[ILO] Proportion of population above statutory pensionable age in Latin America and the Caribbean
Latin America and the Caribbean: [ILO] Proportion of population above statutory pensionable age was 79.3% in 2023. ▲ Rising
[ILO] Proportion of population above statutory pensionable age in Latin America and the Caribbean, 2015–2023
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2023, [ilo] proportion of population above statutory pensionable age in Latin America and the Caribbean stood at 79.3%.
The figure is up 17.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, [ilo] proportion of population above statutory pensionable age in Latin America and the Caribbean peaked at 79.5% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 67.3%, in 2015.
That places Latin America and the Caribbean 18th out of 37 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
[ILO] Proportion of population above statutory pensionable age in Latin America and the Caribbean, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 67.3% | — |
| 2016 | 69.9% | +3.9% |
| 2017 | 72.4% | +3.6% |
| 2018 | 77.8% | +7.5% |
| 2019 | 79.5% | +2.2% |
| 2020 | 79.4% | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 79.4% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 79.3% | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 79.3% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 73.4% | 67.3% | 79.5% | 5 |
| 2020s | 79.3% | 79.3% | 79.4% | 4 |
More infrastructure data for Latin America and the Caribbean
- Proportion of children moderately or severely stunted 12.4% (2024)
- Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight 8.8% (2024)
- Proportion of the target population who received 3 doses of 82.0% (2024)
- Developing countries’ and least developed countries’ share of global 6.0% (2024)
- Developing countries’ and least developed countries’ share of global 6.0% (2024)
- Developing countries’ and least developed countries’ share of global 4.2% (2024)
- Developing countries’ and least developed countries’ share of global 3.2% (2024)
- Proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural 0.7% (2024)
- Total official flows for infrastructure, by recipient countries 8,352 (2024)
- Total reserves in months of imports 6.31 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is [ilo] proportion of population above statutory pensionable age in Latin America and the Caribbean?
- [ilo] proportion of population above statutory pensionable age in Latin America and the Caribbean was 79.3% in 2023, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest [ilo] proportion of population above statutory pensionable age recorded in Latin America and the Caribbean?
- The highest recorded value was 79.5% in 2019.
- What is the lowest [ilo] proportion of population above statutory pensionable age recorded in Latin America and the Caribbean?
- The lowest recorded value was 67.3% in 2015.
- How does Latin America and the Caribbean rank for [ilo] proportion of population above statutory pensionable age?
- Latin America and the Caribbean ranks 18th out of 37 groups with data for 2023.
- Is [ilo] proportion of population above statutory pensionable age rising or falling in Latin America and the Caribbean?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Latin America and the Caribbean data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of [ILO] Proportion of population above statutory pensionable age receiving a pension, by sex (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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