Expenditure on unemployment function by type of benefit in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026)
Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026): Expenditure on unemployment function by type of benefit was 183,852 Million euro in 2024. ▲ Rising
Expenditure on unemployment function by type of benefit and in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026), 2008–2024
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Million euro.
Analysis
In 2024, expenditure on unemployment function by type of benefit and in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026) stood at 183,852 Million euro.
The figure is up 9.0% on the previous year and up 5.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, expenditure on unemployment function by type of benefit and in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026) peaked at 280,226 Million euro in 2020 and was at its lowest, 145,109 Million euro, in 2008.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Expenditure on unemployment function by type of benefit in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026), year by year
| Year | Million euro | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 145,109 Million euro | — |
| 2009 | 184,957 Million euro | +27.5% |
| 2010 | 186,813 Million euro | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 181,019 Million euro | -3.1% |
| 2012 | 178,607 Million euro | -1.3% |
| 2013 | 182,277 Million euro | +2.1% |
| 2014 | 175,145 Million euro | -3.9% |
| 2015 | 168,827 Million euro | -3.6% |
| 2016 | 165,548 Million euro | -1.9% |
| 2017 | 157,381 Million euro | -4.9% |
| 2018 | 153,923 Million euro | -2.2% |
| 2019 | 157,785 Million euro | +2.5% |
| 2020 | 280,226 Million euro | +77.6% |
| 2021 | 232,070 Million euro | -17.2% |
| 2022 | 163,477 Million euro | -29.6% |
| 2023 | 168,705 Million euro | +3.2% |
| 2024 | 183,852 Million euro | +9.0% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Expenditure on unemployment function by type of benefit in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026) changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | +77.6% | 157,785 Million euro | 280,226 Million euro |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 165,033 Million euro | 145,109 Million euro | 184,957 Million euro | 2 |
| 2010s | 170,732 Million euro | 153,923 Million euro | 186,813 Million euro | 10 |
| 2020s | 205,666 Million euro | 163,477 Million euro | 280,226 Million euro | 5 |
Countries ranked near Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026)
More work & labour data for Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026)
- Employed persons by job tenure and NUTS 2 region 164,734 Thousand persons (2025)
- Labour force by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region 175,909 Thousand persons (2025)
- Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level 75.6% (2025)
- Population in private households by citizenship, labour status and 266,547 Thousand persons (2025)
- Employed persons by NUTS 2 region 164,734 Thousand persons (2025)
- Employment rates by educational attainment level, country of birth 70.7% (2025)
- Employed persons by professional status and NUTS 2 region 164,734 Thousand persons (2025)
- Average actual weekly hours worked in the main job of persons who 34.9 Hour (2025)
- Employed persons by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region 164,734 Thousand persons (2025)
- Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level 75.6% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is expenditure on unemployment function by type of benefit and in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026)?
- Expenditure on unemployment function by type of benefit and in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026) was 183,852 Million euro in 2024, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest expenditure on unemployment function by type of benefit and recorded in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026)?
- The highest recorded value was 280,226 Million euro in 2020.
- What is the lowest expenditure on unemployment function by type of benefit and recorded in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026)?
- The lowest recorded value was 145,109 Million euro in 2008.
- How does Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026) rank for expenditure on unemployment function by type of benefit and?
- Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026) ranks 3rd out of 9 regions with data for 2024.
- Is expenditure on unemployment function by type of benefit and rising or falling in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026) data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Expenditure on unemployment function by type of benefit and means-testing. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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