Social benefits by function - % of total benefits

In 2023, Denmark's social benefits by function increased by 5.9% compared to 2022, reaching 18.2.

Denmark accounts for 258.2% of the EU-27 total of 7.06.

Denmark ranks 1st out of 27 EU member states with reported data — in the top half of the distribution.

Over the past five years, the indicator has grown by 15.5% (from 15.8 in 2018).

Source: Eurostat dataset tps00106, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.