tespm050 · 2010–2025

Impact of social transfers (excluding pensions) on poverty reduction by sex

Eurostat tespm050 — Impact of social transfers (excluding pensions) on poverty reduction by sex. Data range: 2005 to 2025.

At a glance

In 2025, the EU-27 figure for impact of social transfers (excluding pensions) on poverty reduction by sex was 99.6 .

That is a 2.8% fell versus 2024 (102.4).

Over the five years before that, the EU-27 aggregate moved 0.0% higher.

Across member states, Belgium reported the highest value (157.8, 2025) and Greece the lowest (46.6, 2025) — a ratio of 3.4× between the two ends of the range.

The figures below come from Eurostat dataset tespm050; every value links back to the canonical source.

EU-27 · 2025
99.6
HIGHEST · 2025
Belgium
157.8
LOWEST · 2025
Greece
46.6

Map · 2025

Finland: 133.9 FI 133.9 Sweden: 115.0 SE 115.0 Denmark: 155.5 DK 155.5 Estonia: 88.8 EE 88.8 Ireland: 154.5 IE 154.5 Netherlands: 110.4 NL 110.4 Germany: 102.1 DE 102.1 Poland: 116.7 PL 116.7 Latvia: 66.0 LV 66.0 Belgium: 157.8 BE 157.8 Luxembourg: 132.4 LU 132.4 Czechia: 120.0 CZ 120.0 Slovakia: 122.3 SK 122.3 Lithuania: 82.0 LT 82.0 France: 115.5 FR 115.5 Austria: 98.3 AT 98.3 Hungary: 69.2 HU 69.2 Romania: 65.1 RO 65.1 Portugal: 77.9 PT 77.9 Spain: 69.7 ES 69.7 Italy: 91.8 IT 91.8 Slovenia: 103.2 SI 103.2 Bulgaria: 80.7 BG 80.7 Cyprus: 94.0 CY 94.0 Malta: 74.7 MT 74.7 Croatia: 70.6 HR 70.6 Greece: 46.6 EL 46.6
46.6 157.8

Ranking · 2025

Belgium BE 157.83 Denmark DK 155.52 Ireland IE 154.47 Finland FI 133.89 Luxembourg LU 132.45 Slovakia SK 122.34 Czechia CZ 120 Poland PL 116.67 France FR 115.47 Sweden SE 115.02 Netherlands NL 110.37 Slovenia SI 103.2 Germany DE 102.06 European Union (27) EU 99.6 Austria AT 98.31 Cyprus CY 94.02 Italy IT 91.8 Estonia EE 88.8 Lithuania LT 81.99 Bulgaria BG 80.7 Portugal PT 77.88 Malta MT 74.67 Croatia HR 70.59 Spain ES 69.69 Hungary HU 69.24 Latvia LV 65.97 Romania RO 65.1 Greece EL 46.56
2025 ranking · 28 countries

Time series · top 12 countries + EU-27

61.54 98.3 135 172 209 2005 2008 2011 2014 2016 2019 2022 2025 Belgium Denmark Ireland Finland Luxembourg Slovakia Czechia Poland France Sweden Netherlands Slovenia European Union (27) Impact of social transfers (excluding pensions) on poverty reduction by sex (value) BE DK IE FI LU SK CZ PL FR SE NL SI EU27_2020
  • Belgium 158
  • Denmark 156
  • Ireland 154
  • Finland 134
  • Luxembourg 132
  • Slovakia 122
  • Czechia 120
  • Poland 117
  • France 115
  • Sweden 115
  • Netherlands 110
  • Slovenia 103
  • European Union (27) 99.6

