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

Poland: Adequacy of benefits in 3rd quintile (%) - Contributory Pensions was 100.5% in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
100.5%
Change on year
up 40.8%
World rank
2nd
of 34 countries
All-time high
100.5%
in 2019
All-time low
71.4%
in 2017
Years of data
12
2005–2019

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

02550751002005201220192005: 78.72006: 77.22007: 76.82008: 76.52009: 79.42010: 802011: 79.72012: 80.82015: 86.32016: 84.32017: 71.42019: 100.5

Source: ASPIRE.

Analysis

The most recent figure for adequacy of benefits in 3rd quintile (%) - contributory pensions in Poland is 100.5%, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 40.8% on the previous year and up 26.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, adequacy of benefits in 3rd quintile (%) - contributory pensions in Poland peaked at 100.5% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 71.4%, in 2017.

That places Poland 2nd out of 34 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top 10%.

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

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 77.7% 76.5% 79.4% 5
2010s 83.3% 71.4% 100.5% 7

Countries ranked near Poland

  1. 1 Thailand 101.5% compare
  2. 3 Romania 95.4% compare
  3. 4 Belarus 77.0% compare
  4. 5 South Africa 62.8% compare

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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 100.5% 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 100.5% in 2019.
What is the lowest adequacy of benefits in 3rd quintile (%) - contributory pensions recorded in Poland?
The lowest recorded value was 71.4% in 2017.
How does Poland rank for adequacy of benefits in 3rd quintile (%) - contributory pensions?
Poland ranks 2nd 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 26.5%. 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. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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