Social security; key figures, number of benefits

This table shows actual key figures of benefits concerning labour disablement, unemployment, income support and national insurances.

Data available from: January 1998.

Status of the figures:
The figures for the three most recent months are provisional, while the figures for the preceding months are definitive.
The figures concerning income support of the three most recent months are based on an estimation and therefore provisional. After three month these figures will be replaced by definitive figures.
The monthly and quarterly figures represent the situation at the end of a period; the annual figures are averages.

Changes as of 28th February 2025:
Due to a recalculation of the annual average total number of disability benefits, the annual average for 2023 has been corrected.

Added are:
- The provisional figures from December and the year 2024;

The figures mentioned below have become final:
- The figures from September 2024.

When will new figures be published?
New figures will be published in March 2025.