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During the past year, the number of pension beneficiaries decreased by 4.9 thousand. (0.5%), according to the report.
At the end of last year, 667.8 thousand people received old-age pensions. individuals, or a quarter of the country’s population. 1000 the population was 239 beneficiaries of these pensions or one person less than a year ago.
In the category of old-age pension beneficiaries, the majority (92%) corresponded to the old-age pension beneficiaries of the state social security. During the year, the number of beneficiaries of this pension increased by 15 thousand. (2.5%) to 614.2 thousand.
At the end of 2019, 5.6 thousand people received the state’s social security early retirement pension (no more than five years before retirement age). people, it is 0.5 thousand. (8.3%) less than in 2018.
At the end of 2019, 161.6 thousand, or almost 9%, were receiving work disability (disability) pensions. people of working age. During the year, the number of beneficiaries of these pensions decreased by 0.6 thousand. (0.4%).
The number of adults who received widow’s pensions increased by 6.5 thousand. (3%) to 224.5 thousand. In most cases, these people also received old-age pensions or incapacity for work (disability).
At the end of 2019, 35.7 thousand. the children received pensions from orphans; their number decreased by 2.3 thousand. (6 percent).
According to preliminary data, last year pension spending increased by 238 million compared to 2018. EUR (7.5%) to EUR 3.4 trillion. euros The share of this expenditure in the gross domestic product (GDP) was 7.1% last year. – It’s 0.1 percent. point more than in 2018.
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