Adequacy of social insurance programs in Turkey
Turkey: Adequacy of social insurance programs was 49.3% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Adequacy of social insurance programs in Turkey, 2004–2019
Source: ASPIRE: The Atlas of Social Protection - Indicators of Resilience and Equity, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of total welfare of beneficiary households.
Analysis
In 2019, adequacy of social insurance programs in Turkey stood at 49.3%. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 9.6% on the previous year and up 22.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adequacy of social insurance programs in Turkey peaked at 49.3% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 40.4%, in 2009.
Turkey ranks 10th of 34 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Adequacy of social insurance programs in Turkey, year by year
| Year | % of total welfare of beneficiary households | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 41.9% | — |
| 2005 | 43.1% | +2.9% |
| 2006 | 42.5% | -1.4% |
| 2007 | 43.4% | +2.2% |
| 2008 | 41.3% | -4.9% |
| 2009 | 40.4% | -2.2% |
| 2010 | 42.6% | +5.4% |
| 2011 | 41.5% | -2.4% |
| 2012 | 42.5% | +2.3% |
| 2013 | 42.2% | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 42.7% | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 42.9% | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 44.7% | +4.4% |
| 2017 | 46.3% | +3.6% |
| 2018 | 45.0% | -2.9% |
| 2019 | 49.3% | +9.6% |
Turkey compared with similar countries
- Turkey's 49.3% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 39.8%, 1.2× the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Turkey's 49.3% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 53.8%, 92% of the median. (11 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 42.1% | 40.4% | 43.4% | 6 |
| 2010s | 44.0% | 41.5% | 49.3% | 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 social insurance programs in Turkey?
- Adequacy of social insurance programs in Turkey was 49.3% in 2019, according to ASPIRE: The Atlas of Social Protection - Indicators of Resilience and Equity, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest adequacy of social insurance programs recorded in Turkey?
- The highest recorded value was 49.3% in 2019.
- What is the lowest adequacy of social insurance programs recorded in Turkey?
- The lowest recorded value was 40.4% in 2009.
- How does Turkey rank for adequacy of social insurance programs?
- Turkey ranks 10th out of 34 countries with data for 2019.
- Is adequacy of social insurance programs rising or falling in Turkey?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Turkey data come from?
- The figures come from ASPIRE: The Atlas of Social Protection - Indicators of Resilience and Equity, World Bank (WB), published as part of Adequacy of social insurance programs (% of total welfare of beneficiary households). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Adequacy of social insurance programs is measured by the total transfer amount received by the population participating in social insurance programs as a share of their total welfare. Welfare is defined as the total income or total expenditure of beneficiary households. Social insurance programs include old age contributory pensions (including survivors and disability) and social security and health insurance benefits (including occupational injury benefits, paid sick leave, maternity and other social insurance). Estimates include both direct and indirect beneficiaries.