World Social Protection Report 2017 - 19

Universal social protection to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals

  • A global overview of recent trends in social protection systems and social protection floors (SDG 1.3);
  • The current state of social protection for children, for women and men of working age, for people with disabilities, and for older persons;
  • Global, regional and country data on coverage, benefits and public expenditure;
  • A 2015 baseline for monitoring the SDG indicator 1.3.1.

Key links

Figures by chapter

Chapter 1 - Introduction

Chapter 2 - Social protection for children

Chapter 3 - Social protection for women and men of working age

The quest for income security

Maternity Protection

Unemployment protection

Employment injury protection

Disability benefits

Chapter 4 - Social protection for older women and men: fighting poverty through pension systems

Chapter 5 - Towards universal health coverage

Chapter 6 - Monitoring progress in social protection: Regional trends

Africa

Americas

Arab States

Asia and the Pacific

Europe and Central Asia

Chapter 7 - Monitoring progress in social protection: Global outlook

Access data / Statistical annexes

Part A The demographic, economic and labour market environment

Demographic indicators

Labour force and employment indicators

Economic and  poverty indicators

Part B The demographic, economic and labour market environment

Effective coverage (SDG indicator 1.3.1)

Children

Maternity

Unemployment

Employment injury

Disability Benefits

Old age

Health-specific indicators

Social protection expenditure