Coverage in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - Contributory Pensions -urban by country
Percentage of population participating in Contributory Pensions programs (includes direct and indirect beneficiaries)
Countries reporting
37
Highest
62.9%
Armenia
Lowest
0.4%
South Africa
Median
11.2%
Years covered
22
2002–2023
Data points
369
What the numbers show
Coverage in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - Contributory Pensions -urban is currently reported for 37 countries. The highest value is 62.9% in Armenia; the lowest is 0.4% in South Africa.
The median across all reporting countries is 11.2%, and the mean is 21.6%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 144.
Over the past decade 21 countries rose and 16 fell. The largest increase was in Indonesia (up 122.5%), and the largest decrease in Cote d'Ivoire (down 75.0%).
Coverage in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - Contributory Pensions -urban: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Armenia | 62.9% | 2022 | up 6.7% | flat |
| 2 | Serbia | 62.1% | 2022 | up 15.7% | rising |
| 3 | Moldova | 58.5% | 2018 | up 20.3% | rising |
| 4 | Ukraine | 57.1% | 2020 | up 11.7% | rising |
| 5 | Albania | 49.5% | 2018 | up 13.9% | volatile |
| 6 | Belarus | 44.8% | 2019 | up 19.3% | rising |
| 7 | Russia | 43.2% | 2017 | down 11.3% | falling |
| 8 | Kyrgyzstan | 40.9% | 2020 | down 7.7% | rising |
| 9 | Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) | 40.6% | 2017 | up 47.4% | rising |
| 9 | Kosovo | 40.6% | 2017 | up 47.4% | rising |
| 11 | Poland | 36.1% | 2019 | down 3.0% | flat |
| 12 | Romania | 34.6% | 2021 | up 4.8% | falling |
| 13 | Kazakhstan | 33.4% | 2021 | up 29.7% | rising |
| 14 | Mongolia | 31.7% | 2020 | down 24.0% | falling |
| 15 | Turkey | 24.2% | 2019 | up 13.6% | rising |
| 16 | Argentina | 21.2% | 2022 | down 23.5% | flat |
| 17 | Uruguay | 17.3% | 2022 | down 23.9% | falling |
| 18 | Chile | 15.1% | 2022 | up 5.1% | falling |
| 19 | Panama | 11.2% | 2023 | up 68.0% | rising |
| 20 | Costa Rica | 10.4% | 2022 | up 59.2% | falling |
| 21 | Brazil | 10.3% | 2022 | down 6.4% | falling |
| 22 | Mexico | 8.2% | 2022 | up 0.8% | rising |
| 23 | Ecuador | 7.9% | 2022 | up 25.7% | rising |
| 24 | Vietnam | 7.1% | 2020 | up 12.9% | falling |
| 25 | Sri Lanka | 4.4% | 2019 | down 21.6% | rising |
| 26 | Peru | 3.6% | 2022 | down 31.8% | falling |
| 27 | Dominican Republic | 3.4% | 2021 | down 22.7% | falling |
| 28 | Pakistan | 3.1% | 2018 | up 13.0% | falling |
| 29 | Indonesia | 2.8% | 2022 | up 122.5% | rising |
| 30 | Cote d'Ivoire | 2.3% | 2021 | down 75.0% | volatile |
| 31 | El Salvador | 2.2% | 2022 | down 9.1% | falling |
| 32 | Paraguay | 1.7% | 2022 | up 28.2% | flat |
| 33 | Honduras | 1.6% | 2019 | down 10.6% | falling |
| 34 | Thailand | 1.4% | 2021 | up 24.9% | rising |
| 35 | Bolivia | 1.2% | 2021 | down 17.5% | rising |
| 36 | Colombia | 0.7% | 2022 | down 33.0% | falling |
| 37 | South Africa | 0.4% | 2021 | down 56.1% | volatile |
About this data
Percentage of population participating in Contributory Pensions programs (includes direct and indirect beneficiaries)