Beneficiary incidence in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - Contributory Pensions by country
Percentage of program beneficiaries in a quintile relative to the total number of beneficiaries in the population
Countries reporting
36
Highest
22.3%
Albania
Lowest
0.2%
Paraguay
Median
9.1%
Years covered
22
2002–2023
Data points
364
What the numbers show
Beneficiary incidence in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - Contributory Pensions is currently reported for 36 countries. The highest value is 22.3% in Albania; the lowest is 0.2% in Paraguay.
The median across all reporting countries is 9.1%, and the mean is 10.9%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 123.
Over the past decade 19 countries rose and 17 fell. The largest increase was in Honduras (up 330.1%), and the largest decrease in South Africa (down 58.0%).
Beneficiary incidence in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - Contributory: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Albania | 22.3% | 2018 | up 5.8% | flat |
| 2 | Poland, Republic of | 22.1% | 2019 | up 17.3% | rising |
| 3 | Ukraine | 21.8% | 2020 | up 5.0% | rising |
| 4 | Serbia, Republic of | 21.8% | 2022 | up 12.6% | rising |
| 5 | Kosovo | 20.8% | 2017 | up 7.6% | flat |
| 6 | Moldova, Republic of | 20.7% | 2018 | up 1.5% | falling |
| 7 | Armenia | 20.4% | 2022 | down 3.4% | falling |
| 8 | Kyrgyzstan | 20.3% | 2020 | down 0.0% | flat |
| 9 | Kazakhstan, Republic of | 19.5% | 2021 | down 7.9% | falling |
| 10 | Belarus, Republic of | 17.5% | 2019 | down 2.4% | falling |
| 11 | Russian Federation | 16.4% | 2017 | down 24.6% | falling |
| 12 | Mongolia | 15.7% | 2020 | down 23.5% | falling |
| 13 | Romania | 15.6% | 2021 | up 12.3% | flat |
| 14 | Argentina | 13.4% | 2022 | down 29.8% | falling |
| 15 | Chile | 13.4% | 2022 | up 3.9% | flat |
| 16 | Türkiye, Republic of | 13.3% | 2019 | up 13.7% | rising |
| 17 | Uruguay | 10.7% | 2022 | down 17.7% | flat |
| 18 | Dominican Republic | 10.4% | 2021 | up 20.2% | falling |
| 19 | Costa Rica | 7.7% | 2022 | up 25.1% | falling |
| 20 | Brazil | 6.9% | 2022 | up 0.9% | falling |
| 21 | Sri Lanka | 6.8% | 2019 | up 13.6% | rising |
| 22 | El Salvador | 6.8% | 2022 | up 80.8% | rising |
| 23 | Viet Nam | 6.4% | 2020 | up 74.7% | flat |
| 24 | Mexico | 6.2% | 2022 | down 8.6% | rising |
| 25 | Pakistan | 5.8% | 2018 | down 32.8% | falling |
| 26 | Côte d’Ivoire | 5.2% | 2021 | down 30.8% | volatile |
| 27 | Indonesia | 5.1% | 2022 | up 2.8% | rising |
| 28 | Panama | 4.5% | 2023 | down 2.9% | rising |
| 29 | Peru | 4.1% | 2022 | up 63.6% | rising |
| 30 | Ecuador | 3.4% | 2022 | down 45.3% | falling |
| 31 | Thailand | 2.9% | 2021 | up 269.1% | falling |
| 32 | South Africa | 1.8% | 2021 | down 58.0% | volatile |
| 33 | Bolivia | 1.3% | 2021 | down 14.6% | volatile |
| 34 | Honduras | 1.2% | 2019 | up 330.1% | volatile |
| 35 | Colombia | 0.6% | 2022 | down 41.2% | falling |
| 36 | Paraguay | 0.2% | 2022 | down 38.9% | volatile |
About this data
Percentage of program beneficiaries in a quintile relative to the total number of beneficiaries in the population