Persons receiving benefits (other than old age benefits) by risk of in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020)
European Union - 27 countries (from 2020): Persons receiving benefits (other than old age benefits) by risk of was 57.6% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
57.6%
Change on year
down 0.9%
Rank
4th
of 5 regions
All-time high
63.8%
in 2023
All-time low
51.2%
in 2015
Years of data
11
2015–2025
Persons receiving benefits (other than old age benefits) by risk of in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020), 2015–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
In 2025, persons receiving benefits (other than old age benefits) by risk of in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) stood at 57.6%.
The figure is down 0.9% on the previous year and up 12.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, persons receiving benefits (other than old age benefits) by risk of in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) peaked at 63.8% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 51.2%, in 2015.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Persons receiving benefits (other than old age benefits) by risk of in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020), year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 51.2% | — |
| 2016 | 51.3% | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 52.5% | +2.3% |
| 2018 | 52.4% | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 53.6% | +2.3% |
| 2020 | 54.5% | +1.7% |
| 2021 | 60.2% | +10.5% |
| 2022 | 58.9% | -2.2% |
| 2023 | 63.8% | +8.3% |
| 2024 | 58.1% | -8.9% |
| 2025 | 57.6% | -0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 52.2% | 51.2% | 53.6% | 5 |
| 2020s | 58.9% | 54.5% | 63.8% | 6 |
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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 persons receiving benefits (other than old age benefits) by risk of in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020)?
- Persons receiving benefits (other than old age benefits) by risk of in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) was 57.6% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest persons receiving benefits (other than old age benefits) by risk of recorded in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020)?
- The highest recorded value was 63.8% in 2023.
- What is the lowest persons receiving benefits (other than old age benefits) by risk of recorded in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020)?
- The lowest recorded value was 51.2% in 2015.
- How does European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) rank for persons receiving benefits (other than old age benefits) by risk of?
- European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) ranks 4th out of 5 regions with data for 2025.
- Is persons receiving benefits (other than old age benefits) by risk of rising or falling in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.5%. 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 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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