Coverage in 5th quintile (richest) (%) - Contributory Pensions by country
Percentage of population participating in Contributory Pensions programs (includes direct and indirect beneficiaries)
Countries reporting
37
Highest
56.2%
Armenia
Lowest
9.0%
Cote d'Ivoire
Median
32.5%
Years covered
22
2002–2023
Data points
369
What the numbers show
Coverage in 5th quintile (richest) (%) - Contributory Pensions is currently reported for 37 countries. The highest value is 56.2% in Armenia; the lowest is 9.0% in Cote d'Ivoire.
The median across all reporting countries is 32.5%, and the mean is 29.3%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 6.
Over the past decade 24 countries rose and 13 fell. The largest increase was in Indonesia (up 136.9%), and the largest decrease in Peru (down 31.9%).
Coverage in 5th quintile (richest) (%) - Contributory Pensions: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Armenia | 56.2% | 2022 | up 26.2% | rising |
| 2 | Kyrgyzstan | 48.1% | 2020 | up 20.4% | rising |
| 3 | Belarus | 47.4% | 2019 | up 26.5% | rising |
| 4 | Ukraine | 45.2% | 2020 | down 9.3% | flat |
| 5 | Kazakhstan | 45.0% | 2021 | up 57.6% | rising |
| 6 | Serbia | 44.6% | 2022 | down 15.7% | falling |
| 7 | Russia | 44.1% | 2017 | up 24.4% | rising |
| 8 | Turkey | 41.2% | 2019 | down 7.5% | falling |
| 9 | Albania | 39.9% | 2018 | down 1.9% | volatile |
| 10 | Mongolia | 39.3% | 2020 | up 26.6% | rising |
| 11 | Poland | 39.0% | 2019 | down 7.9% | falling |
| 12 | Uruguay | 39.0% | 2022 | down 1.8% | flat |
| 13 | Brazil | 39.0% | 2022 | up 1.1% | flat |
| 14 | Moldova | 38.5% | 2018 | up 24.6% | rising |
| 15 | Argentina | 36.9% | 2022 | up 2.8% | rising |
| 16 | Romania | 33.6% | 2021 | down 28.4% | falling |
| 17 | Costa Rica | 33.4% | 2022 | up 23.9% | rising |
| 18 | Ecuador | 32.6% | 2022 | up 45.6% | rising |
| 19 | Panama | 32.5% | 2023 | up 18.7% | rising |
| 20 | Colombia | 28.5% | 2022 | up 15.0% | rising |
| 21 | Mexico | 27.9% | 2022 | up 25.3% | rising |
| 22 | Kosovo | 27.7% | 2017 | up 49.1% | rising |
| 22 | Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) | 27.7% | 2017 | up 49.1% | rising |
| 24 | Vietnam | 18.8% | 2020 | down 11.9% | falling |
| 25 | Chile | 18.5% | 2022 | down 14.1% | falling |
| 26 | Indonesia | 18.4% | 2022 | up 136.9% | rising |
| 27 | Peru | 17.6% | 2022 | down 31.9% | falling |
| 28 | Sri Lanka | 17.1% | 2019 | up 30.8% | rising |
| 29 | Paraguay | 16.0% | 2022 | up 20.1% | flat |
| 30 | Bolivia | 15.0% | 2021 | up 9.6% | rising |
| 31 | El Salvador | 13.9% | 2022 | up 7.9% | rising |
| 32 | Pakistan | 12.3% | 2018 | down 0.7% | flat |
| 33 | Dominican Republic | 11.1% | 2021 | down 4.6% | rising |
| 34 | Thailand | 10.6% | 2021 | up 29.1% | rising |
| 35 | Honduras | 9.8% | 2019 | up 41.9% | rising |
| 36 | South Africa | 9.6% | 2021 | up 7.4% | flat |
| 37 | Cote d'Ivoire | 9.0% | 2021 | down 1.1% | falling |
About this data
Percentage of population participating in Contributory Pensions programs (includes direct and indirect beneficiaries)