Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Social Protection and Labor -extreme in Türkiye
Türkiye: Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Social Protection and Labor -extreme was 99.2% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Social Protection and Labor -extreme in Türkiye, 2004–2019
Source: ASPIRE. Measured in <$2.15 a day.
Analysis
Türkiye recorded 99.2% for poverty gap reduction (%) - all social protection and labor -extreme in 2019.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.6% on the previous year and up 1.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, poverty gap reduction (%) - all social protection and labor -extreme in Türkiye peaked at 99.8% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 88.8%, in 2005.
Türkiye ranks 10th of 37 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Social Protection and Labor -extreme in Türkiye, year by year
| Year | <$2.15 a day | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 90.5% | — |
| 2005 | 88.8% | -1.9% |
| 2006 | 91.4% | +2.9% |
| 2007 | 94.5% | +3.4% |
| 2008 | 94.9% | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 97.3% | +2.5% |
| 2010 | 96.8% | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 99.5% | +2.8% |
| 2012 | 99.7% | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 98.5% | -1.3% |
| 2014 | 99.1% | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 98.6% | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 99.2% | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 99.7% | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 99.8% | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 99.2% | -0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 92.9% | 88.8% | 97.3% | 6 |
| 2010s | 99.0% | 96.8% | 99.8% | 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 -extreme in Türkiye?
- Poverty gap reduction (%) - all social protection and labor -extreme in Türkiye was 99.2% in 2019, according to ASPIRE.
- What is the highest poverty gap reduction (%) - all social protection and labor -extreme recorded in Türkiye?
- The highest recorded value was 99.8% in 2018.
- What is the lowest poverty gap reduction (%) - all social protection and labor -extreme recorded in Türkiye?
- The lowest recorded value was 88.8% in 2005.
- How does Türkiye rank for poverty gap reduction (%) - all social protection and labor -extreme?
- Türkiye ranks 10th out of 37 countries with data for 2019.
- Is poverty gap reduction (%) - all social protection and labor -extreme rising or falling in Türkiye?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.9%. 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 -extreme poor (<$2.15 a day). 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