Coverage (%) - Contributory Pensions -urban by country
Percentage of population participating in Contributory Pensions programs (includes direct and indirect beneficiaries)
Countries reporting
37
Highest
59.6%
Armenia
Lowest
4.1%
South Africa
Median
24.5%
Years covered
22
2002–2023
Data points
369
What the numbers show
Coverage (%) - Contributory Pensions -urban is currently reported for 37 countries. The highest value is 59.6% in Armenia; the lowest is 4.1% in South Africa.
The median across all reporting countries is 24.5%, and the mean is 26.1%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 14.
Over the past decade 23 countries rose and 14 fell. The largest increase was in Indonesia (up 128.1%), and the largest decrease in Peru (down 39.0%).
Coverage (%) - Contributory Pensions -urban: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Armenia | 59.6% | 2022 | up 10.5% | flat |
| 2 | Serbia | 55.0% | 2022 | down 4.9% | falling |
| 3 | Ukraine | 50.7% | 2020 | up 3.4% | flat |
| 4 | Russia | 48.7% | 2017 | up 15.1% | rising |
| 5 | Belarus | 48.1% | 2019 | up 24.0% | rising |
| 6 | Moldova | 44.9% | 2018 | up 16.6% | rising |
| 7 | Albania | 44.5% | 2018 | up 4.3% | volatile |
| 8 | Kyrgyzstan | 41.6% | 2020 | down 7.4% | rising |
| 9 | Poland | 38.7% | 2019 | down 7.2% | falling |
| 10 | Kosovo | 36.6% | 2017 | up 93.6% | rising |
| 10 | Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) | 36.6% | 2017 | up 93.6% | rising |
| 12 | Romania | 36.5% | 2021 | down 11.7% | falling |
| 13 | Kazakhstan | 36.4% | 2021 | up 38.0% | rising |
| 14 | Turkey | 36.3% | 2019 | up 6.2% | rising |
| 15 | Mongolia | 34.3% | 2020 | down 6.2% | flat |
| 16 | Uruguay | 33.4% | 2022 | down 4.9% | falling |
| 17 | Argentina | 31.6% | 2022 | up 9.1% | rising |
| 18 | Brazil | 27.9% | 2022 | down 0.3% | falling |
| 19 | Costa Rica | 24.5% | 2022 | up 30.1% | rising |
| 20 | Panama | 22.7% | 2023 | up 34.0% | rising |
| 21 | Chile | 22.3% | 2022 | up 3.4% | falling |
| 22 | Mexico | 19.0% | 2022 | up 19.0% | rising |
| 23 | Ecuador | 17.7% | 2022 | up 27.2% | rising |
| 24 | Vietnam | 15.7% | 2020 | down 6.8% | falling |
| 25 | Colombia | 12.7% | 2022 | up 15.1% | rising |
| 26 | Sri Lanka | 11.1% | 2019 | up 8.5% | rising |
| 27 | Indonesia | 10.8% | 2022 | up 128.1% | rising |
| 28 | Peru | 9.6% | 2022 | down 39.0% | falling |
| 29 | El Salvador | 8.6% | 2022 | up 12.8% | rising |
| 30 | Paraguay | 8.0% | 2022 | up 3.5% | falling |
| 31 | Pakistan | 7.4% | 2018 | down 1.3% | falling |
| 32 | Bolivia | 7.2% | 2021 | down 6.9% | flat |
| 33 | Dominican Republic | 6.5% | 2021 | down 17.6% | flat |
| 34 | Cote d'Ivoire | 6.4% | 2021 | down 36.0% | falling |
| 35 | Thailand | 6.2% | 2021 | up 14.4% | rising |
| 36 | Honduras | 5.4% | 2019 | up 23.2% | rising |
| 37 | South Africa | 4.1% | 2021 | down 5.9% | flat |
About this data
Percentage of population participating in Contributory Pensions programs (includes direct and indirect beneficiaries)