Beneficiary incidence: All Social Assistance … 1st Assistance Social in Turkey
Turkey: Beneficiary incidence: All Social Assistance … 1st Assistance Social was 54.8% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Beneficiary incidence in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - All Social in Turkey, 2004–2019
Source: ASPIRE.
Analysis
The most recent figure for beneficiary incidence in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - all social in Turkey is 54.8%, measured in 2019.
The figure is up 5.6% on the previous year and up 18.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, beneficiary incidence in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - all social in Turkey peaked at 57.1% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 24.1%, in 2006.
Turkey ranks 1st of 39 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Beneficiary incidence: All Social Assistance … 1st Assistance Social in Turkey, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 24.3% | — |
| 2005 | 24.1% | -0.5% |
| 2006 | 24.1% | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 28.0% | +16.2% |
| 2008 | 30.3% | +8.0% |
| 2009 | 46.4% | +53.4% |
| 2010 | 51.5% | +10.9% |
| 2011 | 52.3% | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 53.5% | +2.4% |
| 2013 | 53.3% | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 52.3% | -1.8% |
| 2015 | 55.8% | +6.7% |
| 2016 | 57.1% | +2.2% |
| 2017 | 53.7% | -5.9% |
| 2018 | 51.9% | -3.4% |
| 2019 | 54.8% | +5.6% |
Turkey compared with similar countries
- Turkey's 54.8% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 28.4%, 1.9× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Turkey's 54.8% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 29.0%, 1.9× the median. (14 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Beneficiary incidence: All Social Assistance … 1st Assistance Social in Turkey 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 | +53.4% | 30.3% | 46.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 29.5% | 24.1% | 46.4% | 6 |
| 2010s | 53.6% | 51.5% | 57.1% | 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 beneficiary incidence in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - all social in Turkey?
- Beneficiary incidence in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - all social in Turkey was 54.8% in 2019, according to ASPIRE.
- What is the highest beneficiary incidence in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - all social recorded in Turkey?
- The highest recorded value was 57.1% in 2016.
- What is the lowest beneficiary incidence in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - all social recorded in Turkey?
- The lowest recorded value was 24.1% in 2006.
- How does Turkey rank for beneficiary incidence in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - all social?
- Turkey ranks 1st out of 39 countries with data for 2019.
- Is beneficiary incidence in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - all social rising or falling in Turkey?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Turkey data come from?
- The figures come from ASPIRE, published as part of Beneficiary incidence in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - All Social Assistance. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Percentage of program beneficiaries in a quintile relative to the total number of beneficiaries in the population