Pension beneficiaries by type of pension, sex and means-testing in Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025)

Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025): Pension beneficiaries by type of pension, sex and means-testing was 96.09 million Person in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
96.09 million Person
Change on year
up 2.0%
Rank
3rd
of 3 regions
All-time high
96.09 million Person
in 2023
All-time low
84.45 million Person
in 2006
Years of data
17
2006–2023

Pension beneficiaries by type of pension, sex and means-testing in Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025), 2006–2023

020.0M40.0M60.0M80.0M100.0M2006201420232006: 84.4M Person2008: 87.3M Person2009: 88.0M Person2010: 89.0M Person2011: 89.4M Person2012: 89.6M Person2013: 89.9M Person2014: 90.3M Person2015: 90.7M Person2016: 91.0M Person2017: 91.3M Person2018: 92.3M Person2019: 93.1M Person2020: 94.0M Person2021: 94.3M Person2022: 94.2M Person2023: 96.1M Person

Source: Eurostat. Measured in Person.

Analysis

The most recent figure for pension beneficiaries by type of pension, sex and means-testing in Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025) is 96.09 million Person, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.

That represents a change of up 2.0% on the previous year and up 6.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, pension beneficiaries by type of pension, sex and means-testing in Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025) peaked at 96.09 million Person in 2023 and was at its lowest, 84.45 million Person, in 2006.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.

Pension beneficiaries by type of pension, sex and means-testing in Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025), year by year

Annual values for Pension beneficiaries by type of pension, sex and means-testing in Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025), 2006 to 2023.
Year Person Change
2006 84.45 million Person
2008 87.29 million Person +3.4%
2009 88.02 million Person +0.8%
2010 88.98 million Person +1.1%
2011 89.43 million Person +0.5%
2012 89.64 million Person +0.2%
2013 89.89 million Person +0.3%
2014 90.31 million Person +0.5%
2015 90.68 million Person +0.4%
2016 90.99 million Person +0.3%
2017 91.26 million Person +0.3%
2018 92.26 million Person +1.1%
2019 93.06 million Person +0.9%
2020 93.99 million Person +1.0%
2021 94.32 million Person +0.3%
2022 94.24 million Person -0.1%
2023 96.09 million Person +2.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 86.59 million Person 84.45 million Person 88.02 million Person 3
2010s 90.65 million Person 88.98 million Person 93.06 million Person 10
2020s 94.66 million Person 93.99 million Person 96.09 million Person 4

Countries ranked near Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025)

  1. 1 Germany 23.40 million Person compare
  2. 2 France 22.07 million Person compare
  3. 3 Türkiye 17.48 million Person compare
  4. 4 Italy 15.81 million Person compare
  5. 5 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 15.72 million Person compare
  6. 5 United Kingdom 15.72 million Person compare

See the full ranking of 48 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is pension beneficiaries by type of pension, sex and means-testing in Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025)?
Pension beneficiaries by type of pension, sex and means-testing in Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025) was 96.09 million Person in 2023, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest pension beneficiaries by type of pension, sex and means-testing recorded in Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025)?
The highest recorded value was 96.09 million Person in 2023.
What is the lowest pension beneficiaries by type of pension, sex and means-testing recorded in Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025)?
The lowest recorded value was 84.45 million Person in 2006.
How does Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025) rank for pension beneficiaries by type of pension, sex and means-testing?
Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025) ranks 3rd out of 3 regions with data for 2023.
Is pension beneficiaries by type of pension, sex and means-testing rising or falling in Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025)?
Over the last ten years it is up 6.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025) data come from?
The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Pension beneficiaries by type of pension, sex and means-testing. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Pension beneficiaries by type of pension, sex and means-testing
Unit
Person
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
48 places, 846 data points, 2006–2024
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