Coverage (%) -All Social Protection and Labor -urban in Turkey
Turkey: Coverage (%) -All Social Protection and Labor -urban was 49.3% in 2019. ▼ Falling
Coverage (%) -All Social Protection and Labor -urban in Turkey, 2004–2019
Source: ASPIRE.
Analysis
In 2019, coverage (%) -all social protection and labor -urban in Turkey stood at 49.3%.
The figure is down 0.7% on the previous year and up 8.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, coverage (%) -all social protection and labor -urban in Turkey peaked at 65.0% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 43.4%, in 2012.
That places Turkey 25th out of 39 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 16 years of available data.
Coverage (%) -All Social Protection and Labor -urban in Turkey, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 52.8% | — |
| 2005 | 56.9% | +7.8% |
| 2006 | 57.2% | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 59.9% | +4.8% |
| 2008 | 65.0% | +8.4% |
| 2009 | 45.5% | -29.9% |
| 2010 | 44.8% | -1.5% |
| 2011 | 44.8% | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 43.4% | -3.1% |
| 2013 | 44.6% | +2.8% |
| 2014 | 50.3% | +13.0% |
| 2015 | 50.2% | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 50.4% | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 49.4% | -1.9% |
| 2018 | 49.7% | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 49.3% | -0.7% |
Turkey compared with similar countries
- Turkey's 49.3% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 56.6%, 87% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Turkey's 49.3% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 59.5%, 83% of the median. (14 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Coverage (%) -All Social Protection and Labor -urban 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | -29.9% | 65.0% | 45.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 56.2% | 45.5% | 65.0% | 6 |
| 2010s | 47.7% | 43.4% | 50.4% | 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 protection and labor -urban in Turkey?
- Coverage (%) -all social protection and labor -urban in Turkey was 49.3% in 2019, according to ASPIRE.
- What is the highest coverage (%) -all social protection and labor -urban recorded in Turkey?
- The highest recorded value was 65.0% in 2008.
- What is the lowest coverage (%) -all social protection and labor -urban recorded in Turkey?
- The lowest recorded value was 43.4% in 2012.
- How does Turkey rank for coverage (%) -all social protection and labor -urban?
- Turkey ranks 25th out of 39 countries with data for 2019.
- Is coverage (%) -all social protection and labor -urban rising or falling in Turkey?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.4%. 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 Protection and Labor -urban. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Percentage of population participating in Social Protection and Labor programs (includes direct and indirect beneficiaries)