Coverage in 3rd quintile (%) - Contributory Pensions by country
Percentage of population participating in Contributory Pensions programs (includes direct and indirect beneficiaries)
Countries reporting
37
Highest
60.1%
Armenia
Lowest
1.1%
Honduras
Median
29.7%
Years covered
22
2002–2023
Data points
369
What the numbers show
Coverage in 3rd quintile (%) - Contributory Pensions is currently reported for 37 countries. The highest value is 60.1% in Armenia; the lowest is 1.1% in Honduras.
The median across all reporting countries is 29.7%, and the mean is 26.2%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 53.
Over the past decade 23 countries rose and 14 fell. The largest increase was in Thailand (up 186.3%), and the largest decrease in Paraguay (down 32.3%).
Coverage in 3rd quintile (%) - Contributory Pensions: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Armenia | 60.1% | 2022 | up 9.0% | rising |
| 2 | Ukraine | 58.1% | 2020 | up 14.2% | rising |
| 3 | Serbia | 56.9% | 2022 | up 2.0% | flat |
| 4 | Russia | 56.0% | 2017 | up 32.6% | rising |
| 5 | Belarus | 50.6% | 2019 | up 9.0% | rising |
| 6 | Moldova | 50.4% | 2018 | up 15.5% | rising |
| 7 | Kyrgyzstan | 50.4% | 2020 | up 29.0% | rising |
| 8 | Albania | 43.2% | 2018 | down 13.9% | volatile |
| 9 | Poland | 42.2% | 2019 | down 10.0% | falling |
| 10 | Romania | 41.0% | 2021 | down 16.6% | falling |
| 11 | Turkey | 40.8% | 2019 | up 17.5% | rising |
| 12 | Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) | 40.3% | 2017 | up 99.7% | rising |
| 12 | Kosovo | 40.3% | 2017 | up 99.7% | rising |
| 14 | Uruguay | 38.8% | 2022 | down 2.6% | flat |
| 15 | Kazakhstan | 35.4% | 2021 | up 22.3% | rising |
| 16 | Argentina | 33.6% | 2022 | up 25.8% | rising |
| 17 | Brazil | 32.2% | 2022 | down 5.1% | falling |
| 18 | Mongolia | 31.5% | 2020 | down 13.8% | falling |
| 19 | Chile | 29.7% | 2022 | up 20.6% | flat |
| 20 | Costa Rica | 22.6% | 2022 | up 59.7% | rising |
| 21 | Panama | 19.2% | 2023 | up 40.7% | rising |
| 22 | Mexico | 15.4% | 2022 | up 24.6% | rising |
| 23 | Ecuador | 13.7% | 2022 | up 88.5% | rising |
| 24 | Vietnam | 8.0% | 2020 | up 9.2% | falling |
| 25 | Sri Lanka | 7.0% | 2019 | up 46.3% | rising |
| 26 | Peru | 6.9% | 2022 | down 32.2% | falling |
| 27 | El Salvador | 6.5% | 2022 | up 53.8% | rising |
| 28 | Colombia | 6.4% | 2022 | up 44.7% | rising |
| 29 | Pakistan | 5.5% | 2018 | down 20.0% | falling |
| 30 | Indonesia | 5.4% | 2022 | up 140.8% | rising |
| 31 | Dominican Republic | 4.8% | 2021 | down 8.9% | rising |
| 32 | Cote d'Ivoire | 4.2% | 2021 | down 31.7% | volatile |
| 33 | Bolivia | 4.0% | 2021 | down 8.3% | rising |
| 34 | Paraguay | 3.5% | 2022 | down 32.3% | rising |
| 35 | Thailand | 3.2% | 2021 | up 186.3% | rising |
| 36 | South Africa | 1.7% | 2021 | down 25.9% | flat |
| 37 | Honduras | 1.1% | 2019 | down 19.4% | rising |
About this data
Percentage of population participating in Contributory Pensions programs (includes direct and indirect beneficiaries)