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

Poland: Adequacy of benefits in 4th quintile (%) - Contributory Pensions was 102.7% in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
102.7%
Change on year
up 20.7%
World rank
1st
of 34 countries
All-time high
102.7%
in 2019
All-time low
81.2%
in 2008
Years of data
12
2005–2019

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

02550751002005201220192005: 82.42006: 83.32007: 81.92008: 81.22009: 852010: 83.92011: 85.72012: 88.42015: 95.52016: 88.92017: 85.12019: 102.7

Source: ASPIRE.

Analysis

In 2019, adequacy of benefits in 4th quintile (%) - contributory pensions in Poland stood at 102.7%. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 20.7% on the previous year and up 20.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, adequacy of benefits in 4th quintile (%) - contributory pensions in Poland peaked at 102.7% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 81.2%, in 2008.

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

Annual values for Adequacy of benefits in 4th quintile (%) - Contributory Pensions -urban in Poland, 2005 to 2019.
Year Value Change
2005 82.4%
2006 83.3% +1.1%
2007 81.9% -1.7%
2008 81.2% -0.8%
2009 85.0% +4.7%
2010 83.9% -1.3%
2011 85.7% +2.1%
2012 88.4% +3.2%
2015 95.5% +8.0%
2016 88.9% -6.9%
2017 85.1% -4.3%
2019 102.7% +20.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 82.8% 81.2% 85.0% 5
2010s 90.0% 83.9% 102.7% 7

Countries ranked near Poland

  1. 2 Thailand 99.9% compare
  2. 3 Romania 91.9% compare
  3. 4 Kazakhstan 65.7% 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 102.7% 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 102.7% in 2019.
What is the lowest adequacy of benefits in 4th quintile (%) - contributory pensions recorded in Poland?
The lowest recorded value was 81.2% in 2008.
How does Poland rank for adequacy of benefits in 4th quintile (%) - contributory pensions?
Poland ranks 1st out of 34 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 20.8%. 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 4th quintile (%) - Contributory Pensions -urban. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Adequacy of benefits in 4th quintile (%) - Contributory Pensions -urban
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
34 places, 347 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