Country × year heatmap · all values

20052007200920112013201520172019202120232025 Austria AT Austria · 2005: 151.8 Austria · 2006: 149.4 Austria · 2007: 154.3 Austria · 2008: 123.9 Austria · 2009: 128.1 Austria · 2010: 130.4 Austria · 2011: 139.5 Austria · 2012: 132.6 Austria · 2013: 133.2 Austria · 2014: 133.5 Austria · 2015: 137.1 Austria · 2016: 139.2 Austria · 2017: 126.5 Austria · 2018: 129.8 Austria · 2019: 147.7 Austria · 2020: 123.3 Austria · 2021: 132.3 Austria · 2022: 125.9 Austria · 2023: 117.5 Austria · 2024: 122.0 Austria · 2025: 98.3 Belgium BE Belgium · 2005: 143.1 Belgium · 2006: 135.4 Belgium · 2007: 134.2 Belgium · 2008: 136.7 Belgium · 2009: 136.0 Belgium · 2010: 136.0 Belgium · 2011: 134.9 Belgium · 2012: 134.3 Belgium · 2013: 127.8 Belgium · 2014: 130.9 Belgium · 2015: 132.6 Belgium · 2016: 124.5 Belgium · 2017: 120.0 Belgium · 2018: 105.5 Belgium · 2019: 125.2 Belgium · 2020: 134.8 Belgium · 2021: 159.3 Belgium · 2022: 147.1 Belgium · 2023: 150.0 Belgium · 2024: 159.3 Belgium · 2025: 157.8 Bulgaria BG Bulgaria · 2006: 76.5 Bulgaria · 2007: 41.2 Bulgaria · 2008: 63.1 Bulgaria · 2009: 52.3 Bulgaria · 2010: 70.9 Bulgaria · 2011: 56.9 Bulgaria · 2012: 54.4 Bulgaria · 2013: 64.1 Bulgaria · 2014: 60.4 Bulgaria · 2015: 67.6 Bulgaria · 2016: 53.8 Bulgaria · 2017: 59.6 Bulgaria · 2018: 76.3 Bulgaria · 2019: 70.9 Bulgaria · 2020: 61.2 Bulgaria · 2021: 89.5 Bulgaria · 2022: 73.3 Bulgaria · 2023: 83.2 Bulgaria · 2024: 83.0 Bulgaria · 2025: 80.7 Croatia HR Croatia · 2010: 94.0 Croatia · 2011: 95.8 Croatia · 2012: 100.0 Croatia · 2013: 103.0 Croatia · 2014: 105.4 Croatia · 2015: 106.4 Croatia · 2016: 85.7 Croatia · 2017: 74.4 Croatia · 2018: 74.7 Croatia · 2019: 74.1 Croatia · 2020: 69.3 Croatia · 2021: 62.0 Croatia · 2022: 61.1 Croatia · 2023: 62.7 Croatia · 2024: 64.9 Croatia · 2025: 70.6 Cyprus CY Cyprus · 2005: 77.4 Cyprus · 2006: 83.3 Cyprus · 2007: 78.6 Cyprus · 2008: 91.7 Cyprus · 2009: 99.1 Cyprus · 2010: 100.9 Cyprus · 2011: 111.1 Cyprus · 2012: 112.4 Cyprus · 2013: 111.1 Cyprus · 2014: 124.4 Cyprus · 2015: 108.7 Cyprus · 2016: 106.8 Cyprus · 2017: 107.8 Cyprus · 2018: 109.1 Cyprus · 2019: 96.9 Cyprus · 2020: 104.4 Cyprus · 2021: 111.5 Cyprus · 2022: 93.0 Cyprus · 2023: 90.2 Cyprus · 2024: 91.4 Cyprus · 2025: 94.0 Czechia CZ Czechia · 2005: 152.8 Czechia · 2006: 162.5 Czechia · 2007: 156.7 Czechia · 2008: 165.0 Czechia · 2009: 155.9 Czechia · 2010: 150.8 Czechia · 2011: 136.7 Czechia · 2012: 136.4 Czechia · 2013: 144.6 Czechia · 2014: 130.8 