Coverage (%) - Social Pensions by country
Percentage of population participating in Social Pensions programs (includes direct and indirect beneficiaries)
Countries reporting
25
Highest
59.1%
Georgia
Lowest
0.5%
El Salvador
Median
6.0%
Years covered
20
2004–2023
Data points
222
What the numbers show
Coverage (%) - Social Pensions is currently reported for 25 countries. The highest value is 59.1% in Georgia; the lowest is 0.5% in El Salvador.
The median across all reporting countries is 6.0%, and the mean is 11.4%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 113.
Over the past decade 17 countries rose and 6 fell. The largest increase was in Paraguay (up 475.6%), and the largest decrease in Kazakhstan (down 41.6%).
Coverage (%) - Social Pensions: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Georgia | 59.1% | 2021 | up 4.7% | rising |
| 2 | Thailand | 47.6% | 2021 | up 22.0% | rising |
| 3 | South Africa | 25.7% | 2021 | down 14.6% | falling |
| 4 | Chile | 22.9% | 2022 | up 88.6% | rising |
| 5 | Bolivia | 21.9% | 2021 | up 12.8% | rising |
| 6 | Mexico | 19.6% | 2022 | up 140.9% | volatile |
| 7 | Kazakhstan | 12.8% | 2021 | down 41.6% | falling |
| 8 | Paraguay | 10.2% | 2022 | up 475.6% | rising |
| 9 | Panama | 9.0% | 2023 | up 37.6% | rising |
| 10 | Costa Rica | 8.0% | 2022 | up 28.5% | rising |
| 11 | Colombia | 7.0% | 2022 | up 148.2% | rising |
| 12 | Sri Lanka | 6.4% | 2019 | up 204.5% | rising |
| 13 | Moldova | 6.0% | 2018 | up 4.8% | rising |
| 14 | Peru | 5.6% | 2022 | up 23.2% | rising |
| 15 | Poland | 4.5% | 2019 | up 0.2% | rising |
| 16 | Brazil | 4.5% | 2022 | up 52.6% | rising |
| 17 | Romania | 3.6% | 2021 | down 24.5% | falling |
| 18 | Turkey | 3.0% | 2019 | down 31.4% | flat |
| 19 | Russia | 2.2% | 2017 | up 2.9% | rising |
| 20 | Serbia | 2.0% | 2022 | down 5.9% | rising |
| 21 | Honduras | 1.2% | 2017 | up 45.7% | rising |
| 22 | Ecuador | 1.1% | 2022 | up 111.1% | rising |
| 23 | Indonesia | 1.0% | 2022 | — | volatile |
| 24 | Kyrgyzstan | 0.6% | 2018 | — | rising |
| 25 | El Salvador | 0.5% | 2022 | down 25.4% | falling |
About this data
Percentage of population participating in Social Pensions programs (includes direct and indirect beneficiaries)