Benefits incidence in 1st quintile … 1st Protection Labor urban in Turkey
Turkey: Benefits incidence in 1st quintile … 1st Protection Labor urban was 5.6% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Benefits incidence in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) -All Social in Turkey, 2004–2019
Source: ASPIRE.
Analysis
Turkey recorded 5.6% for benefits incidence in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) -all social in 2019.
The figure is down 13.3% on the previous year and down 10.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, benefits incidence in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) -all social in Turkey peaked at 6.8% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 4.4%, in 2005.
Turkey ranks 29th of 36 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Benefits incidence in 1st quintile … 1st Protection Labor urban in Turkey, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 4.5% | — |
| 2005 | 4.4% | -3.3% |
| 2006 | 5.6% | +29.0% |
| 2007 | 4.6% | -17.6% |
| 2008 | 5.0% | +8.1% |
| 2009 | 6.2% | +24.4% |
| 2010 | 6.0% | -3.5% |
| 2011 | 5.9% | -1.8% |
| 2012 | 6.6% | +11.1% |
| 2013 | 6.8% | +3.1% |
| 2014 | 6.5% | -4.0% |
| 2015 | 5.6% | -13.6% |
| 2016 | 6.1% | +8.7% |
| 2017 | 6.7% | +10.2% |
| 2018 | 6.4% | -4.2% |
| 2019 | 5.6% | -13.3% |
Turkey compared with similar countries
- Turkey's 5.6% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 10.1%, 55% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Turkey's 5.6% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 15.0%, 37% of the median. (12 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.1% | 4.4% | 6.2% | 6 |
| 2010s | 6.2% | 5.6% | 6.8% | 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 benefits incidence in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) -all social in Turkey?
- Benefits incidence in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) -all social in Turkey was 5.6% in 2019, according to ASPIRE.
- What is the highest benefits incidence in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) -all social recorded in Turkey?
- The highest recorded value was 6.8% in 2013.
- What is the lowest benefits incidence in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) -all social recorded in Turkey?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.4% in 2005.
- How does Turkey rank for benefits incidence in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) -all social?
- Turkey ranks 29th out of 36 countries with data for 2019.
- Is benefits incidence in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) -all social rising or falling in Turkey?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.5%. 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 Benefits incidence in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) -All Social Protection and Labor -urban. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Percentage of benefits going to the 1st quintile (poorest) relative to the total benefits going to the population