IE · 2022 · tps00083
Net social benefits by function
Ireland, 2022
In 2022, Ireland's net social benefits by function increased by 1.8% compared to 2021, reaching 54,786.
Ireland accounts for 1.4% of the EU-27 total of 3,936,642.
Ireland ranks 13th 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 34.7% (from 40,682 in 2017).
Source: Eurostat dataset tps00083, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.