Adequacy of benefits (%) -All Social Protection and Labor -urban in Türkiye
Türkiye: Adequacy of benefits (%) -All Social Protection and Labor -urban was 44.5% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Adequacy of benefits (%) -All Social Protection and Labor -urban in Türkiye, 2004–2019
Source: ASPIRE.
Analysis
Türkiye recorded 44.5% for adequacy of benefits (%) -all social protection and labor -urban in 2019. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 10.0% on the previous year and up 27.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adequacy of benefits (%) -all social protection and labor -urban in Türkiye peaked at 44.5% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 26.6%, in 2008.
That places Türkiye 11th out of 36 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Adequacy of benefits (%) -All Social Protection and Labor -urban in Türkiye, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 28.9% | — |
| 2005 | 29.3% | +1.6% |
| 2006 | 27.3% | -7.1% |
| 2007 | 28.7% | +5.4% |
| 2008 | 26.6% | -7.3% |
| 2009 | 35.0% | +31.6% |
| 2010 | 37.8% | +7.8% |
| 2011 | 37.0% | -2.1% |
| 2012 | 37.0% | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 37.1% | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 37.9% | +2.3% |
| 2015 | 38.0% | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 39.4% | +3.6% |
| 2017 | 41.0% | +4.1% |
| 2018 | 40.4% | -1.3% |
| 2019 | 44.5% | +10.0% |
Türkiye compared with similar countries
- Türkiye's 44.5% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 32.5%, 1.4× the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Türkiye's 44.5% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 48.4%, 92% of the median. (12 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Adequacy of benefits (%) -All Social Protection and Labor -urban in Türkiye changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | +31.6% | 26.6% | 35.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 29.3% | 26.6% | 35.0% | 6 |
| 2010s | 39.0% | 37.0% | 44.5% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Türkiye
More work & labour data for Türkiye
- 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 (%) -all social protection and labor -urban in Türkiye?
- Adequacy of benefits (%) -all social protection and labor -urban in Türkiye was 44.5% in 2019, according to ASPIRE.
- What is the highest adequacy of benefits (%) -all social protection and labor -urban recorded in Türkiye?
- The highest recorded value was 44.5% in 2019.
- What is the lowest adequacy of benefits (%) -all social protection and labor -urban recorded in Türkiye?
- The lowest recorded value was 26.6% in 2008.
- How does Türkiye rank for adequacy of benefits (%) -all social protection and labor -urban?
- Türkiye ranks 11th out of 36 countries with data for 2019.
- Is adequacy of benefits (%) -all social protection and labor -urban rising or falling in Türkiye?
- Over the last ten years it is up 27.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Türkiye data come from?
- The figures come from ASPIRE, published as part of Adequacy of benefits (%) -All Social Protection and Labor -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