Persons receiving benefits (other than old age benefits) by risk of in Euro area - 18 countries (2014)

Euro area - 18 countries (2014): Persons receiving benefits (other than old age benefits) by risk of was 61.4% in 2021. ▲ Rising

Latest (2021)
61.4%
Change on year
up 13.1%
Rank
2nd
of 5 regions
All-time high
61.4%
in 2021
All-time low
53.0%
in 2015
Years of data
7
2015–2021

Persons receiving benefits (other than old age benefits) by risk of in Euro area - 18 countries (2014), 2015–2021

02040602015201820212015: 53 Percentage2016: 53.6 Percentage2017: 53.7 Percentage2018: 53.4 Percentage2019: 53.3 Percentage2020: 54.3 Percentage2021: 61.4 Percentage

Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.

Analysis

Euro area - 18 countries (2014) recorded 61.4% for persons receiving benefits (other than old age benefits) by risk of in 2021. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.

That represents a change of up 13.1% on the previous year and up 15.8% over ten years.

Persons receiving benefits (other than old age benefits) by risk of in Euro area - 18 countries (2014), year by year

Annual values for Persons receiving benefits (other than old age benefits) by risk of poverty and work intensity of the household (population aged 18 to 64) in Euro area - 18 countries (2014), 2015 to 2021.
Year Percentage Change
2015 53.0%
2016 53.6% +1.1%
2017 53.7% +0.2%
2018 53.4% -0.6%
2019 53.3% -0.2%
2020 54.3% +1.9%
2021 61.4% +13.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 53.4% 53.0% 53.7% 5
2020s 57.8% 54.3% 61.4% 2

Countries ranked near Euro area - 18 countries (2014)

  1. 1 Austria 96.8% compare
  2. 2 Belgium 74.9% compare
  3. 3 Slovenia 73.3% compare
  4. 3 Slovenia 73.3% compare
  5. 5 Lithuania 72.7% compare
  6. 5 Lithuania 72.7% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is persons receiving benefits (other than old age benefits) by risk of in Euro area - 18 countries (2014)?
Persons receiving benefits (other than old age benefits) by risk of in Euro area - 18 countries (2014) was 61.4% in 2021, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest persons receiving benefits (other than old age benefits) by risk of recorded in Euro area - 18 countries (2014)?
The highest recorded value was 61.4% in 2021.
What is the lowest persons receiving benefits (other than old age benefits) by risk of recorded in Euro area - 18 countries (2014)?
The lowest recorded value was 53.0% in 2015.
How does Euro area - 18 countries (2014) rank for persons receiving benefits (other than old age benefits) by risk of?
Euro area - 18 countries (2014) ranks 2nd out of 5 regions with data for 2021.
Is persons receiving benefits (other than old age benefits) by risk of rising or falling in Euro area - 18 countries (2014)?
Over the last ten years it is up 15.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Euro area - 18 countries (2014) data come from?
The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Persons receiving benefits (other than old age benefits) by risk of poverty and work intensity of the household (population aged 18 to 64). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Persons receiving benefits (other than old age benefits) by risk of poverty and work intensity of the household (population aged 18 to 64)
Unit
Percentage
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
48 places, 501 data points, 2014–2025
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