Coverage in 4th quintile (%) - Contributory Pensions (preT) by country
Percentage of population participating in Contributory Pensions programs (includes direct and indirect beneficiaries)
Countries reporting
37
Highest
49.8%
Armenia
Lowest
3.6%
Thailand
Median
26.1%
Years covered
22
2002–2023
Data points
369
What the numbers show
Coverage in 4th quintile (%) - Contributory Pensions (preT) is currently reported for 37 countries. The highest value is 49.8% in Armenia; the lowest is 3.6% in Thailand.
The median across all reporting countries is 26.1%, and the mean is 22.9%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 14.
Over the past decade 27 countries rose and 10 fell. The largest increase was in Indonesia (up 131.1%), and the largest decrease in Peru (down 45.5%).
Coverage in 4th quintile (%) - Contributory Pensions: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Armenia | 49.8% | 2022 | up 9.3% | flat |
| 2 | Russia | 46.0% | 2017 | up 16.1% | rising |
| 3 | Serbia | 45.0% | 2022 | down 10.1% | falling |
| 4 | Ukraine | 41.5% | 2020 | up 2.7% | rising |
| 5 | Albania | 41.0% | 2018 | up 6.7% | volatile |
| 6 | Kyrgyzstan | 41.0% | 2020 | up 26.9% | rising |
| 7 | Belarus | 35.3% | 2019 | up 20.1% | rising |
| 8 | Turkey | 35.1% | 2019 | up 7.6% | rising |
| 9 | Uruguay | 33.6% | 2022 | down 6.9% | falling |
| 10 | Argentina | 33.2% | 2022 | up 40.7% | rising |
| 11 | Moldova | 32.2% | 2018 | down 6.3% | flat |
| 12 | Brazil | 31.3% | 2022 | up 4.4% | flat |
| 13 | Poland | 29.8% | 2019 | down 12.4% | falling |
| 14 | Kazakhstan | 28.8% | 2021 | up 16.5% | rising |
| 15 | Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) | 28.1% | 2017 | up 54.6% | rising |
| 15 | Kosovo | 28.1% | 2017 | up 54.6% | rising |
| 17 | Romania | 27.2% | 2021 | down 27.7% | falling |
| 18 | Mongolia | 27.1% | 2020 | down 10.4% | falling |
| 19 | Costa Rica | 26.1% | 2022 | up 60.7% | rising |
| 20 | Panama | 23.5% | 2023 | up 59.4% | rising |
| 21 | Mexico | 19.3% | 2022 | up 14.3% | rising |
| 22 | Chile | 18.7% | 2022 | down 17.9% | falling |
| 23 | Ecuador | 18.1% | 2022 | up 31.9% | rising |
| 24 | Colombia | 15.1% | 2022 | up 20.9% | rising |
| 25 | Sri Lanka | 9.9% | 2019 | up 27.8% | rising |
| 26 | Vietnam | 9.8% | 2020 | up 0.9% | falling |
| 27 | Peru | 9.6% | 2022 | down 45.5% | falling |
| 28 | Indonesia | 9.6% | 2022 | up 131.1% | rising |
| 29 | Paraguay | 7.8% | 2022 | up 24.8% | flat |
| 30 | El Salvador | 7.6% | 2022 | up 20.6% | rising |
| 31 | Bolivia | 6.9% | 2021 | up 1.7% | falling |
| 32 | Dominican Republic | 6.6% | 2021 | up 3.3% | rising |
| 33 | Pakistan | 6.5% | 2018 | down 6.4% | falling |
| 34 | South Africa | 4.7% | 2021 | up 21.8% | rising |
| 35 | Honduras | 4.6% | 2019 | up 67.8% | rising |
| 36 | Cote d'Ivoire | 4.3% | 2021 | down 31.4% | volatile |
| 37 | Thailand | 3.6% | 2021 | up 22.2% | rising |
About this data
Percentage of population participating in Contributory Pensions programs (includes direct and indirect beneficiaries)