Persons receiving benefits (other than old age benefits) by sex and in Slovakia

Slovakia: Persons receiving benefits (other than old age benefits) by sex and was 86.2% in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
86.2%
Change on year
up 4.6%
World rank
11th
of 43 countries
All-time high
86.2%
in 2025
All-time low
69.4%
in 2023
Years of data
11
2015–2025

Persons receiving benefits (other than old age benefits) by sex and in Slovakia, 2015–2025

0204060802015202020252015: 75.9 Percentage2016: 75.7 Percentage2017: 71.2 Percentage2018: 75.6 Percentage2019: 74.9 Percentage2020: 76.2 Percentage2021: 74.4 Percentage2022: 75 Percentage2023: 69.4 Percentage2024: 82.4 Percentage2025: 86.2 Percentage

Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.

Analysis

Slovakia recorded 86.2% for persons receiving benefits (other than old age benefits) by sex and in 2025. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.6% on the previous year and up 13.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, persons receiving benefits (other than old age benefits) by sex and in Slovakia peaked at 86.2% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 69.4%, in 2023.

That places Slovakia 11th out of 43 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.

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 Slovakia, year by year

Annual values for Persons receiving benefits (other than old age benefits) by sex and most frequent activity status in Slovakia, 2015 to 2025.
Year Percentage Change
2015 75.9%
2016 75.7% -0.3%
2017 71.2% -5.9%
2018 75.6% +6.2%
2019 74.9% -0.9%
2020 76.2% +1.7%
2021 74.4% -2.4%
2022 75.0% +0.8%
2023 69.4% -7.5%
2024 82.4% +18.7%
2025 86.2% +4.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 74.7% 71.2% 75.9% 5
2020s 77.3% 69.4% 86.2% 6

Countries ranked near Slovakia

  1. 9 Norway 92.6% compare
  2. 10 Iceland 87.4% compare
  3. 11 Slovakia 86.2% compare
  4. 13 Sweden 83.0% compare
  5. 14 Slovenia 82.5% compare
  6. 14 Slovenia 82.5% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is persons receiving benefits (other than old age benefits) by sex and in Slovakia?
Persons receiving benefits (other than old age benefits) by sex and in Slovakia was 86.2% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest persons receiving benefits (other than old age benefits) by sex and recorded in Slovakia?
The highest recorded value was 86.2% in 2025.
What is the lowest persons receiving benefits (other than old age benefits) by sex and recorded in Slovakia?
The lowest recorded value was 69.4% in 2023.
How does Slovakia rank for persons receiving benefits (other than old age benefits) by sex and?
Slovakia ranks 11th out of 43 countries with data for 2025.
Is persons receiving benefits (other than old age benefits) by sex and rising or falling in Slovakia?
Over the last ten years it is up 13.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Slovakia 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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Indicator
Persons receiving benefits (other than old age benefits) by sex and most frequent activity status
Unit
Percentage
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
45 places, 480 data points, 2015–2025
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