IE · 2021 · tps00083
Net social benefits by function
Ireland, 2021
In 2021, Ireland's net social benefits by function increased by 2.9% compared to 2020, reaching 53,830.
Ireland accounts for 1.4% of the EU-27 total of 3,830,069.
Ireland ranks 12th 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 36.9% (from 39,309 in 2016).
Source: Eurostat dataset tps00083, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.