Czechia · 2015: 126.8 Czechia · 2016: 121.5 Czechia · 2017: 127.2 Czechia · 2018: 115.4 Czechia · 2019: 117.5 Czechia · 2020: 121.9 Czechia · 2021: 139.7 Czechia · 2022: 120.0 Czechia · 2023: 118.5 Czechia · 2024: 121.9 Czechia · 2025: 120.0 Denmark DK Denmark · 2005: 181.6 Denmark · 2006: 174.6 Denmark · 2007: 170.5 Denmark · 2008: 172.6 Denmark · 2009: 174.0 Denmark · 2010: 162.9 Denmark · 2011: 169.9 Denmark · 2012: 168.6 Denmark · 2013: 171.6 Denmark · 2014: 165.1 Denmark · 2015: 158.1 Denmark · 2016: 156.6 Denmark · 2017: 153.0 Denmark · 2018: 141.9 Denmark · 2019: 141.8 Denmark · 2020: 157.1 Denmark · 2021: 161.8 Denmark · 2022: 151.2 Denmark · 2023: 154.3 Denmark · 2024: 151.3 Denmark · 2025: 155.5 Estonia EE Estonia · 2005: 73.1 Estonia · 2006: 76.8 Estonia · 2007: 69.1 Estonia · 2008: 63.2 Estonia · 2009: 71.8 Estonia · 2010: 109.6 Estonia · 2011: 89.2 Estonia · 2012: 88.3 Estonia · 2013: 80.3 Estonia · 2014: 69.7 Estonia · 2015: 66.9 Estonia · 2016: 74.7 Estonia · 2017: 82.0 Estonia · 2018: 80.3 Estonia · 2019: 84.4 Estonia · 2020: 95.0 Estonia · 2021: 91.9 Estonia · 2022: 84.2 Estonia · 2023: 82.9 Estonia · 2024: 94.6 Estonia · 2025: 88.8 Finland FI Finland · 2005: 174.6 Finland · 2006: 167.8 Finland · 2007: 165.1 Finland · 2008: 150.5 Finland · 2009: 142.0 Finland · 2010: 154.4 Finland · 2011: 150.0 Finland · 2012: 152.8 Finland · 2013: 165.9 Finland · 2014: 160.9 Finland · 2015: 161.2 Finland · 2016: 171.1 Finland · 2017: 170.8 Finland · 2018: 161.0 Finland · 2019: 161.9 Finland · 2020: 154.2 Finland · 2021: 172.9 Finland · 2022: 149.4 Finland · 2023: 146.2 Finland · 2024: 139.1 Finland · 2025: 133.9 France FR France · 2005: 150.0 France · 2006: 141.0 France · 2007: 151.1 France · 2008: 140.4 France · 2009: 138.8 France · 2010: 139.8 France · 2011: 130.0 France · 2012: 122.3 France · 2013: 131.6 France · 2014: 133.7 France · 2015: 129.3 France · 2016: 127.1 France · 2017: 135.0 France · 2018: 133.2 France · 2019: 126.4 France · 2020: 138.6 France · 2021: 139.3 France · 2022: 126.0 France · 2023: 125.7 France · 2024: 116.6 France · 2025: 115.5 Germany DE Germany · 2005: 141.6 Germany · 2006: 154.1 Germany · 2007: 116.1 Germany · 2008: 111.6 Germany · 2009: 107.0 Germany · 2010: 106.6 Germany · 2011: 111.1 Germany · 2012: 101.2 Germany · 2013: 102.1 Germany · 2014: 99.6 Germany · 2015: 100.4 Germany · 2016: 104.3 Germany · 2017: 99.6 Germany · 2018: 100.0 Germany · 2019: 108.6 Germany · 2020: 103.6 Germany · 2021: 120.9 Germany · 2022: 126.6 Germany · 