Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Social Insurance -1st quintile in Türkiye
Türkiye: Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Social Insurance -1st quintile was 63.1% in 2013. ▲ Rising
Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Social Insurance -1st quintile in Türkiye, 2004–2013
Source: ASPIRE.
Analysis
Türkiye recorded 63.1% for poverty gap reduction (%) - all social insurance -1st quintile in 2013. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
The figure is up 2.6% on the previous year and up 31.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, poverty gap reduction (%) - all social insurance -1st quintile in Türkiye peaked at 63.1% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 47.9%, in 2004.
That places Türkiye 12th out of 31 countries with data for 2013, putting it in the middle of the range.
Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Social Insurance -1st quintile in Türkiye, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 47.9% | — |
| 2005 | 53.3% | +11.2% |
| 2006 | 52.6% | -1.3% |
| 2007 | 56.6% | +7.7% |
| 2008 | 53.8% | -5.0% |
| 2009 | 52.2% | -3.0% |
| 2010 | 53.0% | +1.6% |
| 2011 | 53.9% | +1.7% |
| 2012 | 61.4% | +13.9% |
| 2013 | 63.1% | +2.6% |
Türkiye compared with similar countries
- Türkiye's 63.1% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 78.9%, 80% of the median. (11 countries reporting)
- Türkiye's 63.1% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 36.8%, 1.7× the median. (20 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 52.7% | 47.9% | 56.6% | 6 |
| 2010s | 57.9% | 53.0% | 63.1% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Türkiye
More work & labour data for Türkiye
- 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 poverty gap reduction (%) - all social insurance -1st quintile in Türkiye?
- Poverty gap reduction (%) - all social insurance -1st quintile in Türkiye was 63.1% in 2013, according to ASPIRE.
- What is the highest poverty gap reduction (%) - all social insurance -1st quintile recorded in Türkiye?
- The highest recorded value was 63.1% in 2013.
- What is the lowest poverty gap reduction (%) - all social insurance -1st quintile recorded in Türkiye?
- The lowest recorded value was 47.9% in 2004.
- How does Türkiye rank for poverty gap reduction (%) - all social insurance -1st quintile?
- Türkiye ranks 12th out of 31 countries with data for 2013.
- Is poverty gap reduction (%) - all social insurance -1st quintile rising or falling in Türkiye?
- Over the last ten years it is up 31.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Türkiye data come from?
- The figures come from ASPIRE, published as part of Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Social Insurance -1st quintile (poorest) -rural. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Poverty gap reduction due to Social Insurance programs as % of pre-transfer poverty gap