# Pension systems by country

Pension systems by country :
| Country | Pillar 0 | Pillar 1 | Pillar 2 | Pillar 3 |
| Afghanistan | No | Y Social insurance system | N/A | N/A |
| Algeria | Y Social assistance | Y Social insurance system | N/A | N/A |
| Argentina | Y Basic pension | Y Social insurance system | No, closed in 2008 | N/A |
| Armenia | Y Social assistance | Y Social insurance system | Y Mandatory individual accounts | Y Voluntary pensions |
| Australia | Y Social assistance | Y Mandatory occupational pension system | N/A | N/A |
| Austria | No | Y Social insurance system | Y Occupational pensions | Y Private pensions |
| Bahrain | No | Y Social insurance system | N/A | N/A |
| Bangladesh | Y Social assistance | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Belarus | Y Social assistance | Y Social insurance system | N/A | N/A |
| Belgium | Y Social assistance | Y Social insurance system | N/A | N/A |
| Bhutan | No | Y Provident fund system | No | N/A |
| Botswana | Y Basic pension | No | No | N/A |
| Brazil | Y Social assistance | Y Social insurance system | N/A | N/A |
| Brunei | Y Basic pension | Y Provident fund system | Y Supplementary individual account | N/A |
| Bulgaria | Y Social assistance | Y Social insurance system | Y Individual accounts | N/A |
| Burkina Faso | No | Y Social insurance system | N/A | N/A |
| Burundi | No | Y Social insurance system | N/A | N/A |
| Cameroon | No | Y Social insurance system | N/A | N/A |
| Canada | Y Basic pension | Y Canada Pension Plan | N/A | Y Registered retirement savings plan |
| China | Y Social assistance | Y Social insurance system | Y Mandatory individual accounts | N/A |
| Czech Republic | Y Basic pension | Y Social insurance system | No, canceled in 2016 | Y Voluntary individual accounts |
| Dominican Republic | Y Social assistance | Y Mandatory individual accounts | N/A | N/A |
| El Salvador | Y Social assistance | Y Mandatory individual accounts | N/A | N/A |
| Estonia | Y Social assistance | Y Social insurance system | Y Mandatory individual accounts | Y Voluntary individual accounts |
| Eswatini | Y Social assistance | Y Provident fund system | N/A | N/A |
| France | Y Social assistance | Y Social insurance system | Y Mandatory occupational pension provision | Y Voluntary private collective pension provision Voluntary private individual pension provision |
| Georgia | Y Basic pension | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Germany | Y Social assistance | Y Social insurance system | Y Voluntary occupational pension insurance | Y Private pension schemes |
| Hong Kong | Y Basic pension | Y Provident fund system | N/A | N/A |
| Hungary | Y Social assistance | Y Private pension fund | Y Voluntary pension fund | N/A |
| India | Y Social assistance | Y Mandatory Provident Fund | Y Voluntary pension insurance | Y Individual private pension plans |
| Ireland | Y Basic pension | Y Social insurance system Pay Related Social Insurance | Y Occupational pension schemes | N/A |
| Italy | Y Social assistance | Y Notional Defined Contributions | N/A | N/A |
| Japan | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Jordan | No | Y Social insurance system | N/A | N/A |
| Kazakhstan | Y Basic pension | Y Mandatory individual accounts | N/A | N/A |
| Kenya | Y Older Persons Cash Transfer | Y Mandatory individual accounts | No | N/A |
| Kyrgyzstan | Y Social assistance | Y Notional Defined Contributions | No | N/A |
| Latvia | Y Social assistance | Y Notional Defined Contributions | Y Mandatory individual accounts | Y Voluntary individual accounts |
| Lithuania | Y Social assistance | Y Social insurance system | Y Voluntary pension fund | Y Voluntary individual accounts |
| Luxembourg | No | Y Social insurance system | Y Mandatory occupational pension provision | Y Voluntary pensions funds and endowment policy insurances with tax benefits |
| Malawi | no | Y Mandatory individual accounts | N/A | N/A |
| Malaysia | Y Social assistance | Y Provident Fund System (KWSP) or Individual pension account (KWAP/LTAT) | Y Provident Fund System | Y Voluntary individual accounts: i-Saraan voluntary Provident Fund System |
| Mexico | Y Social assistance | Y Mandatory individual accounts | N/A | N/A |
| Monaco | No | Y Social insurance system | No | N/A |
| Mongolia | Y Social assistance | Y Notional Defined Contributions | N/A | N/A |
| Morocco | No | Y Social insurance system | N/A | N/A |
| Mozambique | Y Social assistance | Y Social insurance system | N/A | N/A |
| Namibia | Y Social assistance | Y Social insurance system | N/A | N/A |
| Nepal | Y Social assistance | Y Provident fund system | N/A | N/A |
| Netherlands | Y Social assistance | Y Social insurance system | Y Private employee pensions | Y Individual private pensions |
| New Zealand | Y Basic pension | Y Individual accounts | N/A | N/A |
| Nigeria | No | Y Mandatory individual accounts | No | N/A |
| North Korea | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Norway | Y Basic pension | Y Notional Defined Contributions | Y Occupational pension schemes | Y Individual pensions |
| Oman | No | Y Social insurance system | N/A | N/A |
| Pakistan | No | Y Social insurance system | N/A | N/A |
| Papua New Guinea | No | Y Mandatory occupational retirement system | N/A | N/A |
| Philippines | Y Social assistance | Y Social insurance system | N/A | N/A |
| Poland | Basic pensions for mothers of four or more children from March 2019 | Y Notional Defined Contributions | Y Voluntary Open Pension Funds (OFE) | Y Voluntary individual accounts: Occupational Pension Programs (PPE) Individual Pension Accounts (IKE/IKZE) Employee Capital Plans (PPK) |
| Portugal | Y Social assistance | Y Social insurance system | N/A | N/A |
| Qatar | No | Y Social insurance system | N/A | N/A |
| Romania | No | Y Social insurance system | Y Mandatory individual accounts | Y Voluntary individual accounts |
| Russia | Y Basic pension | Y Social insurance system | Y Mandatory pension funds | Y Voluntary private pension funds |
| Rwanda | No | Y Social insurance system | N/A | N/A |
| Saudi Arabia | No | Y Social insurance system | N/A | N/A |
| Senegal | No | Y Social insurance system | N/A | N/A |
| Sierra Leone | No | Y Social insurance system | N/A | N/A |
| Singapore | Y Social assistance | Y Provident fund system | N/A | N/A |
| Slovakia | Y Basic pension | Y Social insurance system | Y Voluntary individual accounts | N/A |
| Slovenia | Y Social assistance | Y Social insurance system | N/A | N/A |
| Solomon Islands | No | Y Provident fund system | N/A | N/A |
| South Africa | Y Basic pension | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| South Korea | Y Social assistance | Y Social insurance system | N/A | N/A |
| South Sudan | No | No | No | N/A |
| Spain | Y Social assistance | Y Social insurance system | N/A | N/A |
| Sri Lanka | No | Y Provident fund system | Y Supplementary fund | N/A |
| Sudan | No | Y Social insurance system | N/A | N/A |
| Sweden | Y Basic pension | Y Notional Defined Contributions | Y Mandatory individual accounts | N/A |
| Switzerland | N/A | Y Social insurance system | Y Mandatory occupational pension system | Y Voluntary pensions funds and endowment policy insurances with tax benefits |
| Syria | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Taiwan | Y Social assistance | Y Social insurance system | Y Mandatory individual accounts | N/A |
| Tanzania | No | Y Social insurance system | N/A | N/A |
| Thailand | Y Social assistance | Y Social insurance system | Y Voluntary national savings fund | N/A |
| Turkey | Y Social assistance | Y Social insurance system | N/A | N/A |
| Turkmenistan | Y Social assistance | Y Notional Defined Contributions | N/A | N/A |
| Uganda | No | Y Provident fund system | N/A | N/A |
| Ukraine | Y Social assistance | Y Social insurance system | Y Mandatory state pension fund | Y Voluntary individual pensions |
| United Arab Emirates | No | Y Social insurance system | N/A | N/A |
| United Kingdom | Y Basic pension | Y Social insurance system | Y Occupational schemes | Y Voluntary individual pensions: Stakeholder pensions Group personal pensions Self-invested personal pensions |
| United States | Y Social assistance | Y Social insurance system | N/A | N/A |
| Uruguay | Y Social assistance | Y Social insurance system | Y Mandatory individual accounts | N/A |
| Uzbekistan | Y Social assistance | Y Mandatory individual accounts | N/A | N/A |
| Venezuela | Y Social assistance | Y Social insurance system | N/A | N/A |
| Vietnam | Y Social assistance | Y Social insurance system | N/A | N/A |
| Zambia | No | Y Social insurance system | N/A | N/A |
| Zimbabwe | No | Y Social insurance system | N/A | N/A |

