Coverage in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - Contributory Pensions by country
Percentage of population participating in Contributory Pensions programs (includes direct and indirect beneficiaries)
Countries reporting
37
Highest
61.6%
Armenia
Lowest
0.1%
Paraguay
Median
9.8%
Years covered
22
2002–2023
Data points
369
What the numbers show
Coverage in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - Contributory Pensions is currently reported for 37 countries. The highest value is 61.6% in Armenia; the lowest is 0.1% in Paraguay.
The median across all reporting countries is 9.8%, and the mean is 20.5%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 1,197.
Over the past decade 25 countries rose and 12 fell. The largest increase was in Honduras (up 512.7%), and the largest decrease in South Africa (down 58.3%).
Coverage in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - Contributory Pensions: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Armenia | 61.6% | 2022 | up 9.2% | flat |
| 2 | Serbia | 61.2% | 2022 | up 13.4% | rising |
| 3 | Ukraine | 59.6% | 2020 | up 10.4% | rising |
| 4 | Kyrgyzstan | 49.9% | 2020 | up 23.0% | rising |
| 5 | Moldova | 49.5% | 2018 | up 18.6% | rising |
| 6 | Albania | 49.5% | 2018 | up 3.3% | volatile |
| 7 | Poland | 47.7% | 2019 | up 12.2% | rising |
| 8 | Belarus | 41.8% | 2019 | up 13.8% | rising |
| 9 | Russia | 41.0% | 2017 | down 9.8% | falling |
| 10 | Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) | 38.6% | 2017 | up 92.4% | rising |
| 10 | Kosovo | 38.6% | 2017 | up 92.4% | rising |
| 12 | Kazakhstan | 37.5% | 2021 | up 22.6% | rising |
| 13 | Romania | 30.4% | 2021 | down 1.9% | falling |
| 14 | Mongolia | 25.4% | 2020 | down 27.4% | falling |
| 15 | Turkey | 24.2% | 2019 | up 24.7% | rising |
| 16 | Argentina | 21.2% | 2022 | down 23.5% | flat |
| 17 | Uruguay | 17.7% | 2022 | down 21.7% | falling |
| 18 | Chile | 15.5% | 2022 | up 13.7% | falling |
| 19 | Brazil | 9.8% | 2022 | up 0.6% | falling |
| 20 | Costa Rica | 8.3% | 2022 | up 80.5% | falling |
| 21 | Mexico | 5.0% | 2022 | up 11.6% | rising |
| 22 | Panama | 4.2% | 2023 | up 34.0% | rising |
| 23 | Vietnam | 3.0% | 2020 | up 84.9% | falling |
| 24 | Dominican Republic | 3.0% | 2021 | up 14.3% | flat |
| 25 | Sri Lanka | 2.9% | 2019 | up 45.4% | rising |
| 26 | Ecuador | 2.5% | 2022 | down 23.9% | rising |
| 27 | El Salvador | 2.3% | 2022 | up 122.0% | rising |
| 28 | Indonesia | 2.0% | 2022 | up 147.6% | rising |
| 29 | Pakistan | 1.9% | 2018 | down 36.5% | falling |
| 30 | Peru | 1.6% | 2022 | up 7.8% | rising |
| 31 | Cote d'Ivoire | 1.0% | 2021 | down 54.6% | volatile |
| 32 | Thailand | 0.6% | 2021 | up 480.3% | rising |
| 33 | Bolivia | 0.4% | 2021 | down 13.2% | volatile |
| 34 | South Africa | 0.3% | 2021 | down 58.3% | volatile |
| 35 | Colombia | 0.3% | 2022 | down 30.2% | falling |
| 36 | Honduras | 0.2% | 2019 | up 512.7% | volatile |
| 37 | Paraguay | 0.1% | 2022 | down 33.6% | volatile |
About this data
Percentage of population participating in Contributory Pensions programs (includes direct and indirect beneficiaries)