[ILO] Proportion of vulnerable population receiving social assistance in World
World: [ILO] Proportion of vulnerable population receiving social assistance was 37.3% in 2023. ▲ Rising
[ILO] Proportion of vulnerable population receiving social assistance in World, 2015–2023
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2023, [ilo] proportion of vulnerable population receiving social assistance in World stood at 37.3%. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.
The figure is up 2.2% on the previous year and up 39.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, [ilo] proportion of vulnerable population receiving social assistance in World peaked at 37.3% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 26.7%, in 2015.
World ranks 19th of 36 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
[ILO] Proportion of vulnerable population receiving social assistance in World, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 26.7% | — |
| 2016 | 28.1% | +5.2% |
| 2017 | 29.2% | +3.9% |
| 2018 | 30.0% | +2.7% |
| 2019 | 30.8% | +2.7% |
| 2020 | 32.7% | +6.2% |
| 2021 | 34.9% | +6.7% |
| 2022 | 36.5% | +4.6% |
| 2023 | 37.3% | +2.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 29.0% | 26.7% | 30.8% | 5 |
| 2020s | 35.4% | 32.7% | 37.3% | 4 |
More infrastructure data for World
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 9.17 billion (2025)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 111.5 per 100 people (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 815.00 million (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 9.9 per 100 people (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.0992 units per person (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -2.16 % change on previous year (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 815.00 million (2025)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.12 units per person (2025)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is [ilo] proportion of vulnerable population receiving social assistance in World?
- [ilo] proportion of vulnerable population receiving social assistance in World was 37.3% 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 World?
- The highest recorded value was 37.3% in 2023.
- What is the lowest [ilo] proportion of vulnerable population receiving social assistance recorded in World?
- The lowest recorded value was 26.7% in 2015.
- How does World rank for [ilo] proportion of vulnerable population receiving social assistance?
- World ranks 19th out of 36 groups with data for 2023.
- Is [ilo] proportion of vulnerable population receiving social assistance rising or falling in World?
- Over the last ten years it is up 39.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this World 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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