Coverage in 5th quintile (richest) (%) - Contributory Pensions -urban by country
Percentage of population participating in Contributory Pensions programs (includes direct and indirect beneficiaries)
Countries reporting
37
Highest
55.4%
Armenia
Lowest
10.0%
Cote d'Ivoire
Median
29.9%
Years covered
22
2002–2023
Data points
369
What the numbers show
Coverage in 5th quintile (richest) (%) - Contributory Pensions -urban is currently reported for 37 countries. The highest value is 55.4% in Armenia; the lowest is 10.0% in Cote d'Ivoire.
The median across all reporting countries is 29.9%, and the mean is 29.8%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 6.
Over the past decade 25 countries rose and 12 fell. The largest increase was in Indonesia (up 156.6%), and the largest decrease in Peru (down 33.5%).
Coverage in 5th quintile (richest) (%) - Contributory Pensions -urban: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Armenia | 55.4% | 2022 | up 30.7% | rising |
| 2 | Kazakhstan | 45.6% | 2021 | up 67.7% | rising |
| 3 | Belarus | 45.4% | 2019 | up 30.4% | rising |
| 4 | Ukraine | 42.0% | 2020 | down 9.8% | flat |
| 5 | Serbia | 41.8% | 2022 | down 26.8% | falling |
| 6 | Russia | 41.6% | 2017 | up 20.9% | rising |
| 7 | Turkey | 41.2% | 2019 | down 8.5% | falling |
| 8 | Mongolia | 40.1% | 2020 | up 33.1% | rising |
| 9 | Albania | 39.9% | 2018 | up 7.7% | volatile |
| 10 | Kyrgyzstan | 39.6% | 2020 | down 18.9% | rising |
| 11 | Uruguay | 39.4% | 2022 | down 0.6% | flat |
| 12 | Brazil | 38.9% | 2022 | up 2.8% | flat |
| 13 | Argentina | 36.9% | 2022 | up 2.8% | rising |
| 14 | Poland | 36.6% | 2019 | down 5.8% | falling |
| 15 | Ecuador | 35.9% | 2022 | up 38.9% | rising |
| 16 | Costa Rica | 35.9% | 2022 | up 15.2% | rising |
| 17 | Panama | 35.1% | 2023 | up 17.8% | rising |
| 18 | Moldova | 33.2% | 2018 | up 27.3% | rising |
| 19 | Colombia | 29.9% | 2022 | up 14.5% | rising |
| 20 | Mexico | 29.3% | 2022 | up 21.8% | rising |
| 21 | Romania | 28.1% | 2021 | down 30.5% | falling |
| 22 | Vietnam | 27.8% | 2020 | down 15.9% | falling |
| 23 | Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) | 27.3% | 2017 | up 33.9% | rising |
| 23 | Kosovo | 27.3% | 2017 | up 33.9% | rising |
| 25 | Indonesia | 23.1% | 2022 | up 156.6% | rising |
| 26 | Sri Lanka | 20.4% | 2019 | up 14.7% | rising |
| 27 | Paraguay | 20.0% | 2022 | up 27.2% | flat |
| 28 | Peru | 18.6% | 2022 | down 33.5% | falling |
| 29 | Chile | 17.8% | 2022 | down 16.7% | falling |
| 30 | Bolivia | 17.5% | 2021 | up 7.5% | rising |
| 31 | El Salvador | 16.4% | 2022 | up 4.4% | rising |
| 32 | Pakistan | 14.5% | 2018 | up 7.2% | rising |
| 33 | Honduras | 12.9% | 2019 | up 27.8% | rising |
| 34 | Thailand | 12.3% | 2021 | up 6.0% | rising |
| 35 | Dominican Republic | 11.8% | 2021 | down 20.9% | rising |
| 36 | South Africa | 11.3% | 2021 | up 2.5% | falling |
| 37 | Cote d'Ivoire | 10.0% | 2021 | down 11.6% | falling |
About this data
Percentage of population participating in Contributory Pensions programs (includes direct and indirect beneficiaries)