Adequacy of benefits in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - All Social in Turkey
Turkey: Adequacy of benefits in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - All Social was 60.2% in 2019. ▼ Falling
Adequacy of benefits in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - All Social in Turkey, 2004–2019
Source: ASPIRE.
Analysis
The most recent figure for adequacy of benefits in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - all social in Turkey is 60.2%, measured in 2019.
The figure is up 3.0% on the previous year and up 9.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adequacy of benefits in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - all social in Turkey peaked at 69.5% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 52.5%, in 2013.
Turkey ranks 11th of 34 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 16 years of available data.
Adequacy of benefits in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - All Social in Turkey, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 62.0% | — |
| 2005 | 69.5% | +12.2% |
| 2006 | 63.7% | -8.3% |
| 2007 | 60.4% | -5.2% |
| 2008 | 56.6% | -6.2% |
| 2009 | 55.0% | -2.9% |
| 2010 | 55.7% | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 55.3% | -0.8% |
| 2012 | 53.1% | -4.0% |
| 2013 | 52.5% | -1.0% |
| 2014 | 54.5% | +3.8% |
| 2015 | 55.1% | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 59.4% | +7.7% |
| 2017 | 60.1% | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 58.4% | -2.8% |
| 2019 | 60.2% | +3.0% |
Turkey compared with similar countries
- Turkey's 60.2% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 57.7%, 1.0× the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Turkey's 60.2% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 62.5%, 96% of the median. (11 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 61.2% | 55.0% | 69.5% | 6 |
| 2010s | 56.4% | 52.5% | 60.2% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Turkey
More work & labour data for Turkey
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 31,966 (2027)
- Labour force participation rate (ILO modelled estimates) 54.63 (2027)
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 38,497 (2027)
- Unemployment rate (ILO modelled estimates) 8.78 (2027)
- Labour dependency ratio 1.51 (2027)
- Output per worker, GDP constant 2021 international $ at PPP 95,928 (2027)
- Output per worker, GDP constant 2015 US $ 41,171 (2027)
- Employment-to-population ratio (ILO modelled estimates) 49.84 (2027)
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+) 0.6505 % change on previous year (2027)
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), annual growth rate 1.11 % change on previous year (2027)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adequacy of benefits in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - all social in Turkey?
- Adequacy of benefits in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - all social in Turkey was 60.2% in 2019, according to ASPIRE.
- What is the highest adequacy of benefits in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - all social recorded in Turkey?
- The highest recorded value was 69.5% in 2005.
- What is the lowest adequacy of benefits in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - all social recorded in Turkey?
- The lowest recorded value was 52.5% in 2013.
- How does Turkey rank for adequacy of benefits in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - all social?
- Turkey ranks 11th out of 34 countries with data for 2019.
- Is adequacy of benefits in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - all social rising or falling in Turkey?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Turkey data come from?
- The figures come from ASPIRE, published as part of Adequacy of benefits in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - All Social Insurance -urban. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total transfer amount received by all beneficiaries in a population group as a share of the total welfare of beneficiaries in that group