Social benefits by function - % of total benefits

In 2024, Denmark's social benefits by function increased by 1.3% compared to 2023, reaching 18.5.

Denmark accounts for 263.1% of the EU-27 total of 7.02.

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 13.7% (from 16.2 in 2019).

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