Coverage (%) - Social Pensions in Colombia

Colombia: Coverage (%) - Social Pensions was 7.0% in 2022. ▲ Rising

Latest (2022)
7.0%
Change on year
down 9.9%
World rank
11th
of 25 countries
All-time high
7.8%
in 2021
All-time low
2.0%
in 2011
Years of data
11
2010–2022

Coverage (%) - Social Pensions in Colombia, 2010–2022

24682010201620222010: 2.42011: 22012: 2.82014: 3.82016: 7.22017: 7.42018: 6.92019: 72020: 5.62021: 7.82022: 7

Source: ASPIRE.

Analysis

In 2022, coverage (%) - social pensions in Colombia stood at 7.0%.

The figure is down 9.9% on the previous year and up 148.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, coverage (%) - social pensions in Colombia peaked at 7.8% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 2.0%, in 2011.

Colombia ranks 11th of 25 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.

Coverage (%) - Social Pensions in Colombia, year by year

Annual values for Coverage (%) - Social Pensions in Colombia, 2010 to 2022.
Year Value Change
2010 2.4%
2011 2.0% -18.4%
2012 2.8% +44.1%
2014 3.8% +32.7%
2016 7.2% +90.9%
2017 7.4% +2.4%
2018 6.9% -5.9%
2019 7.0% +0.8%
2020 5.6% -20.1%
2021 7.8% +40.1%
2022 7.0% -9.9%

Colombia compared with similar countries

  • Colombia's 7.0% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 7.5%, 94% of the median. (12 countries reporting)
  • Colombia's 7.0% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 6.2%, 1.1× the median. (16 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 4.9% 2.0% 7.4% 8
2020s 6.8% 5.6% 7.8% 3

Countries ranked near Colombia

  1. 8 Paraguay 10.2% compare
  2. 9 Panama 9.0% compare
  3. 10 Costa Rica 8.0% compare
  4. 12 Sri Lanka 6.4% compare
  5. 13 Moldova 6.0% compare
  6. 14 Peru 5.6% compare

See the full ranking of 25 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is coverage (%) - social pensions in Colombia?
Coverage (%) - social pensions in Colombia was 7.0% in 2022, according to ASPIRE.
What is the highest coverage (%) - social pensions recorded in Colombia?
The highest recorded value was 7.8% in 2021.
What is the lowest coverage (%) - social pensions recorded in Colombia?
The lowest recorded value was 2.0% in 2011.
How does Colombia rank for coverage (%) - social pensions?
Colombia ranks 11th out of 25 countries with data for 2022.
Is coverage (%) - social pensions rising or falling in Colombia?
Over the last ten years it is up 148.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Colombia data come from?
The figures come from ASPIRE, published as part of Coverage (%) - Social Pensions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Coverage (%) - Social Pensions
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)