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