Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Social Protection and Labor -1st in Türkiye
Türkiye: Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Social Protection and Labor -1st was 63.0% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Social Protection and Labor -1st in Türkiye, 2004–2019
Source: ASPIRE. Measured in poorest.
Analysis
The most recent figure for poverty gap reduction (%) - all social protection and labor -1st in Türkiye is 63.0%, measured in 2019.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.6% on the previous year and up 22.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, poverty gap reduction (%) - all social protection and labor -1st in Türkiye peaked at 64.5% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 50.2%, in 2004.
That places Türkiye 15th out of 37 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Social Protection and Labor -1st in Türkiye, year by year
| Year | poorest | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 50.2% | — |
| 2005 | 50.2% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 51.0% | +1.6% |
| 2007 | 50.9% | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 51.5% | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 51.6% | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 53.3% | +3.2% |
| 2011 | 54.8% | +2.7% |
| 2012 | 58.4% | +6.6% |
| 2013 | 58.0% | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 59.7% | +3.0% |
| 2015 | 60.2% | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 62.4% | +3.7% |
| 2017 | 64.5% | +3.4% |
| 2018 | 63.3% | -1.8% |
| 2019 | 63.0% | -0.6% |
Türkiye compared with similar countries
- Türkiye's 63.0% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 50.3%, 1.3× the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Türkiye's 63.0% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 81.1%, 78% of the median. (12 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 50.9% | 50.2% | 51.6% | 6 |
| 2010s | 59.8% | 53.3% | 64.5% | 10 |
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 63.0% in 2019, according to ASPIRE.
- What is the highest poverty gap reduction (%) - all social protection and labor -1st recorded in Türkiye?
- The highest recorded value was 64.5% in 2017.
- What is the lowest poverty gap reduction (%) - all social protection and labor -1st recorded in Türkiye?
- The lowest recorded value was 50.2% in 2004.
- How does Türkiye rank for poverty gap reduction (%) - all social protection and labor -1st?
- Türkiye ranks 15th out of 37 countries with data for 2019.
- Is poverty gap reduction (%) - all social protection and labor -1st rising or falling in Türkiye?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.0%. 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). 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