Social Protection Statistics in New Zealand

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Social contributions, % of revenue

1.9%−0.1 pp vs 2021

Population aged 65+

17.2%+0.4 pp vs 2023

People receiving government transfers

29.53−23.6% vs 2017

People receiving government transfers, women

28.17−29.1% vs 2017

Disability and sickness benefits

0%0.0 pp vs 2021

Family allowances expenditure

0.8%0.0 pp vs 2021

All Social Protection datasets for New Zealand (41)

Dataset	Source
Household indicators dashboard – indicator view OECD	OECD	+2.1
Social insurance pensions International Transfer OECD	OECD	−7.1%
Social insurance pensions OECD	OECD	−7.1%
Sustainable Development Goal 01 - No poverty OECD	OECD	+12.6%
Demographic and economic context OECD	OECD	+0.9%
Design of pension systems OECD	OECD	–
Income and poverty of older people OECD	OECD	–
Pensions at a glance OECD	OECD	–
Pension replacement rates OECD	OECD	–
Pension wealth OECD	OECD	–
Structure of asset-backed pensions OECD	OECD	0%
Pension plan membership OECD	OECD	+0.2%
Operating costs of asset-backed pensions OECD	OECD	0%
Benefit payments and contributions to asset-backed pensions OECD	OECD	+9.1%
Assets earmarked for retirement OECD	OECD	+13.1%
Asset allocation of pension funds and other pension providers OECD	OECD	+17.1%
Received government transfer (% age 15+) Gender Statistics	Gender Statistics	−23.6%
Received government transfer, women (% age 15+) Gender Statistics	Gender Statistics	−29.1%
Received government transfer or pension (% age 15+) Gender Statistics	Gender Statistics	−2.3%
Received government transfer or pension, women (% age 15+) Gender Statistics	Gender Statistics	−3.6%
Received government transfer or pension, men (% age 15+) Gender Statistics	Gender Statistics	−0.6%
Received government transfer or pension: into an account (% age 15+) Gender Statistics	Gender Statistics	−7.8%
Received government transfer or pension: into an account, women (% age 15+) Gender Statistics	Gender Statistics	−10.4%
Received government transfer or pension: into an account, men (% age 15+) Gender Statistics	Gender Statistics	−4.2%
Received government transfer or pension: into bank or similar financial institution account (% age 15+) Gender Statistics	Gender Statistics	−2.8%
Received government transfer or pension: into bank or similar financial institution account, women (% age 15+) Gender Statistics	Gender Statistics	−6%
Received a public sector pension (% age 15+) Gender Statistics	Gender Statistics	+18.8%
Received a public sector pension, women (% age 15+) Gender Statistics	Gender Statistics	+45.2%
Received a public sector pension, men (% age 15+) Gender Statistics	Gender Statistics	−7.6%
Received government payments (% age 15+) Gender Statistics	Gender Statistics	+4.7%
Received government payments, women (% age 15+) Gender Statistics	Gender Statistics	+9.9%
Received government payments, men (% age 15+) Gender Statistics	Gender Statistics	−0.9%
Received government payments: into an account (% age 15+) Gender Statistics	Gender Statistics	+2.8%
Received government payments: into an account, women (% age 15+) Gender Statistics	Gender Statistics	+6%
Received government payments: into an account, men (% age 15+) Gender Statistics	Gender Statistics	−0.5%
Received government payments: into a bank or similar financial institution account (% age 15+) Gender Statistics	Gender Statistics	+5.8%
Received government payments: into a bank or similar financial institution account, women (% age 15+) Gender Statistics	Gender Statistics	+8.2%
Net total social expenditure in % GDP OECD	OECD	+0.5%
Public expenditure on disability and sickness cash benefits in % GDP OECD	OECD	0
Public expenditure on family by type of expenditure (cash and in kind) in % GDP OECD	OECD	0%
Public expenditure on old-age and survivors cash benefits in % GDP OECD	OECD	+2%

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