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Share of the population covered by at least one social assistance cash benefit (non‑contributory)

Name: Share of the population covered by at least one social assistance cash benefit (non‑contributory)
Creator: International Labour Organization (ILO) — ILOSTAT / Social Security Inquiry
Keywords: statistic-of-the-day, ai-generated, social protection, cash transfers, poverty, welfare state, safety nets, benefit coverage, ILO, SDG 1.3

Share of the population receiving at least one non‑contributory social assistance cash benefit, latest available year (2019–2023), by country.

Source: International Labour Organization (ILO) — ILOSTAT / Social Security Inquiry•170 countries

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Key Insights

Global Average

10.1%

Median: 4.5%

Countries Covered

170

with available data

Highest

Denmark

43.5%

Lowest

Yemen

0.2%

Top 5 Countries

1Denmark43.5%

2Netherlands41.6%

3Belgium40.8%

4Norway39.8%

5Luxembourg36.9%

By Region

Europe27.3%(32 countries)

Oceania18.2%(2 countries)

South America13.1%(7 countries)

North America12.4%(4 countries)

Asia6.5%(25 countries)

Key Findings

•Coverage of non-contributory cash benefits varies dramatically across countries, reflecting different welfare models and fiscal capacity.
•Low coverage can indicate limited program reach, narrow eligibility, or administrative barriers to enrollment.
•High coverage may result from universal or near-universal categorical benefits (e.g., child or old-age social pensions) rather than only poverty-targeted schemes.
•Because years differ, interpreting changes over time requires checking the country’s time series rather than a single latest-year snapshot.

Country Rankings

Top 10 Countries

Bottom 10 Countries

Data Analysis

Value Distribution

How countries are distributed across the value range

Low (0.0%)High (95.0%)

Regional Comparison

Average values by world region (Global avg: 10.1%)

Europe (32)

Oceania (2)

South America (7)

North America (4)

Asia (25)

Other (91)

Africa (9)

About This Statistic

This statistic measures the percentage of a country’s population that receives at least one social assistance cash benefit (non‑contributory). It focuses on cash-based social assistance (often means‑tested, poverty‑targeted, or categorical transfers) rather than contributory social insurance (like pensions based on contributions). The indicator is useful for comparing how widely governments reach people through cash transfer programs, including child/family benefits, disability allowances, old‑age social pensions (non‑contributory), and general poverty‑targeted cash transfers.

The data come from the ILO’s Social Security Inquiry (SSI) / ILOSTAT, which compiles administrative program information reported by national institutions and harmonizes it into internationally comparable coverage indicators. Coverage can vary widely due to program design (universal vs targeted), benefit adequacy, demographic structure, and administrative capacity; it can also change quickly with policy reforms or crisis-response expansions.

