Pensions
In 2024, CZK 695 billion was allocated for pensions paid by the Czech Social Security Administration. By the end of 2024, some pension was received by 2,848 thousand people in Czechia, of which 2,367 thousand people received an old-age pension. The average amount of full old-age pension reached CZK 20,736. The proportion of people who were granted an old-age pension before reaching retirement age (the so-called early old-age pension) reached 32% of all recipients of full old-age pensions.
Expenditure on pensions
Publication date: 13. 06. 2025
Year 2024
694,561 CZK million
Pension recipients
Publication date: 13. 06. 2025
as of 31.12. 2024
2,847,699
Average monthly amount of old-age pension
Publication date: 13. 06. 2025
December 2024
CZK 20,736
Percentage of early old-age pensions
Publication date: 13. 06. 2025
Year 2024
32.4%
Data and time series
| 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 404,368 | 423,478 | 460,508 | 507,631 | 518,384 | 574,905 | 670,351 | 694,561 |
| old-age pensions | 333,760 | 351,072 | 383,211 | 411,292 | 432,716 | 480,091 | 564,488 | 584,737 |
| disability pensions | 43,574 | 44,718 | 48,159 | 51,040 | 52,667 | 58,746 | 65,250 | 67,733 |
| widow's pensions | 21,191 | 21,686 | 22,659 | 23,654 | 25,208 | 27,485 | 30,870 | 31,658 |
| widower's pensions | 2,690 | 2,794 | 2,957 | 3,113 | 3,369 | 3,724 | 4,281 | 4,497 |
| orphan pensions | 3,145 | 3,208 | 3,522 | 3,841 | 4,193 | 4,847 | 5,456 | 5,935 |
Source: Czech Social Security Administration
| 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 2,895,963 | 2,896,973 | 2,897,527 | 2,881,424 | 2,857,644 | 2,844,180 | 2,845,583 | 2,847,699 |
| Old-age pension | 2,403,933 | 2,410,080 | 2,414,814 | 2,400,479 | 2,377,820 | 2,367,185 | 2,371,241 | 2,366,799 |
| Disability pension | 424,242 | 421,487 | 418,983 | 417,639 | 414,646 | 413,513 | 411,706 | 415,623 |
| Widow's single pension | 23,676 | 22,121 | 20,981 | 20,327 | 20,457 | 19,259 | 18,135 | 18,635 |
| Widower's single pension | 5,590 | 5,318 | 5,122 | 4,852 | 4,956 | 4,772 | 4,573 | 4,691 |
| Orphan pension | 38,522 | 37,967 | 37,627 | 38,127 | 39,765 | 39,451 | 39,928 | 41,951 |
Source: Czech Social Security Administration
| 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Full old-age pension | 11,866 | 12,434 | 13,487 | 14,502 | 15,453 | 18,098 | 20,310 | 20,736 |
| Disability pension for the disability of the 3rd degree | 10,655 | 11,059 | 11,905 | 12,726 | 13,422 | 15,633 | 17,014 | 17,325 |
| Disability pension for the disability of the 2nd degree | 6,922 | 7,205 | 7,923 | 8,532 | 8,942 | 10,444 | 11,412 | 11,704 |
| Disability pension for the disability of the 1st degree | 5,998 | 6,207 | 6,851 | 7,366 | 7,642 | 8,887 | 9,685 | 9,906 |
| Widow's pension | 7,677 | 8,029 | 8,866 | 9,529 | 10,024 | 11,681 | 12,724 | 13,044 |
| Widower's pension | 6,815 | 7,137 | 7,898 | 8,551 | 9,004 | 10,537 | 11,529 | 11,847 |
| Orphan pension | 6,078 | 6,351 | 7,058 | 7,636 | 8,004 | 9,365 | 10,268 | 10,554 |
*of single pension paid in December of a given year
Source: Czech Social Security Administration