Coverage in 4th quintile (%) - Social Pensions (preT) by country

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

Countries reporting
25
Highest
45.3%
Georgia
Lowest
0.1%
Kyrgyzstan
Median
3.2%
Years covered
20
2004–2023
Data points
222

What the numbers show

Coverage in 4th quintile (%) - Social Pensions (preT) is currently reported for 25 countries. The highest value is 45.3% in Georgia; the lowest is 0.1% in Kyrgyzstan.

The median across all reporting countries is 3.2%, and the mean is 8.3%.

The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 354.

Over the past decade 14 countries rose and 9 fell. The largest increase was in Mexico (up 328.4%), and the largest decrease in El Salvador (down 61.8%).

Coverage in 4th quintile (%) - Social Pensions: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Georgia 45.3% 2021 up 6.9% rising
2 Thailand 40.5% 2021 up 34.4% rising
3 South Africa 25.3% 2021 up 40.8% rising
4 Bolivia 20.3% 2021 up 4.0% rising
5 Mexico 17.4% 2022 up 328.4% volatile
6 Chile 14.9% 2022 up 71.3% rising
7 Kazakhstan 7.0% 2021 down 48.5% falling
8 Paraguay 6.5% 2022 up 316.2% volatile
9 Colombia 4.7% 2022 up 89.3% rising
10 Panama 3.8% 2023 down 15.9% rising
11 Costa Rica 3.7% 2022 up 21.9% rising
12 Sri Lanka 3.3% 2019 up 190.6% rising
13 Moldova 3.2% 2018 down 23.2% falling
14 Peru 2.2% 2022 up 54.0% rising
15 Poland 2.0% 2019 down 25.2% rising
16 Romania 1.9% 2021 down 12.3% falling
17 Serbia 1.4% 2022 up 12.4% rising
18 Brazil 1.3% 2022 up 17.5% falling
19 Turkey 1.0% 2019 down 43.3% falling
20 Russia 0.9% 2017 down 28.7% falling
21 Honduras 0.8% 2017 down 27.9% falling
22 Indonesia 0.6% 2022 volatile
23 Ecuador 0.3% 2022 up 181.3% volatile
24 El Salvador 0.2% 2022 down 61.8% falling
25 Kyrgyzstan 0.1% 2018 volatile

About this data

Indicator
Coverage in 4th quintile (%) - Social Pensions (preT)
Unit
preT
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
25 places, 222 data points, 2004–2023
Last refreshed

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