IE · 2021 · tps00083

Net social benefits by function

Ireland, 2021

Net social benefits by function
53,830
Ireland, 2021
▲ 2.9% vs 2020 (52,319)
Analysis

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.

Rank in EU-27 · 2021
#12 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2021
1.4%
EU-27: 3,830,069
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