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

Poland: Adequacy of benefits in 4th quintile (%) - Contributory Pensions was 93.5% in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
93.5%
Change on year
up 36.0%
World rank
2nd
of 34 countries
All-time high
93.5%
in 2019
All-time low
68.7%
in 2017
Years of data
12
2005–2019

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

0204060801002005201220192005: 78.22006: 78.62007: 75.72008: 75.22009: 78.52010: 77.72011: 78.12012: 79.42015: 86.52016: 82.82017: 68.72019: 93.5

Source: ASPIRE.

Analysis

In 2019, adequacy of benefits in 4th quintile (%) - contributory pensions in Poland stood at 93.5%. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.

That represents a change of up 36.0% on the previous year and up 19.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, adequacy of benefits in 4th quintile (%) - contributory pensions in Poland peaked at 93.5% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 68.7%, 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.

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

Annual values for Adequacy of benefits in 4th quintile (%) - Contributory Pensions in Poland, 2005 to 2019.
Year Value Change
2005 78.2%
2006 78.6% +0.5%
2007 75.7% -3.6%
2008 75.2% -0.6%
2009 78.5% +4.3%
2010 77.7% -1.0%
2011 78.1% +0.6%
2012 79.4% +1.6%
2015 86.5% +8.9%
2016 82.8% -4.2%
2017 68.7% -17.0%
2019 93.5% +36.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 77.3% 75.2% 78.6% 5
2010s 81.0% 68.7% 93.5% 7

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  3. 4 Belarus 64.0% compare
  4. 5 Kazakhstan 61.1% 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 93.5% 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 93.5% in 2019.
What is the lowest adequacy of benefits in 4th quintile (%) - contributory pensions recorded in Poland?
The lowest recorded value was 68.7% in 2017.
How does Poland rank for adequacy of benefits in 4th quintile (%) - contributory pensions?
Poland ranks 2nd 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 19.1%. 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. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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