Full Data

Rank ↑	Country ↕	Value ↕
1	Denmark	43.5%
2	Netherlands	41.6%
3	Belgium	40.8%
4	Norway	39.8%
5	Luxembourg	36.9%
6	Germany	36.2%
7	Sweden	36.1%
8	Finland	33.7%
9	Iceland	31.9%
10	Albania	31.4%
11	Greece	31.0%
12	Italy	30.5%
13	Switzerland	30.2%
14	Ireland	29.8%
15	France	29.3%
16	United Kingdom	27.9%
17	Spain	27.4%
18	Belarus	27.1%
19	Hungary	25.6%
20	Armenia	24.9%
21	Croatia	24.7%
22	Portugal	24.5%
23	Canada	24.1%
24	Slovenia	24.0%
25	Poland	23.8%
26	Brazil	23.7%
27	Georgia	23.4%
28	Latvia	23.3%
29	Estonia	22.9%
30	Lithuania	22.6%
31	Andorra	22.5%
32	Moldova, Republic of	22.4%
33	Czech Republic	22.2%
34	Slovakia	22.0%
35	Serbia	21.7%
36	Faroe Islands	21.5%
37	Romania	20.9%
38	Japan	20.4%
39	The Republic of North Macedonia	20.1%
40	Ukraine	19.6%
41	Australia	18.9%
42	Russian Federation	18.7%
43	Chile	18.6%
44	Montenegro	18.3%
45	Fiji	18.1%
46	Islamic Republic of Iran	18.0%
47	New Zealand	17.5%
48	Israel	16.8%
49	Austria	16.3%
50	Kyrgyzstan	15.6%
51	Afghanistan	15.2%
52	Uruguay	15.1%
53	Cuba	12.9%
54	United States of America	12.8%
55	Tunisia	12.4%
56	Ecuador	12.2%
57	Bangladesh	11.6%
58	Peru	10.8%
59	South Korea	10.7%
60	Bolivia	10.5%
61	Mexico	10.1%
62	Colombia	9.9%
63	Belize	9.8%
64	India	9.1%
65	Venezuela	9.0%
66	Costa Rica	8.7%
67	Bahrain	8.2%
68	Kazakhstan	7.9%
69	People's Republic of China	7.6%
70	Malta	7.5%
71	Benin	7.3%
72	Vietnam	7.2%
73	Bosnia and Herzegovina	7.1%
74	Türkiye	6.9%
75	Algeria	6.8%
76	Paraguay	6.6%
77	Dominican Republic	6.4%
78	Indonesia	6.3%
79	Botswana	6.2%
80	Bulgaria	5.9%
81	Mongolia	5.7%
82	Cyprus	5.5%
83	Honduras	4.9%
84	Thailand	4.8%
85	Philippines	4.7%
86	Panama	4.2%
87	Morocco	4.1%
88	Malaysia	3.9%
89	Trinidad and Tobago	3.8%
90	Jordan	3.6%
91	Egypt	3.5%
92	Bhutan	3.4%
93	Nicaragua	3.3%
94	Suriname	3.0%
95	Barbados	2.9%
96	El Salvador	2.8%
97	Lebanon	2.8%
98	Namibia	2.8%
99	Jamaica	2.7%
100	Singapore	2.7%
101	Guatemala	2.6%
102	Seychelles	2.5%
103	South Africa	2.5%
104	Kenya	2.4%
105	Uzbekistan	2.3%
106	Solomon Islands	2.3%
107	Ghana	2.2%
108	Mauritius	2.2%
109	Libya	2.1%
110	Tajikistan	2.1%
111	Angola	2.1%
112	Cape Verde	2.0%
113	Iraq	2.0%
114	State of Palestine	1.9%
115	Nigeria	1.9%
116	Sri Lanka	1.8%
117	Timor-Leste	1.7%
118	Argentina	1.7%
119	Ethiopia	1.6%
120	Nepal	1.6%
121	Cote d'Ivoire	1.5%
122	Pakistan	1.5%
123	Myanmar	1.4%
124	Haiti	1.4%
125	Saudi Arabia	1.4%
126	Lesotho	1.3%
127	Madagascar	1.3%
128	Zimbabwe	1.3%
129	Cambodia	1.2%
130	Kuwait	1.2%
131	Gabon	1.1%
132	Lao People's Democratic Republic	1.1%
133	Papua New Guinea	1.1%
134	Guinea-Bissau	1.1%
135	Cameroon	1.0%
136	Guinea	1.0%
137	Oman	1.0%
138	Republic of the Congo	0.9%
139	Liberia	0.9%
140	Montserrat	0.9%
141	Qatar	0.9%
142	Senegal	0.9%
143	Maldives	0.8%
144	Eswatini	0.8%
145	United Arab Emirates	0.8%
146	Brunei Darussalam	0.8%
147	Democratic Republic of the Congo	0.7%
148	Malawi	0.7%
149	Uganda	0.7%
150	Burundi	0.6%
151	Republic of The Gambia	0.6%
152	Mauritania	0.6%
153	Mozambique	0.6%
154	New Caledonia	0.6%
155	Rwanda	0.6%
156	Sierra Leone	0.6%
157	Sudan	0.6%
158	United Republic of Tanzania	0.6%
159	Burkina Faso	0.6%
160	Central African Republic	0.5%
161	Mali	0.5%
162	Togo	0.5%
163	Zambia	0.5%
164	Chad	0.4%
165	Djibouti	0.4%
166	Niger	0.4%
167	Somalia	0.4%
168	Eritrea	0.3%
169	South Sudan	0.3%
170	Yemen	0.2%

Showing 170 of 170 countries

Topics

#statistic-of-the-day #ai-generated #social protection #cash transfers #poverty #welfare state #safety nets #benefit coverage #ILO #SDG 1.3

Data Source

This data comes from International Labour Organization (ILO) — ILOSTAT / Social Security Inquiry (2022).

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