Impact of social transfers (excluding pensions) on poverty reduction in Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025)
Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025): Impact of social transfers (excluding pensions) on poverty reduction was 32.0% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Impact of social transfers (excluding pensions) on poverty reduction in Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025), 2015–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
The most recent figure for impact of social transfers (excluding pensions) on poverty reduction in Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025) is 32.0%, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.3% on the previous year and up 1.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, impact of social transfers (excluding pensions) on poverty reduction in Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025) peaked at 36.4% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 29.3%, in 2018.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Impact of social transfers (excluding pensions) on poverty reduction in Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025), year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 31.6% | — |
| 2016 | 29.4% | -7.0% |
| 2017 | 29.6% | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 29.3% | -1.0% |
| 2019 | 30.2% | +3.1% |
| 2020 | 31.9% | +5.6% |
| 2021 | 36.4% | +14.1% |
| 2022 | 36.4% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 34.8% | -4.4% |
| 2024 | 33.8% | -2.9% |
| 2025 | 32.0% | -5.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 30.0% | 29.3% | 31.6% | 5 |
| 2020s | 34.2% | 31.9% | 36.4% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025)
More education data for Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025)
- In-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by educational attainment level 17.7% (2025)
- Self-reported unmet needs for medical examination by sex, age, main 0.9% (2025)
- Self-reported unmet needs for dental examination by sex, age, main 3.0% (2025)
- Level of disability (activity limitation) by sex, age and educational 5.6% (2025)
- Material and social deprivation rate by age, sex and educational 12.6% (2025)
- Material and social deprivation rate for children by age and 13.4% (2025)
- Deaths by age, sex and educational attainment level 3.67 million Number (2024)
- R&D personnel and researchers by sector of performance, educational 2.79 million Full-time equivalent (FTE) (2024)
- At-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (excluding pensions) 43.0% (2025)
- Children in formal childcare or education by age group, duration and 42.9% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is impact of social transfers (excluding pensions) on poverty reduction in Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025)?
- Impact of social transfers (excluding pensions) on poverty reduction in Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025) was 32.0% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest impact of social transfers (excluding pensions) on poverty reduction recorded in Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025)?
- The highest recorded value was 36.4% in 2021.
- What is the lowest impact of social transfers (excluding pensions) on poverty reduction recorded in Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025)?
- The lowest recorded value was 29.3% in 2018.
- How does Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025) rank for impact of social transfers (excluding pensions) on poverty reduction?
- Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025) ranks 1st out of 2 regions with data for 2025.
- Is impact of social transfers (excluding pensions) on poverty reduction rising or falling in Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.3%. 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 Impact of social transfers (excluding pensions) on poverty reduction by age, sex and educational attainment level. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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