Direction de l'Emploi, du travail et des affaires sociales
Pensions at a Glance Asia/Pacific 2018
Many of Asia’s retirement-income systems are ill prepared for the rapid population
ageing that will occur over the next two decades. The demographic transition – to
fewer babies and longer lives – took a century in Europe and North America. In Asia,
this transition will often occur in a single generation. Asia’s pension systems need
modernising urgently to ensure that they are financially sustainable and provide adequate
retirement incomes. This report examines the retirement-income systems of 18 countries
in the region. The report provides new data for comparing pension systems of different
countries. It combines the OECD’s expertise in modelling pension entitlements with
a network of national pension experts who provided detailed information at the country
level, verified key results and provided feedback and input to improve the analysis.