[ILO] Proportion of population covered by at least one social in World
World: [ILO] Proportion of population covered by at least one social was 52.4% in 2023. ▲ Rising
[ILO] Proportion of population covered by at least one social in World, 2015–2023
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
World recorded 52.4% for [ilo] proportion of population covered by at least one social in 2023. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.
The figure is up 1.2% on the previous year and up 22.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, [ilo] proportion of population covered by at least one social in World peaked at 52.4% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 42.8%, in 2015.
That places World 19th out of 36 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
[ILO] Proportion of population covered by at least one social in World, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 42.8% | — |
| 2016 | 44.1% | +3.0% |
| 2017 | 45.1% | +2.3% |
| 2018 | 45.9% | +1.8% |
| 2019 | 46.3% | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 48.1% | +3.9% |
| 2021 | 50.2% | +4.4% |
| 2022 | 51.8% | +3.2% |
| 2023 | 52.4% | +1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 44.8% | 42.8% | 46.3% | 5 |
| 2020s | 50.6% | 48.1% | 52.4% | 4 |
Countries ranked near World
More poverty & inequality data for World
- Poverty headcount ratio at $3.00 a day (2021 PPP) 10.4% (2024)
- Poverty gap at $3.00 a day (2021 PPP) 3.6% (2024)
- Poverty headcount ratio at $4.20 a day (2021 PPP) 18.9% (2024)
- Poverty headcount ratio at $8.30 a day (2021 PPP) 46.1% (2024)
- Prosperity gap 4.6 average shortfall from a prosperity standard of $28/day (2024)
- Poverty gap at $4.20 a day (2021 PPP) 6.7% (2024)
- Poverty headcount ratio at societal poverty line 24.9% (2024)
- Poverty gap at $8.30 a day (2021 PPP) 20.1% (2024)
- Proportion of population below international poverty line 10.4% (2024)
- Out-of-pocket expenditure (OOP) per capita in US$ 268.21 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is [ilo] proportion of population covered by at least one social in World?
- [ilo] proportion of population covered by at least one social in World was 52.4% in 2023, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest [ilo] proportion of population covered by at least one social recorded in World?
- The highest recorded value was 52.4% in 2023.
- What is the lowest [ilo] proportion of population covered by at least one social recorded in World?
- The lowest recorded value was 42.8% in 2015.
- How does World rank for [ilo] proportion of population covered by at least one social?
- World ranks 19th out of 36 groups with data for 2023.
- Is [ilo] proportion of population covered by at least one social rising or falling in World?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.4%. 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 population covered by at least one social protection benefit, by sex (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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