Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Social Protection and Labor -1st in Türkiye
Türkiye: Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Social Protection and Labor -1st was 65.9% in 2013. ▲ Rising
Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Social Protection and Labor -1st in Türkiye, 2004–2013
Source: ASPIRE.
Analysis
The most recent figure for poverty gap reduction (%) - all social protection and labor -1st in Türkiye is 65.9%, measured in 2013. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.4% on the previous year and up 27.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, poverty gap reduction (%) - all social protection and labor -1st in Türkiye peaked at 65.9% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 51.9%, in 2004.
That places Türkiye 15th out of 36 countries with data for 2013, putting it in the middle of the range.
Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Social Protection and Labor -1st in Türkiye, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 51.9% | — |
| 2005 | 54.6% | +5.3% |
| 2006 | 54.5% | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 59.9% | +9.9% |
| 2008 | 57.8% | -3.5% |
| 2009 | 57.1% | -1.3% |
| 2010 | 57.9% | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 58.5% | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 64.4% | +10.0% |
| 2013 | 65.9% | +2.4% |
Türkiye compared with similar countries
- Türkiye's 65.9% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 52.5%, 1.3× the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Türkiye's 65.9% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 81.6%, 81% of the median. (12 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 56.0% | 51.9% | 59.9% | 6 |
| 2010s | 61.7% | 57.9% | 65.9% | 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 protection and labor -1st in Türkiye?
- Poverty gap reduction (%) - all social protection and labor -1st in Türkiye was 65.9% in 2013, according to ASPIRE.
- What is the highest poverty gap reduction (%) - all social protection and labor -1st recorded in Türkiye?
- The highest recorded value was 65.9% in 2013.
- What is the lowest poverty gap reduction (%) - all social protection and labor -1st recorded in Türkiye?
- The lowest recorded value was 51.9% in 2004.
- How does Türkiye rank for poverty gap reduction (%) - all social protection and labor -1st?
- Türkiye ranks 15th out of 36 countries with data for 2013.
- Is poverty gap reduction (%) - all social protection and labor -1st rising or falling in Türkiye?
- Over the last ten years it is up 27.0%. 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 Protection and Labor -1st quintile (poorest) -rural. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Poverty gap reduction due to SPL programs as % of pre-transfer poverty gap