Population only receiving All Social Assistance (%) in Turkey
Turkey: Population only receiving All Social Assistance (%) was 10.6% in 2019. ▼ Falling
Population only receiving All Social Assistance in Turkey, 2004–2019
Source: ASPIRE. Measured in %.
Analysis
Turkey recorded 10.6% for population only receiving all social assistance in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 16 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.2% on the previous year and down 24.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population only receiving all social assistance in Turkey peaked at 29.2% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 10.6%, in 2019.
That places Turkey 32nd out of 40 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.
Population only receiving All Social Assistance (%) in Turkey, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 22.3% | — |
| 2005 | 22.0% | -1.2% |
| 2006 | 24.5% | +11.0% |
| 2007 | 26.3% | +7.6% |
| 2008 | 29.2% | +10.9% |
| 2009 | 14.1% | -51.6% |
| 2010 | 14.3% | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 14.3% | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 11.9% | -16.9% |
| 2013 | 11.7% | -1.4% |
| 2014 | 12.4% | +5.3% |
| 2015 | 12.5% | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 13.2% | +5.2% |
| 2017 | 12.1% | -8.5% |
| 2018 | 10.7% | -11.6% |
| 2019 | 10.6% | -0.2% |
Turkey compared with similar countries
- Turkey's 10.6% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 29.0%, 37% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Turkey's 10.6% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 13.0%, 82% of the median. (14 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Population only receiving All Social Assistance (%) 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 | -51.6% | 29.2% | 14.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 23.1% | 14.1% | 29.2% | 6 |
| 2010s | 12.4% | 10.6% | 14.3% | 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 population only receiving all social assistance in Turkey?
- Population only receiving all social assistance in Turkey was 10.6% in 2019, according to ASPIRE.
- What is the highest population only receiving all social assistance recorded in Turkey?
- The highest recorded value was 29.2% in 2008.
- What is the lowest population only receiving all social assistance recorded in Turkey?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.6% in 2019.
- How does Turkey rank for population only receiving all social assistance?
- Turkey ranks 32nd out of 40 countries with data for 2019.
- Is population only receiving all social assistance rising or falling in Turkey?
- Over the last ten years it is down 24.6%. 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 Population only receiving All Social Assistance (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population only receiving All Social Assistance programs (includes direct and indirect beneficiaries)