2023: 125.1 Germany · 2024: 107.0 Germany · 2025: 102.1 Greece EL Greece · 2005: 39.8 Greece · 2006: 37.2 Greece · 2007: 43.0 Greece · 2008: 41.2 Greece · 2009: 39.7 Greece · 2010: 46.7 Greece · 2011: 41.1 Greece · 2012: 41.4 Greece · 2013: 52.5 Greece · 2014: 45.0 Greece · 2015: 48.2 Greece · 2016: 47.6 Greece · 2017: 47.5 Greece · 2018: 60.8 Greece · 2019: 68.5 Greece · 2020: 74.0 Greece · 2021: 61.9 Greece · 2022: 61.0 Greece · 2023: 54.5 Greece · 2024: 49.8 Greece · 2025: 46.6 Hungary HU Hungary · 2005: 162.2 Hungary · 2006: 138.8 Hungary · 2007: 174.1 Hungary · 2008: 177.6 Hungary · 2009: 171.3 Hungary · 2010: 170.1 Hungary · 2011: 154.1 Hungary · 2012: 142.9 Hungary · 2013: 133.3 Hungary · 2014: 130.8 Hungary · 2015: 126.1 Hungary · 2016: 131.4 Hungary · 2017: 139.2 Hungary · 2018: 146.4 Hungary · 2019: 109.1 Hungary · 2020: 113.9 Hungary · 2021: 102.0 Hungary · 2022: 81.1 Hungary · 2023: 77.4 Hungary · 2024: 70.6 Hungary · 2025: 69.2 Ireland IE Ireland · 2005: 117.0 Ireland · 2006: 130.8 Ireland · 2007: 144.1 Ireland · 2008: 163.2 Ireland · 2009: 180.0 Ireland · 2010: 185.7 Ireland · 2011: 184.9 Ireland · 2012: 175.9 Ireland · 2013: 177.0 Ireland · 2014: 163.8 Ireland · 2015: 166.5 Ireland · 2016: 154.4 Ireland · 2017: 157.7 Ireland · 2018: 155.3 Ireland · 2019: 175.2 Ireland · 2020: 166.7 Ireland · 2021: 180.8 Ireland · 2022: 171.6 Ireland · 2023: 173.3 Ireland · 2024: 152.3 Ireland · 2025: 154.5 Italy IT Italy · 2005: 55.9 Italy · 2006: 55.7 Italy · 2007: 53.2 Italy · 2008: 58.7 Italy · 2009: 63.1 Italy · 2010: 63.3 Italy · 2011: 58.5 Italy · 2012: 61.2 Italy · 2013: 64.6 Italy · 2014: 64.4 Italy · 2015: 64.9 Italy · 2016: 64.1 Italy · 2017: 58.3 Italy · 2018: 64.9 Italy · 2019: 60.7 Italy · 2020: 62.8 Italy · 2021: 88.4 Italy · 2022: 77.5 Italy · 2023: 91.5 Italy · 2024: 93.8 Italy · 2025: 91.8 Latvia LV Latvia · 2005: 74.4 Latvia · 2006: 48.2 Latvia · 2007: 68.7 Latvia · 2008: 42.7 Latvia · 2009: 44.5 Latvia · 2010: 80.0 Latvia · 2011: 87.3 Latvia · 2012: 75.9 Latvia · 2013: 76.1 Latvia · 2014: 64.4 Latvia · 2015: 52.7 Latvia · 2016: 64.7 Latvia · 2017: 65.7 Latvia · 2018: 57.3 Latvia · 2019: 70.2 Latvia · 2020: 70.2 Latvia · 2021: 70.6 Latvia · 2022: 75.0 Latvia · 2023: 70.4 Latvia · 2024: 64.3 Latvia · 2025: 66.0 Lithuania LT Lithuania · 2005: 64.4 Lithuania · 2006: 74.4 Lithuania · 2007: 75.3 Lithuania · 2008: 71.2 Lithuania · 2009: 87.1 Lithuania · 2010: 103.5 Lithuania · 2011: 109.3 Lithuania · 2012: 103.5 Lithuania · 2013: 96.0 Lithuania · 