Coverage in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers in Türkiye
Türkiye: Coverage in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers was 18.8% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Coverage in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers in Türkiye, 2004–2019
Source: ASPIRE.
Analysis
Türkiye recorded 18.8% for coverage in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - unconditional cash transfers in 2019.
That represents a change of up 3.2% on the previous year and up 6.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, coverage in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - unconditional cash transfers in Türkiye peaked at 25.5% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 3.5%, in 2005.
That places Türkiye 24th out of 30 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Coverage in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers in Türkiye, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 11.2% | — |
| 2005 | 3.5% | -69.3% |
| 2006 | 7.3% | +111.7% |
| 2007 | 10.8% | +48.2% |
| 2008 | 15.6% | +43.6% |
| 2009 | 17.6% | +13.3% |
| 2010 | 21.6% | +22.4% |
| 2011 | 21.8% | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 18.5% | -15.3% |
| 2013 | 20.3% | +10.1% |
| 2014 | 20.7% | +1.7% |
| 2015 | 25.5% | +23.3% |
| 2016 | 24.6% | -3.4% |
| 2017 | 24.0% | -2.4% |
| 2018 | 18.2% | -24.2% |
| 2019 | 18.8% | +3.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 11.0% | 3.5% | 17.6% | 6 |
| 2010s | 21.4% | 18.2% | 25.5% | 10 |
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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)
- 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)
- Legislation on sexual harassment in employment 1 (1=yes; 0=no) (2023)
- Criminal sanctions or compensation for workplace sexual harassment 1 (1=yes; 0=no) (2023)
- Women can take the same jobs as men 1 (1=yes; 0=no) (2023)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 54.4% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is coverage in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - unconditional cash transfers in Türkiye?
- Coverage in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - unconditional cash transfers in Türkiye was 18.8% in 2019, according to ASPIRE.
- What is the highest coverage in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - unconditional cash transfers recorded in Türkiye?
- The highest recorded value was 25.5% in 2015.
- What is the lowest coverage in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - unconditional cash transfers recorded in Türkiye?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.5% in 2005.
- How does Türkiye rank for coverage in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - unconditional cash transfers?
- Türkiye ranks 24th out of 30 countries with data for 2019.
- Is coverage in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - unconditional cash transfers rising or falling in Türkiye?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.7%. 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 Coverage in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population participating in Cash Transfers programs (includes direct and indirect beneficiaries)