Beneficiary incidence in 3rd quintile (%) - Contributory Pensions in Poland

Poland: Beneficiary incidence in 3rd quintile (%) - Contributory Pensions was 19.6% in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
19.6%
Change on year
down 1.2%
World rank
19th
of 37 countries
All-time high
21.3%
in 2011
All-time low
19.6%
in 2019
Years of data
12
2005–2019

Beneficiary incidence in 3rd quintile (%) - Contributory Pensions in Poland, 2005–2019

051015202005201220192005: 20.52006: 21.32007: 21.12008: 212009: 20.82010: 20.92011: 21.32012: 20.82015: 20.82016: 20.72017: 19.82019: 19.6

Source: ASPIRE.

Analysis

Poland recorded 19.6% for beneficiary incidence in 3rd quintile (%) - contributory pensions in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 12 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.2% on the previous year and down 5.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, beneficiary incidence in 3rd quintile (%) - contributory pensions in Poland peaked at 21.3% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 19.6%, in 2019.

Poland ranks 19th of 37 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

Beneficiary incidence in 3rd quintile (%) - Contributory Pensions in Poland, year by year

Annual values for Beneficiary incidence in 3rd quintile (%) - Contributory Pensions in Poland, 2005 to 2019.
Year Value Change
2005 20.5% —
2006 21.3% +3.9%
2007 21.1% -0.7%
2008 21.0% -0.8%
2009 20.8% -0.8%
2010 20.9% +0.5%
2011 21.3% +1.8%
2012 20.8% -2.2%
2015 20.8% +0.1%
2016 20.7% -0.7%
2017 19.8% -4.2%
2019 19.6% -1.2%

Poland compared with similar countries

  • Poland's 19.6% is below the median for high income countries, which is 21.1%, 93% of the median. (7 countries reporting)
  • Poland's 19.6% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 21.1%, 93% of the median. (13 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 20.9% 20.5% 21.3% 5
2010s 20.6% 19.6% 21.3% 7

Countries ranked near Poland

  1. 16 Kyrgyzstan 20.5% compare
  2. 17 Serbia 20.2% compare
  3. 18 Armenia 20.0% compare
  4. 20 El Salvador 19.5% compare
  5. 21 Mongolia 19.4% compare
  6. 22 Albania 19.4% compare

See the full ranking of 37 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is beneficiary incidence in 3rd quintile (%) - contributory pensions in Poland?
Beneficiary incidence in 3rd quintile (%) - contributory pensions in Poland was 19.6% in 2019, according to ASPIRE.
What is the highest beneficiary incidence in 3rd quintile (%) - contributory pensions recorded in Poland?
The highest recorded value was 21.3% in 2011.
What is the lowest beneficiary incidence in 3rd quintile (%) - contributory pensions recorded in Poland?
The lowest recorded value was 19.6% in 2019.
How does Poland rank for beneficiary incidence in 3rd quintile (%) - contributory pensions?
Poland ranks 19th out of 37 countries with data for 2019.
Is beneficiary incidence in 3rd quintile (%) - contributory pensions rising or falling in Poland?
Over the last ten years it is down 5.9%. 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 Beneficiary incidence in 3rd quintile (%) - Contributory Pensions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Beneficiary incidence in 3rd quintile (%) - Contributory Pensions
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
37 places, 369 data points, 2002–2023
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Percentage of program beneficiaries in a quintile relative to the total number of beneficiaries in the population