| Functions | 
        1999 | 
        2000 | 
        2001 | 
        2002 | 
        2003 | 
        2004 | 
        2005 | 
        2006 | 
        2007 | 
        2008 | 
        2009 | 
        2010 | 
        2011 | 
        2012 | 
        2013 | 
        2014 | 
        2015 | 
        2016 | 
        2017 | 
        2018 | 
        2019 | 
        2020 | 
        2021 | 
        2022 | 
        2023 | 
    
    
        | Percentage of gross domestic product (GDP), % | 
    
    
        | Sickness/Health care | 
        5.5 | 
        5.4 | 
        5.2 | 
        5.5 | 
        6.1 | 
        5.9 | 
        6.3 | 
        6.2 | 
        5.6 | 
        5.5 | 
        5.6 | 
        5.6 | 
        5.4 | 
        4.9 | 
        4.9 | 
        4.8 | 
        4.9 | 
        5.0 | 
        4.9 | 
        4.8 | 
        4.6 | 
        5.6 | 
        5.6 | 
        5.1 | 
        5.0 | 
    
    
        | Disability | 
        1.9 | 
        1.8 | 
        1.9 | 
        2.0 | 
        2.1 | 
        2.1 | 
        2.1 | 
        2.1 | 
        2.1 | 
        2.1 | 
        2.0 | 
        1.8 | 
        1.7 | 
        1.6 | 
        1.5 | 
        1.4 | 
        1.3 | 
        1.2 | 
        1.1 | 
        1.0 | 
        0.9 | 
        0.9 | 
        0.9 | 
        0.8 | 
        0.8 | 
    
    
        | Old-age | 
        7.0 | 
        6.9 | 
        6.9 | 
        7.4 | 
        7.3 | 
        7.3 | 
        7.6 | 
        7.8 | 
        8.2 | 
        8.6 | 
        8.7 | 
        8.8 | 
        9.0 | 
        9.6 | 
        9.5 | 
        9.0 | 
        8.4 | 
        8.3 | 
        8.0 | 
        7.6 | 
        7.2 | 
        7.4 | 
        7.4 | 
        7.2 | 
        7.6 | 
    
    
        | Survivors | 
        1.1 | 
        1.1 | 
        1.1 | 
        1.1 | 
        1.1 | 
        1.2 | 
        1.2 | 
        1.3 | 
        1.3 | 
        1.3 | 
        1.3 | 
        1.3 | 
        1.2 | 
        1.3 | 
        1.2 | 
        1.1 | 
        1.1 | 
        1.0 | 
        0.9 | 
        0.9 | 
        0.8 | 
        0.8 | 
        0.7 | 
        0.7 | 
        0.7 | 
    
    
        | Family/children | 
        2.6 | 
        2.5 | 
        2.4 | 
        2.4 | 
        2.6 | 
        2.4 | 
        2.4 | 
        2.7 | 
        2.7 | 
        2.7 | 
        2.9 | 
        2.8 | 
        2.7 | 
        2.6 | 
        2.5 | 
        2.3 | 
        2.1 | 
        2.1 | 
        2.0 | 
        2.0 | 
        1.8 | 
        2.0 | 
        1.8 | 
        1.7 | 
        1.7 | 
    
    
        | Unemployment | 
        0.9 | 
        0.8 | 
        0.6 | 
        0.6 | 
        0.6 | 
        0.6 | 
        0.6 | 
        0.7 | 
        0.7 | 
        0.8 | 
        0.9 | 
        0.9 | 
        0.8 | 
        0.6 | 
        0.5 | 
        0.4 | 
        0.4 | 
        0.3 | 
        0.3 | 
        0.3 | 
        0.3 | 
        0.5 | 
        0.4 | 
        0.2 | 
        0.3 | 
    
