On July 1, 2021, 1,214.1 thousand were registered in the State Social Protection Fund (on July 1, 2020 – 1,257.4 thousand) pensioners, it is 12 percent of the population of Azerbaijan, the Ministry of Labor and Social Protection population.
According to information, of which 58.8 percent received a retirement by age, 11.7 percent – for the loss of the breadwinner.
The average monthly pension increased by 10.4 percent compared to the same period last year and by 8.8 percent – in comparison with the beginning of this year, reaching 328.8 manat, or 45.4 percent of the average monthly wage.