## Notable examples of pension systems by country

Some of the listed systems might also be considered social insurance.
* Argentina – Administración Nacional de la Seguridad Social
* Armenia – Pensions in Armenia
* Australia:
** Superannuation in Australia – Private, and compulsory, individual retirement contribution system.
** Social Security – Public pensions
* Austria – Pensions in Austria
* Canada:
** Canada Pension Plan
** Old Age Security
** Quebec Pension Plan
** Registered retirement savings plan
** Saskatchewan Pension Plan
* Finland – Kansaneläkelaitos
* France:2023 French pension reform unrest
** Pensions in France
** Allocation de Solidarité aux Personnes Agées
** Pensions Reserve Fund (France)
* Hong Kong:
** Mandatory Provident Fund (MPF Schemes)
** Occupational Retirement Schemes (ORSO Schemes)
* India:
** Pensions in India
** National Pension System
** Employees' Provident Fund Organisation of India
* Iranian Social Security Civil Servants Pension Fund
* Japan – National Pension
* Malaysia:
** Employees Provident Fund – Private voluntary retirement contribution system
** Retirement Fund – Public pensions
** Armed Forces Fund Board – Military pensions
* Mexico – Mexico Pension Plan
* Netherlands – Algemene Ouderdomswet
* New Zealand:
** New Zealand Superannuation – public pensions
** KiwiSaver – Private voluntary retirement contribution system
* Poland – Social Insurance Institution
* Singapore – Central Provident Fund
* South Korea – National Pension Service
* Sri Lanka – Employees' Provident Fund (Sri Lanka) and Employees' Trust Fund
* Sweden – Social security in Sweden
* Switzerland – Pension system in Switzerland
* United Kingdom:
** Pensions in the United Kingdom
** Self-invested personal pensions
* United States:
** Public employee pensions
** Retirement plans in the United States
** Social Security
* Vanuatu – Vanuatu National Provident Fund