Adequacy of benefits in 4th quintile (%) - Contributory Pensions in Poland

Poland: Adequacy of benefits in 4th quintile (%) - Contributory Pensions was 71.1% in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
71.1%
Change on year
up 37.3%
World rank
4th
of 31 countries
All-time high
71.1%
in 2019
All-time low
51.8%
in 2017
Years of data
12
2005–2019

Adequacy of benefits in 4th quintile (%) - Contributory Pensions in Poland, 2005–2019

0204060802005201220192005: 68.42006: 692007: 65.92008: 62.32009: 63.32010: 65.22011: 64.42012: 64.62015: 65.72016: 64.92017: 51.82019: 71.1

Source: ASPIRE.

Analysis

The most recent figure for adequacy of benefits in 4th quintile (%) - contributory pensions in Poland is 71.1%, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.

That represents a change of up 37.3% on the previous year and up 12.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, adequacy of benefits in 4th quintile (%) - contributory pensions in Poland peaked at 71.1% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 51.8%, in 2017.

That places Poland 4th out of 31 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top 10%.

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

Adequacy of benefits in 4th quintile (%) - Contributory Pensions in Poland, year by year

Annual values for Adequacy of benefits in 4th quintile (%) - Contributory Pensions -rural in Poland, 2005 to 2019.
Year Value Change
2005 68.4%
2006 69.0% +0.9%
2007 65.9% -4.5%
2008 62.3% -5.5%
2009 63.3% +1.6%
2010 65.2% +3.1%
2011 64.4% -1.3%
2012 64.6% +0.4%
2015 65.7% +1.7%
2016 64.9% -1.3%
2017 51.8% -20.2%
2019 71.1% +37.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 65.8% 62.3% 69.0% 5
2010s 63.9% 51.8% 71.1% 7

Countries ranked near Poland

  1. 1 Thailand 100.2% compare
  2. 2 Belarus 84.1% compare
  3. 3 Romania 80.5% compare
  4. 5 Brazil 63.4% compare
  5. 6 Mongolia 60.8% compare
  6. 7 South Africa 58.1% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is adequacy of benefits in 4th quintile (%) - contributory pensions in Poland?
Adequacy of benefits in 4th quintile (%) - contributory pensions in Poland was 71.1% in 2019, according to ASPIRE.
What is the highest adequacy of benefits in 4th quintile (%) - contributory pensions recorded in Poland?
The highest recorded value was 71.1% in 2019.
What is the lowest adequacy of benefits in 4th quintile (%) - contributory pensions recorded in Poland?
The lowest recorded value was 51.8% in 2017.
How does Poland rank for adequacy of benefits in 4th quintile (%) - contributory pensions?
Poland ranks 4th out of 31 countries with data for 2019.
Is adequacy of benefits in 4th quintile (%) - contributory pensions rising or falling in Poland?
Over the last ten years it is up 12.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Poland data come from?
The figures come from ASPIRE, published as part of Adequacy of benefits in 4th quintile (%) - Contributory Pensions -rural. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Adequacy of benefits in 4th quintile (%) - Contributory Pensions -rural
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
31 places, 292 data points, 2002–2023
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Total transfer amount received by all beneficiaries in a population group as a share of the total welfare of beneficiaries in that group