Table 1 Percentage distribution of members by category, 2010–2017
Membership category | Percentage of members | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | |
All categories | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100 | 100 |
 Informal sector workers | 31.8 | 36.4 | 32.7 | 31.2 | 30.7 | 29.1 | 28.2 | 29.8 |
 SSNIT contributors | 4.7 | 4.5 | 3.8 | 3.3 | 3.5 | 3.9 | 4.7 | 5.4 |
 SSNIT Pensioners | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 |
 Persons below 18 years | 47.7 | 49.7 | 47.2 | 43.2 | 44.9 | 44.1 | 41.4 | 45.4 |
 Aged (≥70 years) | 5.4 | 4.9 | 4.1 | 3.5 | 3.6 | 3.9 | 4.4 | 4.7 |
 Indigent | 1.4 | 4.2 | 4.1 | 11.3 | 14.2 | 13.1 | 13.9 | 6.5 |
 Pregnant women | 8.6 | NA | 7.8 | 7.1 | 2.7 | 5.7 | 7.1 | 7.9 |
 Security personnel | NA | NA | NA | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.1 |
Total members | 8,163,714 | 8,170,888 | 8,885,757 | 10,144,527 | 10,545,428 | 11,341,021 | 11,029,339 | 10,273,020 |