2014: 91.7 Lithuania · 2015: 67.1 Lithuania · 2016: 64.5 Lithuania · 2017: 69.4 Lithuania · 2018: 68.7 Lithuania · 2019: 94.7 Lithuania · 2020: 88.2 Lithuania · 2021: 105.8 Lithuania · 2022: 91.0 Lithuania · 2023: 89.8 Lithuania · 2024: 77.6 Lithuania · 2025: 82.0 Luxembourg LU Luxembourg · 2005: 127.3 Luxembourg · 2006: 120.8 Luxembourg · 2007: 126.9 Luxembourg · 2008: 129.7 Luxembourg · 2009: 134.4 Luxembourg · 2010: 150.5 Luxembourg · 2011: 150.0 Luxembourg · 2012: 143.8 Luxembourg · 2013: 137.8 Luxembourg · 2014: 121.7 Luxembourg · 2015: 131.3 Luxembourg · 2016: 118.4 Luxembourg · 2017: 115.1 Luxembourg · 2018: 121.1 Luxembourg · 2019: 101.9 Luxembourg · 2020: 118.1 Luxembourg · 2021: 102.5 Luxembourg · 2022: 101.2 Luxembourg · 2023: 82.2 Luxembourg · 2024: 81.1 Luxembourg · 2025: 132.4 Malta MT Malta · 2005: 86.6 Malta · 2006: 100.0 Malta · 2007: 89.3 Malta · 2008: 99.6 Malta · 2009: 104.8 Malta · 2010: 102.1 Malta · 2011: 98.3 Malta · 2012: 111.2 Malta · 2013: 97.4 Malta · 2014: 100.0 Malta · 2015: 90.8 Malta · 2016: 92.0 Malta · 2017: 90.4 Malta · 2018: 91.7 Malta · 2019: 78.9 Malta · 2020: 63.1 Malta · 2021: 78.6 Malta · 2022: 79.3 Malta · 2023: 76.7 Malta · 2024: 70.6 Malta · 2025: 74.7 Netherlands NL Netherlands · 2005: 152.1 Netherlands · 2006: 161.4 Netherlands · 2007: 151.5 Netherlands · 2008: 141.7 Netherlands · 2009: 137.6 Netherlands · 2010: 153.5 Netherlands · 2011: 142.1 Netherlands · 2012: 152.9 Netherlands · 2013: 150.0 Netherlands · 2014: 136.6 Netherlands · 2015: 143.9 Netherlands · 2016: 127.6 Netherlands · 2017: 119.2 Netherlands · 2018: 117.0 Netherlands · 2019: 115.0 Netherlands · 2020: 110.4 Netherlands · 2021: 109.7 Netherlands · 2022: 101.4 Netherlands · 2023: 115.2 Netherlands · 2024: 122.9 Netherlands · 2025: 110.4 Poland PL Poland · 2005: 93.6 Poland · 2006: 99.7 Poland · 2007: 104.2 Poland · 2008: 98.0 Poland · 2009: 82.6 Poland · 2010: 83.6 Poland · 2011: 79.7 Poland · 2012: 76.0 Poland · 2013: 74.3 Poland · 2014: 79.2 Poland · 2015: 69.4 Poland · 2016: 73.3 Poland · 2017: 112.5 Poland · 2018: 121.0 Poland · 2019: 110.7 Poland · 2020: 110.3 Poland · 2021: 106.9 Poland · 2022: 115.7 Poland · 2023: 108.2 Poland · 2024: 124.6 Poland · 2025: 116.7 Portugal PT Portugal · 2005: 73.5 Portugal · 2006: 78.9 Portugal · 2007: 75.6 Portugal · 2008: 77.1 Portugal · 2009: 79.0 Portugal · 2010: 96.6 Portugal · 2011: 87.4 Portugal · 2012: 87.8 Portugal · 2013: 80.0 Portugal · 2014: 80.9 Portugal · 2015: 78.4 Portugal · 2016: 72.0 Portugal · 2017: 