Coverage in 4th quintile (%) - Contributory Pensions -urban by country
Percentage of population participating in Contributory Pensions programs (includes direct and indirect beneficiaries)
Countries reporting
37
Highest
58.1%
Armenia
Lowest
5.4%
South Africa
Median
30.7%
Years covered
22
2002–2023
Data points
369
What the numbers show
Coverage in 4th quintile (%) - Contributory Pensions -urban is currently reported for 37 countries. The highest value is 58.1% in Armenia; the lowest is 5.4% in South Africa.
The median across all reporting countries is 30.7%, and the mean is 28.1%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 11.
Over the past decade 23 countries rose and 14 fell. The largest increase was in Kosovo (up 127.1%), and the largest decrease in Peru (down 44.0%).
Coverage in 4th quintile (%) - Contributory Pensions -urban: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Armenia | 58.1% | 2022 | up 13.4% | flat |
| 2 | Serbia | 53.0% | 2022 | down 7.9% | falling |
| 3 | Belarus | 51.6% | 2019 | up 26.5% | rising |
| 4 | Russia | 49.5% | 2017 | up 25.9% | rising |
| 5 | Ukraine | 47.3% | 2020 | down 2.3% | falling |
| 6 | Turkey | 43.9% | 2019 | up 6.9% | rising |
| 7 | Kyrgyzstan | 43.5% | 2020 | down 0.6% | rising |
| 8 | Poland | 42.5% | 2019 | down 9.8% | falling |
| 9 | Albania | 41.0% | 2018 | down 7.2% | volatile |
| 10 | Moldova | 40.6% | 2018 | up 29.9% | rising |
| 11 | Uruguay | 39.6% | 2022 | down 3.2% | falling |
| 12 | Romania | 38.8% | 2021 | down 16.8% | falling |
| 13 | Argentina | 37.9% | 2022 | up 37.3% | rising |
| 14 | Kazakhstan | 37.8% | 2021 | up 37.7% | rising |
| 15 | Brazil | 36.0% | 2022 | up 6.3% | rising |
| 16 | Kosovo | 34.5% | 2017 | up 127.1% | rising |
| 16 | Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) | 34.5% | 2017 | up 127.1% | rising |
| 18 | Mongolia | 33.8% | 2020 | down 3.0% | flat |
| 19 | Costa Rica | 30.7% | 2022 | up 44.7% | rising |
| 20 | Chile | 27.5% | 2022 | up 3.6% | flat |
| 21 | Panama | 27.0% | 2023 | up 48.0% | rising |
| 22 | Mexico | 24.5% | 2022 | up 27.6% | rising |
| 23 | Ecuador | 19.8% | 2022 | up 22.1% | rising |
| 24 | Colombia | 19.2% | 2022 | up 15.0% | rising |
| 25 | Vietnam | 16.5% | 2020 | down 12.2% | falling |
| 26 | Indonesia | 13.8% | 2022 | up 109.2% | rising |
| 27 | Sri Lanka | 13.0% | 2019 | up 7.7% | rising |
| 28 | Peru | 11.8% | 2022 | down 44.0% | falling |
| 29 | El Salvador | 10.6% | 2022 | up 20.7% | rising |
| 30 | Cote d'Ivoire | 8.8% | 2021 | down 23.0% | falling |
| 31 | Bolivia | 8.4% | 2021 | down 16.7% | falling |
| 32 | Paraguay | 8.4% | 2022 | down 20.2% | falling |
| 33 | Thailand | 8.0% | 2021 | up 5.2% | rising |
| 34 | Pakistan | 7.9% | 2018 | down 14.9% | falling |
| 35 | Dominican Republic | 7.5% | 2021 | up 7.9% | flat |
| 36 | Honduras | 7.4% | 2019 | up 34.4% | rising |
| 37 | South Africa | 5.4% | 2021 | up 9.1% | rising |
About this data
Percentage of population participating in Contributory Pensions programs (includes direct and indirect beneficiaries)