Population receiving Social Assistance and Other (%) -rural by country
Percentage of population receiving Social Assistance and Other program (includes direct and indirect beneficiaries)
Countries reporting
38
Highest
52.2%
Chile
Lowest
0.0%
Georgia
Median
4.9%
Years covered
22
2002–2023
Data points
370
What the numbers show
Population receiving Social Assistance and Other (%) -rural is currently reported for 38 countries. The highest value is 52.2% in Chile; the lowest is 0.0% in Georgia.
The median across all reporting countries is 4.9%, and the mean is 10.8%.
Over the past decade 20 countries rose and 17 fell. The largest increase was in Malawi (up 999.4%), and the largest decrease in Georgia (down 100.0%).
Population receiving Social Assistance and Other (%) -rural: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chile | 52.2% | 2022 | up 224.5% | rising |
| 2 | Russia | 50.2% | 2017 | up 230.3% | rising |
| 3 | Armenia | 34.8% | 2022 | up 111.5% | rising |
| 4 | Poland | 27.3% | 2019 | down 2.3% | falling |
| 5 | Ukraine | 26.3% | 2020 | down 29.6% | falling |
| 6 | Mongolia | 26.2% | 2020 | down 30.5% | falling |
| 7 | Belarus | 24.3% | 2019 | down 18.8% | falling |
| 8 | Moldova | 23.8% | 2018 | up 17.2% | rising |
| 9 | Costa Rica | 18.1% | 2022 | up 4.2% | rising |
| 10 | Romania | 18.0% | 2021 | down 32.2% | falling |
| 11 | Kazakhstan | 10.9% | 2021 | down 4.2% | falling |
| 12 | Indonesia | 10.8% | 2022 | up 279.1% | rising |
| 13 | Vietnam | 10.0% | 2020 | down 40.0% | falling |
| 14 | Brazil | 9.0% | 2022 | up 4.4% | rising |
| 15 | Uruguay | 8.7% | 2022 | down 44.4% | rising |
| 16 | Panama | 8.0% | 2023 | up 37.6% | rising |
| 17 | Turkey | 7.6% | 2013 | up 45.9% | rising |
| 18 | Peru | 6.2% | 2022 | up 393.8% | volatile |
| 19 | Kyrgyzstan | 5.4% | 2020 | up 93.3% | rising |
| 20 | Mexico | 4.5% | 2022 | up 53.5% | rising |
| 21 | El Salvador | 4.4% | 2022 | up 109.6% | rising |
| 22 | Serbia | 4.2% | 2022 | down 9.2% | falling |
| 23 | Ecuador | 3.2% | 2022 | down 0.9% | rising |
| 24 | Thailand | 3.0% | 2021 | up 361.3% | volatile |
| 25 | Bolivia | 2.6% | 2021 | up 14.2% | volatile |
| 26 | South Africa | 1.7% | 2021 | up 42.1% | volatile |
| 27 | Dominican Republic | 1.6% | 2021 | up 72.3% | rising |
| 28 | Kosovo | 1.2% | 2017 | down 45.0% | falling |
| 28 | Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) | 1.2% | 2017 | down 45.0% | falling |
| 30 | Pakistan | 1.1% | 2018 | up 735.6% | volatile |
| 31 | Sri Lanka | 1.1% | 2019 | up 138.1% | rising |
| 32 | Colombia | 0.8% | 2022 | down 15.3% | falling |
| 33 | Malawi | 0.6% | 2019 | up 999.4% | volatile |
| 34 | Paraguay | 0.6% | 2022 | down 52.6% | volatile |
| 35 | Burkina Faso | 0.3% | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 36 | Cote d'Ivoire | 0.1% | 2021 | down 92.8% | volatile |
| 37 | Honduras | 0.1% | 2019 | down 64.1% | volatile |
| 38 | Georgia | 0.0% | 2021 | down 100.0% | volatile |
About this data
Percentage of population receiving Social Assistance and Other program (includes direct and indirect beneficiaries)