Coverage in extreme poor: All Social … preT Assistance Social in Turkey
Turkey: Coverage in extreme poor: All Social … preT Assistance Social was 41.4% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Coverage in extreme poor (<$2.15 a day) (%) - All Social Assistance in Turkey, 2004–2019
Source: ASPIRE. Measured in preT.
Analysis
Turkey recorded 41.4% for coverage in extreme poor (<$2.15 a day) (%) - all social assistance in 2019.
The figure is down 15.8% on the previous year and down 30.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, coverage in extreme poor (<$2.15 a day) (%) - all social assistance in Turkey peaked at 74.3% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 33.1%, in 2006.
That places Turkey 33rd out of 39 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 extreme poor: All Social … preT Assistance Social in Turkey, year by year
| Year | preT | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 41.0% | — |
| 2005 | 41.8% | +1.8% |
| 2006 | 33.1% | -20.9% |
| 2007 | 61.7% | +86.6% |
| 2008 | 66.3% | +7.6% |
| 2009 | 59.3% | -10.6% |
| 2010 | 74.3% | +25.2% |
| 2011 | 74.3% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 59.2% | -20.3% |
| 2013 | 63.3% | +6.8% |
| 2014 | 62.6% | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 57.4% | -8.4% |
| 2016 | 60.2% | +4.9% |
| 2017 | 51.5% | -14.4% |
| 2018 | 49.2% | -4.3% |
| 2019 | 41.4% | -15.8% |
Turkey compared with similar countries
- Turkey's 41.4% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 81.4%, 51% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Turkey's 41.4% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 63.5%, 65% of the median. (14 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Coverage in extreme poor: All Social … preT 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | +86.6% | 33.1% | 61.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 50.5% | 33.1% | 66.3% | 6 |
| 2010s | 59.3% | 41.4% | 74.3% | 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 coverage in extreme poor (<$2.15 a day) (%) - all social assistance in Turkey?
- Coverage in extreme poor (<$2.15 a day) (%) - all social assistance in Turkey was 41.4% in 2019, according to ASPIRE.
- What is the highest coverage in extreme poor (<$2.15 a day) (%) - all social assistance recorded in Turkey?
- The highest recorded value was 74.3% in 2011.
- What is the lowest coverage in extreme poor (<$2.15 a day) (%) - all social assistance recorded in Turkey?
- The lowest recorded value was 33.1% in 2006.
- How does Turkey rank for coverage in extreme poor (<$2.15 a day) (%) - all social assistance?
- Turkey ranks 33rd out of 39 countries with data for 2019.
- Is coverage in extreme poor (<$2.15 a day) (%) - all social assistance rising or falling in Turkey?
- Over the last ten years it is down 30.2%. 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 Coverage in extreme poor (<$2.15 a day) (%) - All Social Assistance (preT). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population participating in Social Assistance programs (includes direct and indirect beneficiaries)