Coverage in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - Contributory Pensions (preT) by country
Percentage of population participating in Contributory Pensions programs (includes direct and indirect beneficiaries)
Countries reporting
37
Highest
86.8%
Ukraine
Lowest
0.3%
Honduras
Median
16.4%
Years covered
22
2002–2023
Data points
369
What the numbers show
Coverage in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - Contributory Pensions (preT) is currently reported for 37 countries. The highest value is 86.8% in Ukraine; the lowest is 0.3% in Honduras.
The median across all reporting countries is 16.4%, and the mean is 31.0%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 296.
Over the past decade 27 countries rose and 10 fell. The largest increase was in Thailand (up 143.7%), and the largest decrease in Cote d'Ivoire (down 66.7%).
Coverage in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - Contributory Pensions: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ukraine | 86.8% | 2020 | up 12.5% | rising |
| 2 | Serbia | 79.1% | 2022 | up 5.6% | rising |
| 3 | Moldova | 78.2% | 2018 | up 31.4% | rising |
| 4 | Armenia | 77.0% | 2022 | up 4.3% | flat |
| 5 | Kyrgyzstan | 74.0% | 2020 | up 22.2% | rising |
| 6 | Poland | 70.8% | 2019 | down 0.1% | rising |
| 7 | Belarus | 69.7% | 2019 | up 9.0% | flat |
| 8 | Romania | 62.7% | 2021 | up 7.8% | flat |
| 9 | Kazakhstan | 60.0% | 2021 | up 50.6% | rising |
| 10 | Russia | 58.8% | 2017 | up 29.2% | rising |
| 11 | Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) | 51.8% | 2017 | up 85.6% | rising |
| 11 | Kosovo | 51.8% | 2017 | up 85.6% | rising |
| 13 | Albania | 49.5% | 2018 | down 20.2% | volatile |
| 14 | Mongolia | 44.6% | 2020 | down 2.2% | rising |
| 15 | Turkey | 40.9% | 2019 | up 28.7% | rising |
| 16 | Chile | 37.4% | 2022 | up 74.3% | rising |
| 17 | Uruguay | 29.0% | 2022 | down 11.5% | rising |
| 18 | Argentina | 27.8% | 2022 | down 32.5% | falling |
| 19 | Brazil | 16.4% | 2022 | down 20.5% | falling |
| 20 | Costa Rica | 14.1% | 2022 | up 75.1% | rising |
| 21 | Mexico | 9.6% | 2022 | up 19.1% | rising |
| 22 | Thailand | 7.2% | 2021 | up 143.7% | volatile |
| 23 | Sri Lanka | 7.2% | 2019 | up 36.0% | rising |
| 24 | Vietnam | 7.1% | 2020 | up 44.7% | falling |
| 25 | Panama | 6.6% | 2023 | up 43.3% | rising |
| 26 | Pakistan | 5.8% | 2018 | up 6.9% | falling |
| 27 | Ecuador | 5.0% | 2022 | down 18.8% | rising |
| 28 | Dominican Republic | 5.0% | 2021 | up 9.5% | rising |
| 29 | Peru | 2.9% | 2022 | up 24.6% | rising |
| 30 | El Salvador | 2.8% | 2022 | up 40.3% | rising |
| 31 | Bolivia | 1.9% | 2021 | up 133.3% | rising |
| 32 | Indonesia | 1.8% | 2022 | up 123.0% | rising |
| 33 | Cote d'Ivoire | 1.7% | 2021 | down 66.7% | volatile |
| 34 | Colombia | 1.2% | 2022 | down 14.7% | rising |
| 35 | South Africa | 1.0% | 2021 | up 59.5% | volatile |
| 36 | Paraguay | 0.8% | 2022 | up 88.0% | flat |
| 37 | Honduras | 0.3% | 2019 | down 30.5% | volatile |
About this data
Percentage of population participating in Contributory Pensions programs (includes direct and indirect beneficiaries)