Pension beneficiaries by type of pension, sex and means-testing in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020)
European Union - 27 countries (from 2020): Pension beneficiaries by type of pension, sex and means-testing was 123.08 million Person in 2023. ▲ Rising
Pension beneficiaries by type of pension, sex and means-testing in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020), 2006–2023
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for pension beneficiaries by type of pension, sex and means-testing in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) is 123.08 million Person, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.6% on the previous year and up 5.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pension beneficiaries by type of pension, sex and means-testing in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) peaked at 123.08 million Person in 2023 and was at its lowest, 111.78 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 European Union - 27 countries (from 2020), year by year
| Year | Person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 111.78 million Person | — |
| 2008 | 114.68 million Person | +2.6% |
| 2009 | 115.42 million Person | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 116.26 million Person | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 116.59 million Person | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 116.17 million Person | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 116.34 million Person | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 116.67 million Person | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 117.03 million Person | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 117.42 million Person | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 117.71 million Person | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 119.06 million Person | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 120.11 million Person | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 121.14 million Person | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 121.20 million Person | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 121.12 million Person | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 123.08 million Person | +1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 113.96 million Person | 111.78 million Person | 115.42 million Person | 3 |
| 2010s | 117.34 million Person | 116.17 million Person | 120.11 million Person | 10 |
| 2020s | 121.64 million Person | 121.12 million Person | 123.08 million Person | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is pension beneficiaries by type of pension, sex and means-testing in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020)?
- Pension beneficiaries by type of pension, sex and means-testing in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) was 123.08 million Person in 2023, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest pension beneficiaries by type of pension, sex and means-testing recorded in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020)?
- The highest recorded value was 123.08 million Person in 2023.
- What is the lowest pension beneficiaries by type of pension, sex and means-testing recorded in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020)?
- The lowest recorded value was 111.78 million Person in 2006.
- How does European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) rank for pension beneficiaries by type of pension, sex and means-testing?
- European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) ranks 1st out of 3 regions with data for 2023.
- Is pension beneficiaries by type of pension, sex and means-testing rising or falling in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.8%. 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 Pension beneficiaries by type of pension, sex and means-testing. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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