Coverage (%) - All Social Assistance -urban in Turkey
Turkey: Coverage (%) - All Social Assistance -urban was 14.5% in 2019. ▼ Falling
Coverage (%) - All Social Assistance -urban in Turkey, 2004–2019
Source: ASPIRE.
Analysis
Turkey recorded 14.5% for coverage (%) - all social assistance -urban in 2019.
That represents a change of down 6.9% on the previous year and up 7.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, coverage (%) - all social assistance -urban in Turkey peaked at 37.6% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 11.7%, in 2012.
That places Turkey 32nd out of 39 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 16 years of available data.
Coverage (%) - All Social Assistance -urban in Turkey, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 25.0% | — |
| 2005 | 30.7% | +22.9% |
| 2006 | 31.3% | +1.9% |
| 2007 | 33.5% | +7.1% |
| 2008 | 37.6% | +12.3% |
| 2009 | 13.5% | -64.1% |
| 2010 | 14.5% | +7.3% |
| 2011 | 12.9% | -10.8% |
| 2012 | 11.7% | -9.9% |
| 2013 | 12.9% | +11.0% |
| 2014 | 17.7% | +36.6% |
| 2015 | 17.1% | -3.3% |
| 2016 | 18.0% | +5.0% |
| 2017 | 16.6% | -7.8% |
| 2018 | 15.5% | -6.3% |
| 2019 | 14.5% | -6.9% |
Turkey compared with similar countries
- Turkey's 14.5% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 36.4%, 40% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Turkey's 14.5% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 32.1%, 45% of the median. (14 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 28.6% | 13.5% | 37.6% | 6 |
| 2010s | 15.1% | 11.7% | 18.0% | 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 (%) - all social assistance -urban in Turkey?
- Coverage (%) - all social assistance -urban in Turkey was 14.5% in 2019, according to ASPIRE.
- What is the highest coverage (%) - all social assistance -urban recorded in Turkey?
- The highest recorded value was 37.6% in 2008.
- What is the lowest coverage (%) - all social assistance -urban recorded in Turkey?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.7% in 2012.
- How does Turkey rank for coverage (%) - all social assistance -urban?
- Turkey ranks 32nd out of 39 countries with data for 2019.
- Is coverage (%) - all social assistance -urban rising or falling in Turkey?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Turkey data come from?
- The figures come from ASPIRE, published as part of Coverage (%) - All Social Assistance -urban. 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)