According to data released by Eurostat, this is one of the smallest shares observed in the European Union, as, for example, in Poland, more than 55% of people in this age group receive benefits of this type.

“In 2023, 45.1% of people aged 50 to 74 received pensions in the European Union. In this group, 39.7% received old-age pensions, 4.6% received disability pensions or another type of incapacity benefit, 0.8% received both types of pensions,” the statistics office reports.

Author: Eurostat;

Between the ages of 50 and 59, according to Eurostat details, disability pensions were predominant. But at older ages, “old-age pensions quickly took the lead.” Thus, among Europeans aged 70 to 74, the majority received old-age pensions (97.2% of men and 89.5% of women).

There are, however, considerable differences between the countries of the community bloc. While in Poland, more than 55% of people aged 50 to 74 receive pensions (old age or disability), in Spain, this percentage barely exceeds the 30% mark.

In Portugal, it is below 40%, and is therefore lower than the EU average.