Coverage in 5th quintile (richest) (%) - Contributory Pensions (preT) by country
Percentage of population participating in Contributory Pensions programs (includes direct and indirect beneficiaries)
Countries reporting
37
Highest
46.2%
Armenia
Lowest
4.1%
Thailand
Median
21.1%
Years covered
22
2002–2023
Data points
369
What the numbers show
Coverage in 5th quintile (richest) (%) - Contributory Pensions (preT) is currently reported for 37 countries. The highest value is 46.2% in Armenia; the lowest is 4.1% in Thailand.
The median across all reporting countries is 21.1%, and the mean is 21.4%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 11.
Over the past decade 21 countries rose and 16 fell. The largest increase was in Indonesia (up 138.6%), and the largest decrease in Romania (down 47.2%).
Coverage in 5th quintile (richest) (%) - Contributory Pensions: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Armenia | 46.2% | 2022 | up 31.0% | flat |
| 2 | Albania | 39.9% | 2018 | up 29.4% | volatile |
| 3 | Russia | 36.1% | 2017 | up 1.7% | rising |
| 4 | Kyrgyzstan | 34.3% | 2020 | up 14.9% | rising |
| 5 | Brazil | 31.7% | 2022 | up 7.7% | flat |
| 6 | Belarus | 31.1% | 2019 | up 21.1% | rising |
| 7 | Turkey | 30.7% | 2019 | down 11.9% | falling |
| 8 | Ukraine | 29.9% | 2020 | down 9.2% | flat |
| 9 | Serbia | 29.7% | 2022 | down 15.9% | falling |
| 10 | Kazakhstan | 28.5% | 2021 | up 30.5% | rising |
| 11 | Panama | 28.2% | 2023 | up 25.3% | rising |
| 12 | Argentina | 28.2% | 2022 | down 6.5% | rising |
| 13 | Ecuador | 26.7% | 2022 | up 60.9% | rising |
| 14 | Costa Rica | 26.6% | 2022 | up 16.7% | rising |
| 15 | Uruguay | 26.4% | 2022 | down 10.0% | falling |
| 16 | Mongolia | 24.4% | 2020 | down 2.2% | falling |
| 17 | Colombia | 23.5% | 2022 | up 6.7% | flat |
| 18 | Moldova | 23.3% | 2018 | up 1.6% | rising |
| 19 | Mexico | 21.1% | 2022 | up 20.9% | rising |
| 20 | Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) | 20.8% | 2017 | up 33.1% | rising |
| 20 | Kosovo | 20.8% | 2017 | up 33.1% | rising |
| 22 | Poland | 19.1% | 2019 | down 21.8% | falling |
| 23 | Indonesia | 18.5% | 2022 | up 138.6% | rising |
| 24 | Peru | 14.9% | 2022 | down 34.4% | falling |
| 25 | Vietnam | 14.8% | 2020 | down 17.1% | falling |
| 26 | Chile | 13.2% | 2022 | down 25.9% | falling |
| 27 | Sri Lanka | 12.8% | 2019 | up 33.3% | rising |
| 28 | Paraguay | 12.2% | 2022 | up 17.7% | flat |
| 29 | El Salvador | 12.2% | 2022 | up 20.6% | rising |
| 30 | Romania | 12.1% | 2021 | down 47.2% | falling |
| 31 | Bolivia | 10.6% | 2021 | down 0.7% | flat |
| 32 | Pakistan | 8.8% | 2018 | down 7.3% | falling |
| 33 | Honduras | 8.4% | 2019 | up 43.4% | rising |
| 34 | Dominican Republic | 8.3% | 2021 | down 15.1% | rising |
| 35 | Cote d'Ivoire | 7.5% | 2021 | up 2.5% | falling |
| 36 | South Africa | 7.3% | 2021 | down 16.4% | falling |
| 37 | Thailand | 4.1% | 2021 | down 0.3% | falling |
About this data
Percentage of population participating in Contributory Pensions programs (includes direct and indirect beneficiaries)