[ILO] Proportion of vulnerable population receiving social assistance in Caribbean
Caribbean: [ILO] Proportion of vulnerable population receiving social assistance was 19.6% in 2023. ▲ Rising
[ILO] Proportion of vulnerable population receiving social assistance in Caribbean, 2015–2023
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for [ilo] proportion of vulnerable population receiving social assistance in Caribbean is 19.6%, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.3% on the previous year and up 56.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, [ilo] proportion of vulnerable population receiving social assistance in Caribbean peaked at 19.6% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 12.5%, in 2015.
That places Caribbean 28th out of 36 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
[ILO] Proportion of vulnerable population receiving social assistance in Caribbean, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 12.5% | — |
| 2016 | 13.3% | +6.4% |
| 2017 | 14.2% | +6.8% |
| 2018 | 14.9% | +4.9% |
| 2019 | 15.6% | +4.7% |
| 2020 | 15.8% | +1.3% |
| 2021 | 16.2% | +2.5% |
| 2022 | 18.8% | +16.0% |
| 2023 | 19.6% | +4.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 14.1% | 12.5% | 15.6% | 5 |
| 2020s | 17.6% | 15.8% | 19.6% | 4 |
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- Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight 6.7% (2024)
- Proportion of the target population who received 3 doses of 79.0% (2024)
- Developing countries’ and least developed countries’ share of global 0.3% (2024)
- Developing countries’ and least developed countries’ share of global 0.1% (2024)
- Developing countries’ and least developed countries’ share of global 0.3% (2024)
- Developing countries’ and least developed countries’ share of global 0.6% (2024)
- Proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural 0.7% (2024)
- Total official flows for infrastructure, by recipient countries 337.9 (2024)
- Total reserves in months of imports 4.54 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is [ilo] proportion of vulnerable population receiving social assistance in Caribbean?
- [ilo] proportion of vulnerable population receiving social assistance in Caribbean was 19.6% in 2023, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest [ilo] proportion of vulnerable population receiving social assistance recorded in Caribbean?
- The highest recorded value was 19.6% in 2023.
- What is the lowest [ilo] proportion of vulnerable population receiving social assistance recorded in Caribbean?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.5% in 2015.
- How does Caribbean rank for [ilo] proportion of vulnerable population receiving social assistance?
- Caribbean ranks 28th out of 36 groups with data for 2023.
- Is [ilo] proportion of vulnerable population receiving social assistance rising or falling in Caribbean?
- Over the last ten years it is up 56.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Caribbean data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of [ILO] Proportion of vulnerable population receiving social assistance cash benefit, by sex (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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