Population receiving Social Assistance and Other (%) -urban by country
Percentage of population receiving Social Assistance and Other program (includes direct and indirect beneficiaries)
Countries reporting
40
Highest
44.4%
Russia
Lowest
0.0%
Georgia
Median
6.2%
Years covered
22
2002–2023
Data points
395
What the numbers show
Population receiving Social Assistance and Other (%) -urban is currently reported for 40 countries. The highest value is 44.4% in Russia; the lowest is 0.0% in Georgia.
The median across all reporting countries is 6.2%, and the mean is 10.3%.
Over the past decade 20 countries rose and 19 fell. The largest increase was in Indonesia (up 656.8%), and the largest decrease in Georgia (down 100.0%).
Population receiving Social Assistance and Other (%) -urban: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russia | 44.4% | 2017 | up 321.4% | rising |
| 2 | Chile | 44.1% | 2022 | up 139.8% | rising |
| 3 | Mongolia | 35.2% | 2020 | down 21.9% | falling |
| 4 | Ukraine | 31.1% | 2020 | up 11.5% | rising |
| 5 | Belarus | 22.8% | 2019 | down 9.7% | flat |
| 6 | Armenia | 22.0% | 2022 | up 55.5% | rising |
| 7 | Romania | 19.7% | 2021 | down 29.1% | falling |
| 8 | Viet Nam | 19.1% | 2020 | up 93.7% | volatile |
| 9 | Republic of Moldova | 18.8% | 2018 | down 2.9% | rising |
| 10 | Poland | 14.8% | 2019 | down 35.7% | falling |
| 11 | Costa Rica | 14.2% | 2022 | up 14.9% | rising |
| 12 | Panama | 13.5% | 2023 | up 93.3% | rising |
| 13 | Uruguay | 11.8% | 2022 | down 33.6% | falling |
| 14 | Indonesia | 10.9% | 2022 | up 656.8% | volatile |
| 15 | Mexico | 10.4% | 2022 | up 169.7% | volatile |
| 16 | El Salvador | 9.0% | 2022 | up 20.1% | volatile |
| 17 | Argentina | 8.7% | 2022 | up 71.2% | rising |
| 18 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 8.4% | 2021 | down 4.6% | volatile |
| 19 | Kazakhstan | 7.5% | 2021 | down 38.8% | falling |
| 20 | Thailand | 6.3% | 2021 | up 177.1% | volatile |
| 21 | Peru | 6.2% | 2022 | down 49.1% | volatile |
| 22 | Brazil | 5.0% | 2022 | down 12.3% | falling |
| 23 | Türkiye | 3.8% | 2019 | up 15.9% | falling |
| 24 | Dominican Republic | 2.9% | 2021 | up 70.2% | rising |
| 25 | Serbia | 2.7% | 2022 | down 51.3% | falling |
| 26 | Kyrgyzstan | 2.6% | 2020 | down 55.1% | volatile |
| 27 | Albania | 2.1% | 2018 | down 82.2% | volatile |
| 28 | Ecuador | 2.0% | 2022 | down 64.7% | volatile |
| 29 | Burkina Faso | 1.9% | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 30 | Paraguay | 1.8% | 2022 | down 30.7% | rising |
| 31 | Kosovo | 1.7% | 2017 | up 1.4% | rising |
| 31 | Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) | 1.7% | 2017 | up 1.4% | rising |
| 33 | South Africa | 1.7% | 2021 | up 5.6% | volatile |
| 34 | Colombia | 1.2% | 2022 | down 40.4% | volatile |
| 35 | Honduras | 0.7% | 2019 | down 54.1% | falling |
| 36 | Pakistan | 0.7% | 2018 | up 532.1% | volatile |
| 37 | Sri Lanka | 0.5% | 2019 | up 20.8% | rising |
| 38 | Côte d'Ivoire | 0.5% | 2021 | down 84.5% | volatile |
| 39 | Malawi | 0.5% | 2019 | up 67.1% | volatile |
| 40 | 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)