Beneficiary incidence in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - Contributory Pensions -urban by country
Percentage of program beneficiaries in a quintile relative to the total number of beneficiaries in the population
Countries reporting
37
Highest
26.1%
Republic of Moldova
Lowest
1.1%
Colombia
Median
10.4%
Years covered
22
2002–2023
Data points
369
What the numbers show
Beneficiary incidence in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - Contributory Pensions -urban is currently reported for 37 countries. The highest value is 26.1% in Republic of Moldova; the lowest is 1.1% in Colombia.
The median across all reporting countries is 10.4%, and the mean is 12.5%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 23.
Over the past decade 15 countries rose and 22 fell. The largest increase was in Panama (up 25.5%), and the largest decrease in Côte d'Ivoire (down 60.8%).
Beneficiary incidence in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - Contributory: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Republic of Moldova | 26.1% | 2018 | up 3.1% | flat |
| 2 | Serbia | 22.6% | 2022 | up 21.6% | rising |
| 3 | Ukraine | 22.5% | 2020 | up 8.1% | rising |
| 4 | Albania | 22.3% | 2018 | up 9.3% | flat |
| 5 | Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) | 22.0% | 2017 | down 24.1% | falling |
| 5 | Kosovo | 22.0% | 2017 | down 24.1% | falling |
| 7 | Armenia | 21.1% | 2022 | down 3.5% | falling |
| 8 | Kyrgyzstan | 19.7% | 2020 | down 0.4% | flat |
| 9 | Romania | 19.0% | 2021 | up 18.8% | rising |
| 10 | Poland | 18.6% | 2019 | up 4.5% | rising |
| 11 | Belarus | 18.6% | 2019 | down 3.7% | rising |
| 12 | Mongolia | 18.5% | 2020 | down 18.9% | falling |
| 13 | Kazakhstan | 18.4% | 2021 | down 6.0% | falling |
| 14 | Russian Federation | 17.7% | 2017 | down 22.9% | falling |
| 15 | Chile | 13.6% | 2022 | up 1.6% | flat |
| 16 | Argentina | 13.4% | 2022 | down 29.8% | falling |
| 17 | Türkiye | 13.3% | 2019 | up 7.1% | rising |
| 18 | Dominican Republic | 10.5% | 2021 | down 6.2% | falling |
| 19 | Uruguay | 10.4% | 2022 | down 20.0% | flat |
| 20 | Panama | 9.8% | 2023 | up 25.5% | rising |
| 21 | Viet Nam | 9.0% | 2020 | up 21.1% | falling |
| 22 | Ecuador | 8.9% | 2022 | down 1.2% | flat |
| 23 | Mexico | 8.6% | 2022 | down 15.2% | rising |
| 24 | Costa Rica | 8.4% | 2022 | up 22.2% | falling |
| 25 | Pakistan | 8.3% | 2018 | up 14.4% | falling |
| 26 | Sri Lanka | 7.9% | 2019 | down 27.7% | rising |
| 27 | Peru | 7.4% | 2022 | up 11.8% | rising |
| 28 | Brazil | 7.4% | 2022 | down 6.1% | falling |
| 29 | Côte d'Ivoire | 7.1% | 2021 | down 60.8% | volatile |
| 30 | Honduras | 6.0% | 2019 | down 27.5% | falling |
| 31 | Indonesia | 5.1% | 2022 | down 2.4% | rising |
| 32 | El Salvador | 5.1% | 2022 | down 19.3% | falling |
| 33 | Thailand | 4.4% | 2021 | up 9.2% | rising |
| 34 | Paraguay | 4.2% | 2022 | up 23.7% | rising |
| 35 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 3.2% | 2021 | down 11.3% | rising |
| 36 | South Africa | 2.1% | 2021 | down 53.3% | volatile |
| 37 | Colombia | 1.1% | 2022 | down 41.8% | falling |
About this data
Percentage of program beneficiaries in a quintile relative to the total number of beneficiaries in the population