67.4 Portugal · 2018: 71.4 Portugal · 2019: 72.7 Portugal · 2020: 78.1 Portugal · 2021: 60.0 Portugal · 2022: 71.2 Portugal · 2023: 59.4 Portugal · 2024: 67.3 Portugal · 2025: 77.9 Romania RO Romania · 2007: 65.7 Romania · 2008: 70.1 Romania · 2009: 69.0 Romania · 2010: 66.9 Romania · 2011: 70.9 Romania · 2012: 61.5 Romania · 2013: 55.3 Romania · 2014: 38.5 Romania · 2015: 39.9 Romania · 2016: 42.7 Romania · 2017: 49.8 Romania · 2018: 48.2 Romania · 2019: 45.9 Romania · 2020: 47.5 Romania · 2021: 53.6 Romania · 2022: 49.6 Romania · 2023: 46.8 Romania · 2024: 56.4 Romania · 2025: 65.1 Slovakia SK Slovakia · 2005: 117.8 Slovakia · 2006: 126.0 Slovakia · 2007: 125.3 Slovakia · 2008: 122.3 Slovakia · 2009: 107.0 Slovakia · 2010: 118.2 Slovakia · 2011: 100.0 Slovakia · 2012: 102.0 Slovakia · 2013: 109.0 Slovakia · 2014: 107.1 Slovakia · 2015: 105.8 Slovakia · 2016: 92.9 Slovakia · 2017: 87.4 Slovakia · 2018: 93.2 Slovakia · 2019: 114.1 Slovakia · 2020: 120.0 Slovakia · 2021: 129.2 Slovakia · 2022: 101.5 Slovakia · 2023: 109.3 Slovakia · 2024: 110.0 Slovakia · 2025: 122.3 Slovenia SI Slovenia · 2005: 158.7 Slovenia · 2006: 156.2 Slovenia · 2007: 150.7 Slovenia · 2008: 139.6 Slovenia · 2009: 145.9 Slovenia · 2010: 142.6 Slovenia · 2011: 131.4 Slovenia · 2012: 139.3 Slovenia · 2013: 128.1 Slovenia · 2014: 126.7 Slovenia · 2015: 127.0 Slovenia · 2016: 128.4 Slovenia · 2017: 133.7 Slovenia · 2018: 129.5 Slovenia · 2019: 136.4 Slovenia · 2020: 133.9 Slovenia · 2021: 134.4 Slovenia · 2022: 111.9 Slovenia · 2023: 106.6 Slovenia · 2024: 113.2 Slovenia · 2025: 103.2 Spain ES Spain · 2005: 53.9 Spain · 2006: 52.4 Spain · 2007: 50.6 Spain · 2008: 68.9 Spain · 2009: 72.5 Spain · 2010: 84.4 Spain · 2011: 94.0 Spain · 2012: 85.6 Spain · 2013: 96.0 Spain · 2014: 85.9 Spain · 2015: 79.7 Spain · 2016: 73.2 Spain · 2017: 71.8 Spain · 2018: 68.8 Spain · 2019: 69.2 Spain · 2020: 70.1 Spain · 2021: 91.3 Spain · 2022: 82.2 Spain · 2023: 68.7 Spain · 2024: 71.8 Spain · 2025: 69.7 Sweden SE Sweden · 2005: 200.7 Sweden · 2006: 172.8 Sweden · 2007: 185.5 Sweden · 2008: 165.0 Sweden · 2009: 150.0 Sweden · 2010: 146.9 Sweden · 2011: 145.0 Sweden · 2012: 142.8 Sweden · 2013: 133.9 Sweden · 2014: 144.0 Sweden · 2015: 135.9 Sweden · 2016: 137.5 Sweden · 2017: 138.2 Sweden · 2018: 129.8 Sweden · 2019: 122.5 Sweden · 2020: 128.1 Sweden · 2021: 133.6 Sweden · 2022: 119.6 Sweden · 2023: 110.6 Sweden · 2024: 121.7 Sweden · 2025: 115.0
37.2 200.7

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