 49.0% | volatile |
| 39 | Serbia | 35.9 | 2025 | up 49.0% | volatile |
| 41 | Türkiye | 33.1 | 2025 | up 72.4% | rising |
| 41 | Spain | 33.1 | 2025 | down 3.8% | flat |
| 43 | Czechia | 31.5 | 2025 | down 8.4% | rising |
| 44 | Albania | 18.4 | 2025 | — | falling |
| 45 | North Macedonia | 10.7 | 2024 | up 1.9% | rising |
| 45 | North Macedonia | 10.7 | 2024 | up 1.9% | rising |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.