Persons receiving benefits (other than old age benefits) by sex and in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020)
European Union - 27 countries (from 2020): Persons receiving benefits (other than old age benefits) by sex and was 79.9% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Persons receiving benefits (other than old age benefits) by sex and in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020), 2015–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) recorded 79.9% for persons receiving benefits (other than old age benefits) by sex and in 2025.
That represents a change of up 1.1% on the previous year and up 19.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, persons receiving benefits (other than old age benefits) by sex and in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) peaked at 81.5% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 67.1%, 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 European Union - 27 countries (from 2020), year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 67.1% | — |
| 2016 | 67.4% | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 68.5% | +1.6% |
| 2018 | 69.9% | +2.0% |
| 2019 | 71.9% | +2.9% |
| 2020 | 73.4% | +2.1% |
| 2021 | 76.9% | +4.8% |
| 2022 | 77.7% | +1.0% |
| 2023 | 81.5% | +4.9% |
| 2024 | 79.0% | -3.1% |
| 2025 | 79.9% | +1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 69.0% | 67.1% | 71.9% | 5 |
| 2020s | 78.1% | 73.4% | 81.5% | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is persons receiving benefits (other than old age benefits) by sex and in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020)?
- Persons receiving benefits (other than old age benefits) by sex and in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) was 79.9% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest persons receiving benefits (other than old age benefits) by sex and recorded in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020)?
- The highest recorded value was 81.5% in 2023.
- What is the lowest persons receiving benefits (other than old age benefits) by sex and recorded in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020)?
- The lowest recorded value was 67.1% in 2015.
- How does European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) rank for persons receiving benefits (other than old age benefits) by sex and?
- European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) ranks 2nd out of 2 regions with data for 2025.
- Is persons receiving benefits (other than old age benefits) by sex and rising or falling in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.1%. 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 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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