Indicator 1.3.1 - Proportion of population covered by social protection floors/systems, by sex, distinguishing children, unemployed persons, older persons, persons with disabilities, pregnant women, newborns, work-injury victims and the poor and the vulnerable - Indicators For The Sustainable Development Goals

Percent of population who have earned Social Security retirement, survivors and disability insurance coverage
Year	Value	Units
2023	89	Percent
2022	89	Percent
2021	89	Percent
2020	89	Percent
2019	89	Percent
2018	88	Percent
2017	88	Percent
2016	88	Percent
2015	88	Percent
2014	88	Percent
2013	87	Percent
2012	87	Percent
2011	87	Percent
2010	87	Percent
2009	87	Percent
2008	88	Percent
2007	88	Percent
2006	88	Percent
2005	88	Percent
2004	88	Percent
2003	88	Percent
2002	87	Percent
2001	87	Percent
2000	87	Percent

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Indicator	Estimated size of the population in the Social Security area and percentage fully insured, by sex and age
Organisation	The United States Social Security Administration
Unit of measure	Persons
Data sources	Annual Statistical Supplement to the Social Security Bulletin, Table 4.C.5. – 2023 and prior year publications - https://mwww.ba.ssa.gov/policy/docs/statcomps/supplement/2023/4c.html#table4.c5
Data providers	Office of Research, Evaluation, and Statistics
Comment and limitations	Population estimates are subject to revision based on data that are more recent.
Method of computation	The U.S. Census Bureau provides the population counts to SSA. Insured percentages are based on application of counts in SSA’s Continuous Work History Sample to the population estimates.
Actual indicator available - description	The “percentage insured” is the relationship of individuals who have earned Social Security retirement, survivors and disability insurance coverage based on their covered earnings histories.
Date of national source publication	Nov 2023
Periodicity	Calendar year
Scheduled update by national source	Nov 2024
Date metadata updated	July 2024
Disaggregation geography	None
Disaggregation categories	None
Time period	Calendar year 2000 through 2023

This table provides information on metadata for SDG indicators as defined by the UN Statistical Commission. Complete global metadata is provided by the UN Statistics Division.

Indicator	Indicator 1.3.1: Proportion of population covered by social protection floors/systems, by sex, distinguishing children, unemployed persons, older persons, persons with disabilities, pregnant women, newborns, work-injury victims and the poor and the vulnerable
Target	Target 1.3: Implement nationally appropriate social protection systems and measures for all, including floors, and by 2030 achieve substantial coverage of the poor and the vulnerable
Organisation	International Labour Organization (ILO)
Definition and concepts	Definition: The indicator reflects the proportion of persons effectively covered by a social protection system, including social protection floors. It also reflects the main components of social protection: child and maternity benefits, support for persons without a job, persons with disabilities, victims of work injuries and older persons. Effective coverage of social protection is measured by the number of people who are either actively contributing to a social insurance scheme or receiving benefits (contributory or non-contributory). Concepts: Social protection systems include contributory and non-contributory schemes for children, pregnant women with newborns, people in active age, older persons, for victims of work injuries and persons with disabilities. Social protection floors provide at least a basic level in all main contingencies along the life cycle, as defined in the Social Protection Floors Recommendation 2012 (no. 202) referred to in SDG 1.3. When assessing coverage and gaps in coverage, distinctions need to be made between coverage by (1) contributory social insurance, (2) universal schemes covering all residents (or all residents in a given category), and (3) means-tested schemes potentially covering all those who pass the required test of income and/or assets.
Unit of measure	Percent (%)
Data sources	The main data source is the Social Security Inquiry (SSI) (online questionnaire https://qpss.ilo.org/), the ILO’s periodic collection of administrative data from national ministries of labour, social security, welfare, finance, and others. Since 1950, the ILO’s Social Security Inquiry has been the main global source of administrative data on social protection. Secondary data sources include existing global databases of social protection statistics, including those of the World Bank, UNICEF, UNWOMEN, HELPAGE, OECD and the International Social Security Association. This forms the World Social Protection Database (WSPDB). It provides a unique source of information and serves as the basis for the ILO flagship World Social Protection Report, which periodically presents development trends of social protection systems, including floors, providing data for a wide range of countries (214 countries and territories).
Data providers	National data is provided by national Ministries of Labour, Welfare, Finance, National Statistical Institutions and others, as well as by social security and social protection institutions.
Comment and limitations	Data is collected through an administrative survey ongoing for decades, the ILO Social Security Inquiry. Whenever countries provide data, the indicator is disaggregated by sex. Indicators disaggregated by country and region are also available.
Method of computation	Calculations include separate indicators in order to distinguish effective coverage for children, unemployed persons, older persons and persons with disabilities, mothers with newborns, workers protected in case of work injury, and the poor and the vulnerable. For each case, coverage is expressed as a share of the respective population. Indicators are obtained as follows: Proportion of population covered by at least one social protection cash benefit: ratio of the population receiving cash benefits under at least one of the contingencies/social protection functions (contributory or non-contributory benefit) or actively contributing to at least one social security scheme to the total population. Proportion of children covered by social protection benefits: ratio of children/households receiving child or family cash benefits to the total number of children/households with children. Proportion of women giving birth covered by maternity benefits: ratio of women receiving cash maternity benefits to women giving birth in the same year (estimated based on age-specific fertility rates published in the UN’s World Population Prospects or on the number of live births corrected for the share of twin and triplet births). Proportion of persons with disabilities receiving benefits: ratio of persons receiving disability cash benefits to persons with severe disabilities. The latter is calculated as the product of prevalence of disability ratios (published for each country group by the World Health Organization) and each country’s population. Proportion of unemployed receiving benefits: ratio of recipients of unemployment cash benefits to the number of unemployed persons. Proportion of workers covered in case of employment injury: ratio of workers protected by injury insurance to total employment or the labour force. Proportion of older persons receiving a pension: ratio of persons above statutory retirement age receiving an old-age pension to persons above statutory retirement age (including contributory and non-contributory). Proportion of vulnerable persons receiving benefits: ratio of social assistance recipients to the total number of vulnerable persons. The latter are calculated by subtracting from total population all people of working age who are contributing to a social insurance scheme or receiving contributory benefits, and all persons above retirement age receiving contributory benefits. Proportion of poor population receiving social assistance cash benefit: ratio of social assistance recipients to the population living below the national poverty line.
Metadata update	2022-03-31
International organisations(s) responsible for global monitoring	International Labour Organization (ILO)
Related indicators	3.8.1; 3.8.2; 1.a.2

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Indicator 1.3.1 Proportion of population covered by social protection floors/systems, by sex, distinguishing children, unemployed persons, older persons, persons with disabilities, pregnant women, newborns, work-injury victims and the poor and the vulnerable

Estimated size of the population in the Social Security area and percentage fully insured, by sex and age

Headline data

Percent of population who have earned Social Security retirement, survivors and disability insurance coverage

Definition:

Effective coverage of social protection is measured by the number of people who are either actively contributing to a social insurance scheme or receiving benefits (contributory or non-contributory).

Concepts: