Persons receiving benefits (other than old age benefits) by sex and in Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025)
Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025): Persons receiving benefits (other than old age benefits) by sex and was 81.4% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Persons receiving benefits (other than old age benefits) by sex and in Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025), 2015–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
The most recent figure for persons receiving benefits (other than old age benefits) by sex and in Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025) is 81.4%, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.2% on the previous year and up 18.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, persons receiving benefits (other than old age benefits) by sex and in Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025) peaked at 83.1% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 68.6%, 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 sex and in Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025), year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 68.6% | — |
| 2016 | 68.9% | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 69.6% | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 71.0% | +2.0% |
| 2019 | 72.6% | +2.3% |
| 2020 | 74.1% | +2.1% |
| 2021 | 77.9% | +5.1% |
| 2022 | 78.9% | +1.3% |
| 2023 | 83.1% | +5.3% |
| 2024 | 80.4% | -3.2% |
| 2025 | 81.4% | +1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 70.1% | 68.6% | 72.6% | 5 |
| 2020s | 79.3% | 74.1% | 83.1% | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is persons receiving benefits (other than old age benefits) by sex and in Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025)?
- Persons receiving benefits (other than old age benefits) by sex and in Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025) was 81.4% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest persons receiving benefits (other than old age benefits) by sex and recorded in Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025)?
- The highest recorded value was 83.1% in 2023.
- What is the lowest persons receiving benefits (other than old age benefits) by sex and recorded in Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025)?
- The lowest recorded value was 68.6% in 2015.
- How does Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025) rank for persons receiving benefits (other than old age benefits) by sex and?
- Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025) ranks 1st out of 2 regions with data for 2025.
- Is persons receiving benefits (other than old age benefits) by sex and rising or falling in Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.7%. 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 Persons receiving benefits (other than old age benefits) by sex and most frequent activity status. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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