Coverage (%) - Contributory Pensions in Brazil

Brazil: Coverage (%) - Contributory Pensions was 28.3% in 2022. ▬ Flat

Latest (2022)
28.3%
Change on year
up 6.4%
World rank
18th
of 37 countries
All-time high
30.9%
in 2018
All-time low
26.0%
in 2020
Years of data
12
2006–2022

Coverage (%) - Contributory Pensions in Brazil, 2006–2022

01020302006201420222006: 30.12009: 27.92011: 28.32012: 28.32015: 30.52016: 29.62017: 30.32018: 30.92019: 30.52020: 262021: 26.62022: 28.3

Source: ASPIRE.

Analysis

The most recent figure for coverage (%) - contributory pensions in Brazil is 28.3%, measured in 2022.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.4% on the previous year and down 0.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, coverage (%) - contributory pensions in Brazil peaked at 30.9% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 26.0%, in 2020.

Brazil ranks 18th of 37 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Coverage (%) - Contributory Pensions in Brazil, year by year

Annual values for Coverage (%) - Contributory Pensions in Brazil, 2006 to 2022.
Year Value Change
2006 30.1% —
2009 27.9% -7.2%
2011 28.3% +1.3%
2012 28.3% +0.1%
2015 30.5% +7.7%
2016 29.6% -3.0%
2017 30.3% +2.2%
2018 30.9% +1.9%
2019 30.5% -1.1%
2020 26.0% -14.7%
2021 26.6% +2.1%
2022 28.3% +6.4%

Brazil compared with similar countries

  • Brazil's 28.3% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 22.2%, 1.3× the median. (24 countries reporting)
  • Brazil's 28.3% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 14.9%, 1.9× the median. (15 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 29.0% 27.9% 30.1% 2
2010s 29.8% 28.3% 30.9% 7
2020s 27.0% 26.0% 28.3% 3

Countries ranked near Brazil

  1. 15 Uruguay 33.3% compare
  2. 16 Mongolia 32.4% compare
  3. 17 Argentina 31.6% compare
  4. 19 Chile 23.1% compare
  5. 20 Costa Rica 21.7% compare
  6. 21 Panama 18.6% compare

See the full ranking of 37 places →

More reference data data for Brazil

All data for Brazil →

Frequently asked questions

What is coverage (%) - contributory pensions in Brazil?
Coverage (%) - contributory pensions in Brazil was 28.3% in 2022, according to ASPIRE.
What is the highest coverage (%) - contributory pensions recorded in Brazil?
The highest recorded value was 30.9% in 2018.
What is the lowest coverage (%) - contributory pensions recorded in Brazil?
The lowest recorded value was 26.0% in 2020.
How does Brazil rank for coverage (%) - contributory pensions?
Brazil ranks 18th out of 37 countries with data for 2022.
Is coverage (%) - contributory pensions rising or falling in Brazil?
Over the last ten years it is down 0.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Brazil data come from?
The figures come from ASPIRE, published as part of Coverage (%) - Contributory Pensions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 12 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Coverage (%) - Contributory Pensions in Brazil. Statizoid, drawing on ASPIRE. Retrieved 25 September 2026, from https://reference.statizoid.com/stat/coverage-percent-contributory-pensions/brazil/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://reference.statizoid.com/stat/coverage-percent-contributory-pensions/brazil/">Coverage (%) - Contributory Pensions in Brazil</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Coverage (%) - Contributory Pensions
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
37 places, 369 data points, 2002–2023
Last refreshed

Percentage of population participating in Contributory Pensions programs (includes direct and indirect beneficiaries)