Adequacy of benefits in 3rd quintile (%) - Contributory Pensions in Poland

Poland: Adequacy of benefits in 3rd quintile (%) - Contributory Pensions was 114.5% in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
114.5%
Change on year
up 27.0%
World rank
1st
of 34 countries
All-time high
114.5%
in 2019
All-time low
84.7%
in 2007
Years of data
12
2005–2019

Adequacy of benefits in 3rd quintile (%) - Contributory Pensions in Poland, 2005–2019

02550751001252005201220192005: 85.72006: 86.32007: 84.72008: 85.32009: 89.92010: 90.12011: 90.12012: 92.92015: 100.62016: 97.12017: 90.22019: 114.5

Source: ASPIRE.

Analysis

Poland recorded 114.5% for adequacy of benefits in 3rd quintile (%) - contributory pensions in 2019. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 27.0% on the previous year and up 27.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, adequacy of benefits in 3rd quintile (%) - contributory pensions in Poland peaked at 114.5% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 84.7%, in 2007.

Poland ranks 1st of 34 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.

Adequacy of benefits in 3rd quintile (%) - Contributory Pensions in Poland, year by year

Annual values for Adequacy of benefits in 3rd quintile (%) - Contributory Pensions -urban in Poland, 2005 to 2019.
Year Value Change
2005 85.7%
2006 86.3% +0.7%
2007 84.7% -1.9%
2008 85.3% +0.8%
2009 89.9% +5.4%
2010 90.1% +0.2%
2011 90.1% -0.0%
2012 92.9% +3.1%
2015 100.6% +8.4%
2016 97.1% -3.5%
2017 90.2% -7.2%
2019 114.5% +27.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 86.4% 84.7% 89.9% 5
2010s 96.5% 90.1% 114.5% 7

Countries ranked near Poland

  1. 2 Thailand 111.5% compare
  2. 3 Romania 98.0% compare
  3. 4 Belarus 70.8% compare

See the full ranking of 34 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is adequacy of benefits in 3rd quintile (%) - contributory pensions in Poland?
Adequacy of benefits in 3rd quintile (%) - contributory pensions in Poland was 114.5% in 2019, according to ASPIRE.
What is the highest adequacy of benefits in 3rd quintile (%) - contributory pensions recorded in Poland?
The highest recorded value was 114.5% in 2019.
What is the lowest adequacy of benefits in 3rd quintile (%) - contributory pensions recorded in Poland?
The lowest recorded value was 84.7% in 2007.
How does Poland rank for adequacy of benefits in 3rd quintile (%) - contributory pensions?
Poland ranks 1st out of 34 countries with data for 2019.
Is adequacy of benefits in 3rd quintile (%) - contributory pensions rising or falling in Poland?
Over the last ten years it is up 27.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Poland data come from?
The figures come from ASPIRE, published as part of Adequacy of benefits in 3rd quintile (%) - Contributory Pensions -urban. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Adequacy of benefits in 3rd quintile (%) - Contributory Pensions -urban
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
34 places, 347 data points, 2002–2023
Last refreshed

Total transfer amount received by all beneficiaries in a population group as a share of the total welfare of beneficiaries in that group