    
        | Housing | 
        0.6 | 
        0.6 | 
        0.5 | 
        0.5 | 
        0.5 | 
        0.4 | 
        0.5 | 
        0.5 | 
        0.9 | 
        0.7 | 
        0.7 | 
        0.5 | 
        0.4 | 
        0.3 | 
        0.3 | 
        0.3 | 
        0.3 | 
        0.4 | 
        0.4 | 
        0.5 | 
        0.4 | 
        0.5 | 
        0.4 | 
        0.4 | 
        0.3 | 
    
    
        | Social exclusion n.e.c. | 
        0.2 | 
        0.2 | 
        0.2 | 
        0.2 | 
        0.1 | 
        0.1 | 
        0.1 | 
        0.1 | 
        0.1 | 
        0.1 | 
        0.1 | 
        0.1 | 
        0.1 | 
        0.1 | 
        0.1 | 
        0.1 | 
        0.2 | 
        0.2 | 
        0.2 | 
        0.2 | 
        0.2 | 
        0.2 | 
        0.2 | 
        0.2 | 
        0.2 | 
    
    
        | Total | 
        19.9 | 
        19.2 | 
        18.7 | 
        19.7 | 
        20.5 | 
        19.9 | 
        20.9 | 
        21.4 | 
        21.6 | 
        21.9 | 
        22.2 | 
        21.8 | 
        21.2 | 
        20.9 | 
        20.5 | 
        19.4 | 
        18.7 | 
        18.5 | 
        17.9 | 
        17.3 | 
        16.3 | 
        17.9 | 
        17.4 | 
        16.4 | 
        16.6 | 
    
  
  
    
        | Value per capita, calculated in purchasing power parity, euro/capita | 
    
    
        | Sickness/Health care | 
        538.7 | 
        569.8 | 
        596.6 | 
        689.5 | 
        801.9 | 
        818.4 | 
        917.0 | 
        956.9 | 
        869.9 | 
        909.1 | 
        890.3 | 
        954.2 | 
        960.5 | 
        879.5 | 
        901.2 | 
        929.2 | 
        994.5 | 
        1,020.2 | 
        1,027.2 | 
        1,081.5 | 
        1,092.4 | 
        1,299.6 | 
        1,416.7 | 
        1,433.7 | 
        1,514.0 | 
    
    
        | Disability | 
        189.1 | 
        195.2 | 
        220.3 | 
        248.5 | 
        275.3 | 
        283.2 | 
        301.2 | 
        323.1 | 
        325.5 | 
        336.7 | 
        324.8 | 
        307.4 | 
        295.6 | 
        279.2 | 
        273.1 | 
        276.3 | 
        272.1 | 
        249.9 | 
        235.7 | 
        229.2 | 
        222.4 | 
        214.1 | 
        220.4 | 
        229.4 | 
        243.8 | 
    
    
        | Old-age | 
        690.5 | 
        726.2 | 
        788.9 | 
        921.0 | 
        962.7 | 
        1,008.5 | 
        1,111.4 | 
        1,193.8 | 
        1,275.8 | 
        1,414.4 | 
        1,401.1 | 
        1,499.2 | 
        1,597.8 | 
        1,708.0 | 
        1,751.5 | 
        1,736.3 | 
        1,703.3 | 
        1,685.3 | 
        1,659.7 | 
        1,698.4 | 
        1,703.9 | 
        1,718.8 | 
        1,864.5 | 
        2,011.8 | 
        2,285.0 | 
    
    
        | Survivors | 
        112.5 | 
        115.4 | 
        123.1 | 
        138.5 | 
        144.5 | 
        160.3 | 
        181.3 | 
        194.8 | 
        205.2 | 
        215.1 | 
        209.2 | 
        215.3 | 
        221.8 | 
        225.5 | 
        229.4 | 
        221.9 | 
        216.1 | 
        207.3 | 
        197.7 | 
        193.9 | 
        189.1 | 
        186.9 | 
        188.7 | 
        197.1 | 
        216.8 | 
    
