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Published: 2 October 2025
Social services pay as a proportion of national average pay, by Member State, 2022 and change since 2018 (%)
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Social services pay as a proportion of national average pay, by Member State, 2022 and change since 2018 (%)
Green indicates an increase of 2 or more percentage points, red a decrease of 2 or more percentage points and yellow a change either way of 2 or less percentage points compared with national average pay; (absolute) mean hourly wages decreased in Greece and Malta only.
Source: Eurofound’s analysis of EU-SES data, extracted June 2025
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2 October 2025
I løbet af de 10 år fra 2014 til 2024 steg antallet af socialarbejdere i EU fra 8 millioner til 10 millioner. De udgør nu 5 % af EU's samlede arbejdsstyrke. Samtidig står sektoren over for mangel på arbejdskraft og er fortsat kendetegnet ved lave lønninger – ca. 20 % lavere end gennemsnitslønnen i medlemsstaternes økonomier som helhed.
