[World Bank] Proportion of population covered by social insurance programs (%) by country

Countries reporting
35
Highest
59.0%
Armenia
Lowest
4.0%
Honduras
Median
36.0%
Years covered
23
2002–2024
Data points
407

What the numbers show

[World Bank] Proportion of population covered by social insurance programs (%) is currently reported for 35 countries. The highest value is 59.0% in Armenia; the lowest is 4.0% in Honduras.

The median across all reporting countries is 36.0%, and the mean is 30.3%.

The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 15.

Over the past decade 24 countries rose and 8 fell. The largest increase was in Paraguay (up 200.0%), and the largest decrease in Serbia (down 21.4%).

[World Bank] Proportion of population covered by social insurance: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Armenia 59.0% 2023 up 11.3% rising
1 Ukraine 59.0% 2021 up 13.5% rising
3 Russian Federation 56.0% 2017 up 33.3% rising
4 Kyrgyzstan 52.0% 2023 up 33.3% rising
5 Uzbekistan 50.0% 2024 up 150.0% rising
6 Tajikistan 49.0% 2024 up 44.1% rising
7 Belarus 48.0% 2019 up 17.1% rising
8 Poland 45.0% 2019 down 2.2% falling
8 Chile 45.0% 2022 up 87.5% rising
10 Albania 44.0% 2018 down 4.3% volatile
10 Serbia 44.0% 2023 down 21.4% falling
12 North Macedonia 41.0% 2022 flat
13 Montenegro 40.0% 2022 down 14.9% falling
14 Kazakhstan 39.0% 2021 up 34.5% rising
14 Romania 39.0% 2021 down 17.0% falling
16 Mongolia 37.0% 2020 down 14.0% falling
16 Kosovo 37.0% 2017 up 76.2% rising
18 Uruguay 36.0% 2024 up 2.9% flat
19 Argentina 32.0% 2024 up 3.2% rising
20 Brazil 27.0% 2023 down 3.6% flat
21 Panama 26.0% 2024 up 44.4% rising
22 Costa Rica 24.0% 2024 up 50.0% rising
23 Mexico 16.0% 2022 up 23.1% rising
24 Paraguay 15.0% 2024 up 200.0% rising
25 Indonesia 14.0% 2023 up 55.6% rising
26 Ecuador 13.0% 2024 up 30.0% rising
27 Peru 12.0% 2024 unchanged falling
28 Philippines 11.0% 2023 unchanged rising
28 Colombia 11.0% 2023 up 22.2% rising
30 Thailand 8.0% 2023 up 166.7% rising
30 Sri Lanka 8.0% 2019 up 14.3% rising
32 El Salvador 7.0% 2022 up 40.0% rising
32 Dominican Republic 7.0% 2024 up 16.7% rising
34 Pakistan 6.0% 2018 down 14.3% falling
35 Honduras 4.0% 2023 up 33.3% rising

Regions and income groups

Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.

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Indicator
[World Bank] Proportion of population covered by social insurance programs (%)
Source
United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database
Licence
UN SDG Global Database (open, attribution requested)
Coverage
40 places, 407 data points, 2002–2024
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