    
        | Family/children | 
        255.0 | 
        264.4 | 
        274.3 | 
        302.3 | 
        343.3 | 
        328.0 | 
        351.8 | 
        413.8 | 
        421.6 | 
        446.4 | 
        457.2 | 
        483.3 | 
        479.7 | 
        459.2 | 
        455.7 | 
        448.9 | 
        428.3 | 
        418.1 | 
        423.0 | 
        438.3 | 
        436.2 | 
        461.0 | 
        465.1 | 
        481.0 | 
        506.0 | 
    
    
        | Unemployment | 
        89.8 | 
        82.0 | 
        73.3 | 
        73.4 | 
        76.3 | 
        80.9 | 
        87.8 | 
        100.7 | 
        116.2 | 
        132.5 | 
        148.1 | 
        148.5 | 
        139.5 | 
        98.0 | 
        88.5 | 
        71.1 | 
        72.1 | 
        63.6 | 
        62.8 | 
        62.9 | 
        73.4 | 
        122.9 | 
        99.2 | 
        69.0 | 
        85.4 | 
    
    
        | Housing | 
        59.5 | 
        58.5 | 
        53.6 | 
        56.7 | 
        61.1 | 
        55.3 | 
        73.5 | 
        80.0 | 
        139.5 | 
        114.4 | 
        106.9 | 
        87.3 | 
        69.4 | 
        58.0 | 
        57.8 | 
        55.2 | 
        59.0 | 
        72.0 | 
        89.8 | 
        110.5 | 
        90.4 | 
        104.9 | 
        100.5 | 
        100.4 | 
        82.1 | 
    
    
        | Social exclusion n.e.c. | 
        17.2 | 
        18.9 | 
        20.7 | 
        23.8 | 
        16.9 | 
        18.2 | 
        20.1 | 
        21.2 | 
        21.5 | 
        22.8 | 
        20.8 | 
        21.7 | 
        18.1 | 
        17.3 | 
        20.7 | 
        22.8 | 
        30.6 | 
        33.1 | 
        41.7 | 
        53.5 | 
        47.8 | 
        48.4 | 
        46.0 | 
        47.8 | 
        51.8 | 
    
    
        | Total | 
        1,952.2 | 
        2,030.4 | 
        2,150.8 | 
        2,453.7 | 
        2,681.9 | 
        2,752.8 | 
        3,044.0 | 
        3,284.3 | 
        3,375.1 | 
        3,591.3 | 
        3,558.5 | 
        3,716.8 | 
        3,782.3 | 
        3,724.7 | 
        3,778.0 | 
        3,761.7 | 
        3,776.0 | 
        3,749.5 | 
        3,737.6 | 
        3,868.2 | 
        3,855.7 | 
        4,156.5 | 
        4,401.0 | 
        4,570.1 | 
        4,984.9 | 
    
  
  
    
        | Percentage of total benefits, % | 
    
    
        | Sickness/Health care | 
        27.6 | 
        28.1 | 
        27.7 | 
        28.1 | 
        29.9 | 
        29.7 | 
        30.1 | 
        29.1 | 
        25.8 | 
        25.3 | 
        25.0 | 
        25.7 | 
        25.4 | 
        23.6 | 
        23.9 | 
        24.7 | 
        26.3 | 
        27.2 | 
        27.5 | 
        28.0 | 
        28.3 | 
        31.3 | 
        32.2 | 
        31.4 | 
        30.4 | 
    
    
        | Disability | 
        9.7 | 
        9.6 | 
        10.2 | 
        10.1 | 
        10.3 | 
        10.3 | 
        9.9 | 
        9.8 | 
        9.6 | 
        9.4 | 
        9.1 | 
        8.3 | 
        7.8 | 
        7.5 | 
        7.2 | 
        7.3 | 
        7.2 | 
        6.7 | 
        6.3 | 
        5.9 | 
        5.8 | 
        5.2 | 
        5.0 | 
        5.0 | 
        4.9 | 
    
