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Algeria

  • Basic country data

  • Population over 60 in 2010:
  • 2,442,632 (7%)
  • Projected population over 60 in 2050:
  • 13,732,058 (27%)
  • Poverty rate of total population:
  • 7%
  • Income of country:
  • Upper middle income
  • Social pension?
  • No

Resources on the pension in Algeria

  • Responses on social protection for older people to UN HRC

    Year: 2010 | Published by: United Nations Human Rights Council

    Author: Permanent missions to UN, Geneva

    To collect information to prepare the 2010 annual report of the independent expert on the question of human rights and extreme poverty, a questionnaire...

  • Social Security Programs Throughout the World: Africa, 2009

    Year: 2009 | Published by: Social Security Administration (SSA), International Social Security Association

    Author: Social Security Administration (SSA), International Social Security Association (ISSA)

    The third issue in the current four-volume series of Social Security Programs Throughout the World reports on the countries of Africa. The combined findings...

  • Social Pensions Part I: Their Role in the Overall Pension System

    Year: 2006 | Published by: World Bank

    Author: R. Palacios, O. Sluchynsky

    Cash transfers for the elderly with little or no link to previous contribution or work history are employed in many countries to provide income...


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