Beneficiaries and benefits

Beneficiaries

Pension beneficiaries (at the closing date)
Old-age pensions	893 888
Disability pensions	110 559
Children's pensions	42 903
Surviving spouses' pensions	194 771
Orphans' pensions	15 047
Beneficiaries of regulatory lump sum payments
at retirement	54 273
in the event of death or disability	6 194
Beneficiairies of vested benefits and withdrawals	872 242

Source: FSO — Pension fund statistics 2022

Growth in the number of old-age pension beneficiaries is slightly higher than in the previous survey (+2.8%).
Compared with 2021, the number of disability pension beneficiaries decreased (–1.2%) to 110 559.
At the end of 2022, 194 771 persons received CHF 4 billion in the form of a surviving spouse's pension.

Benefits

Pensions (at the closing date)
Old-age pensions	25 240
Disability pensions	1 945
Children's pensions	191
Surviving spouses' pensions	4 021
Orphans' pensions	100
Regulatory lump sum payments
at retirement	13 041
in the event of death or disability	1 121
Vested benefits and withdrawals	53 284

in CHF million Source: FSO — Pension fund statistics 2022

Since the end of 2018, the total of all current pensions has increased almost linearly, reaching CHF 31.5 billion by the end of 2022.
in 2022, current old-age pensions increased by 2.7% to CHF 25.2 billion.
The annual average old-age pensions amounted to CHF 28 236 per person at the end of the year under review (2021: CHF 28 268).

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