Coverage (%) - All Social Assistance -urban in Türkiye
Türkiye: Coverage (%) - All Social Assistance -urban was 14.5% in 2019. ▼ Falling
Coverage (%) - All Social Assistance -urban in Türkiye, 2004–2019
Source: ASPIRE.
Analysis
Türkiye 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 Türkiye peaked at 37.6% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 11.7%, in 2012.
That places Türkiye 32nd out of 38 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 28.6% | 13.5% | 37.6% | 6 |
| 2010s | 15.1% | 11.7% | 18.0% | 10 |
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More work & labour data for Türkiye
- Labour force participation rate (ILO modelled estimates) 54.63 (2027)
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 38,497 (2027)
- Legislation on sexual harassment in employment 1 (2023)
- Criminal penalties or civil remedies sexual harassment in employment 1 (2023)
- Women can take the same jobs as men 1 (2023)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 54.4% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 71.9% (2025)
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 51.7% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 37.1% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) 60.8% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is coverage (%) - all social assistance -urban in Türkiye?
- Coverage (%) - all social assistance -urban in Türkiye was 14.5% in 2019, according to ASPIRE.
- What is the highest coverage (%) - all social assistance -urban recorded in Türkiye?
- The highest recorded value was 37.6% in 2008.
- What is the lowest coverage (%) - all social assistance -urban recorded in Türkiye?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.7% in 2012.
- How does Türkiye rank for coverage (%) - all social assistance -urban?
- Türkiye ranks 32nd out of 38 countries with data for 2019.
- Is coverage (%) - all social assistance -urban rising or falling in Türkiye?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Türkiye 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)