Azerbaijan
Basic country data
- Population over 60 in 2010:
- 775,535 (9%)
- Projected population over 60 in 2050:
- 3,183,057 (29%)
- Poverty rate of total population:
- 2%
- Income of country:
- Lower middle income
- Social pension?
- Yes
Scheme information
- Scheme information: Social Allowance (Old Age)
- Monthly pension benefit:
- 60 New Manat (76 US$)
- 16.85 % of average income
- 322 % of international poverty line
- Age of eligiblity:
- 67 (men) and 62 (women)
- Targeting:
- Pensions-tested
Resources on the pension in Azerbaijan
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Social protection for older persons: Social pensions in Asia
Year: 2012 | Published by: ADB
This publication aims to address the knowledge gap of social pension reform in Asia and the Pacific. In particular, it examines what has been...
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Social security programs throughout the world: Asia and the Pacific, 2010
Year: 2011 | Published by: Social Security Administration (SSA), International Social Security Association
This database provides information on social security programmes in Asia and the Pacific.
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Azerbaijan: Pensions and social assistance project
Year: 2011
This World Bank paper provides an overview of Azerbaijan's social pension system.
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Responses on social protection for older people to UN HRC
Year: 2010 | Published by: United Nations Human Rights Council
To collect information to prepare the 2010 annual report of the independent expert on the question of human rights and extreme poverty, a questionnaire...
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Capacity development of Azerbaijan’s State Social Protection Fund as a cornerstone for improving old age security
Year: 2010 | Published by: UN
A brief overview of Azerbaijan's commitment to reducing old-age poverty and recent efforts to build capacity within its State Social Protection Fund.