    
        | Old-age | 
        35.4 | 
        35.8 | 
        36.7 | 
        37.5 | 
        35.9 | 
        36.6 | 
        36.5 | 
        36.4 | 
        37.8 | 
        39.4 | 
        39.4 | 
        40.3 | 
        42.2 | 
        45.9 | 
        46.4 | 
        46.2 | 
        45.1 | 
        45.0 | 
        44.4 | 
        43.9 | 
        44.2 | 
        41.4 | 
        42.4 | 
        44.0 | 
        45.8 | 
    
    
        | Survivors | 
        5.8 | 
        5.7 | 
        5.7 | 
        5.6 | 
        5.4 | 
        5.8 | 
        6.0 | 
        5.9 | 
        6.1 | 
        6.0 | 
        5.9 | 
        5.8 | 
        5.9 | 
        6.1 | 
        6.1 | 
        5.9 | 
        5.7 | 
        5.5 | 
        5.3 | 
        5.0 | 
        4.9 | 
        4.5 | 
        4.3 | 
        4.3 | 
        4.4 | 
    
    
        | Family/children | 
        13.1 | 
        13.0 | 
        12.8 | 
        12.3 | 
        12.8 | 
        11.9 | 
        11.6 | 
        12.6 | 
        12.5 | 
        12.4 | 
        12.9 | 
        13.0 | 
        12.7 | 
        12.3 | 
        12.1 | 
        11.9 | 
        11.3 | 
        11.2 | 
        11.3 | 
        11.3 | 
        11.3 | 
        11.1 | 
        10.6 | 
        10.5 | 
        10.2 | 
    
    
        | Unemployment | 
        4.6 | 
        4.0 | 
        3.4 | 
        3.0 | 
        2.8 | 
        2.9 | 
        2.9 | 
        3.1 | 
        3.4 | 
        3.7 | 
        4.2 | 
        4.0 | 
        3.7 | 
        2.6 | 
        2.3 | 
        1.9 | 
        1.9 | 
        1.7 | 
        1.7 | 
        1.6 | 
        1.9 | 
        3.0 | 
        2.3 | 
        1.5 | 
        1.7 | 
    
    
        | Housing | 
        3.1 | 
        2.9 | 
        2.5 | 
        2.3 | 
        2.3 | 
        2.0 | 
        2.4 | 
        2.4 | 
        4.1 | 
        3.2 | 
        3.0 | 
        2.4 | 
        1.8 | 
        1.6 | 
        1.5 | 
        1.5 | 
        1.6 | 
        1.9 | 
        2.4 | 
        2.9 | 
        2.3 | 
        2.5 | 
        2.3 | 
        2.2 | 
        1.7 | 
    
    
        | Social exclusion n.e.c. | 
        0.9 | 
        0.9 | 
        1.0 | 
        1.0 | 
        0.6 | 
        0.7 | 
        0.7 | 
        0.7 | 
        0.6 | 
        0.6 | 
        0.6 | 
        0.6 | 
        0.5 | 
        0.5 | 
        0.6 | 
        0.6 | 
        0.8 | 
        0.9 | 
        1.1 | 
        1.4 | 
        1.2 | 
        1.2 | 
        1.1 | 
        1.1 | 
        1.0 | 
    
    
        | Total | 
        100.0 | 
        100.0 | 
        100.0 | 
        100.0 | 
        100.0 | 
        100.0 | 
        100.0 | 
        100.0 | 
        100.0 | 
        100.0 | 
        100.0 | 
        100.0 | 
        100.0 | 
        100.0 | 
        100.0 | 
        100.0 | 
        100.0 | 
        100.0 | 
        100.0 | 
        100.0 | 
        100.0 | 
        100.0 | 
        100.0 | 
        100.0 | 
        100.0 | 
    
		
		Source: Eurostat ESSPROS database.
		
	 
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