[ILO] Proportion of population above statutory pensionable age in South America
South America: [ILO] Proportion of population above statutory pensionable age was 80.4% in 2023. ▲ Rising
[ILO] Proportion of population above statutory pensionable age in South America, 2015–2023
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for [ilo] proportion of population above statutory pensionable age in South America is 80.4%, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and up 11.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, [ilo] proportion of population above statutory pensionable age in South America peaked at 81.3% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 72.1%, in 2015.
South America ranks 16th of 37 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
[ILO] Proportion of population above statutory pensionable age in South America, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 72.1% | — |
| 2016 | 74.4% | +3.2% |
| 2017 | 76.8% | +3.2% |
| 2018 | 78.9% | +2.7% |
| 2019 | 81.3% | +3.0% |
| 2020 | 80.9% | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 80.8% | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 80.5% | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 80.4% | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 76.7% | 72.1% | 81.3% | 5 |
| 2020s | 80.7% | 80.4% | 80.9% | 4 |
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- Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight 9.9% (2024)
- Proportion of the target population who received 3 doses of 83.0% (2024)
- Developing countries’ and least developed countries’ share of global 2.6% (2024)
- Developing countries’ and least developed countries’ share of global 3.0% (2024)
- Developing countries’ and least developed countries’ share of global 2.6% (2024)
- Developing countries’ and least developed countries’ share of global 1.3% (2024)
- Proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural 0.8% (2024)
- Total official flows for infrastructure, by recipient countries 4,428 (2024)
- Total reserves in months of imports 7.62 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is [ilo] proportion of population above statutory pensionable age in South America?
- [ilo] proportion of population above statutory pensionable age in South America was 80.4% 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 South America?
- The highest recorded value was 81.3% in 2019.
- What is the lowest [ilo] proportion of population above statutory pensionable age recorded in South America?
- The lowest recorded value was 72.1% in 2015.
- How does South America rank for [ilo] proportion of population above statutory pensionable age?
- South America ranks 16th out of 37 groups with data for 2023.
- Is [ilo] proportion of population above statutory pensionable age rising or falling in South America?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this South America 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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