Expenditure on old age function by type of benefit and means-testing in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026)
Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026): Expenditure on old age function by type of benefit and means-testing was 1.65 million in 2023. ▲ Rising
Expenditure on old age function by type of benefit and means-testing in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026), 2008–2023
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
The most recent figure for expenditure on old age function by type of benefit and means-testing in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026) is 1.65 million, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.
That represents a change of up 7.1% on the previous year and up 45.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, expenditure on old age function by type of benefit and means-testing in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026) peaked at 1.65 million in 2023 and was at its lowest, 964,803, in 2008.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 986,812 | 964,803 | 1.01 million | 2 |
| 2010s | 1.19 million | 1.04 million | 1.37 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.52 million | 1.42 million | 1.65 million | 4 |
Countries ranked near Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026)
- 3 Italy 303,338 compare
- 4 United Kingdom 271,545 compare
- 5 Spain 169,118 compare
- 6 Netherlands 101,867 compare
- 7 Switzerland 95,027 compare
- 8 Poland 91,885 compare
- 9 Austria 72,514 compare
More reference data data for Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026)
- GERD by sector of performance and NUTS 2 region 349,415 (2024)
- Deaths (total) by month 3.77 million (2024)
- Deaths by age and sex 3.77 million (2024)
- Life table by age and sex 0.0034 (2024)
- Industry confidence indicator and survey results - monthly data 8.1 (2026)
- Gross fixed capital formation by main asset type - quarterly data 104.32 (2026)
- Supply, transformation and consumption of oil and petroleum products 9,366 (2025)
- Construction confidence indicator and survey results - monthly data 7 (2026)
- Supply, transformation and consumption of derived heat 58 (2025)
- Industry survey results - quarterly data 19.6 (2026)
Frequently asked questions
- What is expenditure on old age function by type of benefit and means-testing in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026)?
- Expenditure on old age function by type of benefit and means-testing in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026) was 1.65 million in 2023, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest expenditure on old age function by type of benefit and means-testing recorded in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026)?
- The highest recorded value was 1.65 million in 2023.
- What is the lowest expenditure on old age function by type of benefit and means-testing recorded in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026)?
- The lowest recorded value was 964,803 in 2008.
- How does Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026) rank for expenditure on old age function by type of benefit and means-testing?
- Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026) ranks 6th out of 10 regions with data for 2023.
- Is expenditure on old age function by type of benefit and means-testing rising or falling in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 45.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026) data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Expenditure on old age function by type of benefit and means-testing. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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