Beneficiary incidence in 3rd quintile (%) - Social Pensions in Poland

Poland: Beneficiary incidence in 3rd quintile (%) - Social Pensions was 21.8% in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
21.8%
Change on year
up 14.4%
World rank
9th
of 25 countries
All-time high
21.8%
in 2019
All-time low
17.0%
in 2009
Years of data
12
2005–2019

Beneficiary incidence in 3rd quintile (%) - Social Pensions in Poland, 2005–2019

051015202005201220192005: 20.32006: 192007: 19.32008: 17.82009: 172010: 19.72011: 17.72012: 18.42015: 20.22016: 21.32017: 192019: 21.8

Source: ASPIRE.

Analysis

Poland recorded 21.8% for beneficiary incidence in 3rd quintile (%) - social pensions in 2019. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.

The figure is up 14.4% on the previous year and up 28.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, beneficiary incidence in 3rd quintile (%) - social pensions in Poland peaked at 21.8% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 17.0%, in 2009.

That places Poland 9th out of 25 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.

Beneficiary incidence in 3rd quintile (%) - Social Pensions in Poland, year by year

Annual values for Beneficiary incidence in 3rd quintile (%) - Social Pensions in Poland, 2005 to 2019.
Year Value Change
2005 20.3%
2006 19.0% -6.5%
2007 19.3% +1.5%
2008 17.8% -7.8%
2009 17.0% -4.2%
2010 19.7% +15.8%
2011 17.7% -10.4%
2012 18.4% +4.1%
2015 20.2% +9.8%
2016 21.3% +5.5%
2017 19.0% -10.6%
2019 21.8% +14.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 18.7% 17.0% 20.3% 5
2010s 19.7% 17.7% 21.8% 7

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Frequently asked questions

What is beneficiary incidence in 3rd quintile (%) - social pensions in Poland?
Beneficiary incidence in 3rd quintile (%) - social pensions in Poland was 21.8% in 2019, according to ASPIRE.
What is the highest beneficiary incidence in 3rd quintile (%) - social pensions recorded in Poland?
The highest recorded value was 21.8% in 2019.
What is the lowest beneficiary incidence in 3rd quintile (%) - social pensions recorded in Poland?
The lowest recorded value was 17.0% in 2009.
How does Poland rank for beneficiary incidence in 3rd quintile (%) - social pensions?
Poland ranks 9th out of 25 countries with data for 2019.
Is beneficiary incidence in 3rd quintile (%) - social pensions rising or falling in Poland?
Over the last ten years it is up 28.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Poland data come from?
The figures come from ASPIRE, published as part of Beneficiary incidence in 3rd quintile (%) - Social Pensions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Beneficiary incidence in 3rd quintile (%) - Social Pensions
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
25 places, 222 data points, 2004–2023
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Percentage of program beneficiaries in a quintile relative to the total number of beneficiaries in the population