Disability benefit recipiency rate as percentages of the population aged 20–64, proportion of women in the disability benefit stock (all recipients), and proportion of people aged 45 and over in the disability benefit stock; late 1990s
| Country | Disability benefit beneficiaries* | Proportion of women in disability benefit stock† | Proportion of persons aged 45+ in disability pension stock‡ |
|---|---|---|---|
| Non-contributory benefits in parenthesis. | |||
| *Source: OECD,6 Marin and Prinz.18 | |||
| †Source: OECD.6 | |||
| ‡Source: OECD.6 | |||
| Austria | 4.6 | 24 | 92 |
| Belgium | 5.9 | 38 | 72 |
| Denmark | 7.7 | 57 | 87 |
| Germany | 4.2 | 39 | 89 |
| Italy | 5.5 | 40 | 97 |
| Netherlands | 9.0 | 40 (44) | 75 (19) |
| Norway | 9.2 | 58 | 78 |
| France | 4.7 | – | – |
| Poland | 12.4 | 43 | 78 |
| Portugal | 6.5 | 55 (52) | 92 (−) |
| Sweden | 8.2 | 56 | 71 |
| Spain | 4.7 | 25 (61) | 91 (52) |
| Switzerland | 5.3 | 42 | 67 |
| United Kingdom | 6.6 | 33 (48) | 75 (46) |
| OECD (17) | 6.4 | ||
| EU 10 | 6.2 | – | – |