Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - All Social Assistance - 1st in Türkiye

Türkiye: Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - All Social Assistance - 1st was 4.7% in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
4.7%
Change on year
up 22.3%
World rank
28th
of 34 countries
All-time high
4.7%
in 2019
All-time low
1.5%
in 2013
Years of data
16
2004–2019

Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - All Social Assistance - 1st in Türkiye, 2004–2019

123452004201120192004: 1.82005: 22006: 1.72007: 2.52008: 2.52009: 2.32010: 3.52011: 3.32012: 3.32013: 1.52014: 4.22015: 3.82016: 3.12017: 3.72018: 3.82019: 4.7

Source: ASPIRE.

Analysis

In 2019, poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social assistance - 1st in Türkiye stood at 4.7%. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 22.3% on the previous year and up 105.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social assistance - 1st in Türkiye peaked at 4.7% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 1.5%, in 2013.

Türkiye ranks 28th of 34 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.

Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - All Social Assistance - 1st in Türkiye, year by year

Annual values for Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - All Social Assistance - 1st quintile (poorest) -urban in Türkiye, 2004 to 2019.
Year Value Change
2004 1.8%
2005 2.0% +10.4%
2006 1.7% -11.6%
2007 2.5% +43.7%
2008 2.5% +0.8%
2009 2.3% -9.5%
2010 3.5% +54.2%
2011 3.3% -5.6%
2012 3.3% +0.5%
2013 1.5% -56.0%
2014 4.2% +184.4%
2015 3.8% -8.5%
2016 3.1% -19.4%
2017 3.7% +19.6%
2018 3.8% +4.2%
2019 4.7% +22.3%

Türkiye compared with similar countries

  • Türkiye's 4.7% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 17.4%, 27% of the median. (12 countries reporting)
  • Türkiye's 4.7% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 11.6%, 40% of the median. (23 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - All Social Assistance - 1st in Türkiye 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.

YearChange FromTo
2014 +184.4% 1.5% 4.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 2.1% 1.7% 2.5% 6
2010s 3.5% 1.5% 4.7% 10

Countries ranked near Türkiye

  1. 25 Peru 6.2% compare
  2. 26 Kosovo 5.2% compare
  3. 26 Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) 5.2% compare
  4. 29 Kyrgyzstan 4.5% compare
  5. 30 Sri Lanka 4.5% compare
  6. 31 Pakistan 1.4% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social assistance - 1st in Türkiye?
Poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social assistance - 1st in Türkiye was 4.7% in 2019, according to ASPIRE.
What is the highest poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social assistance - 1st recorded in Türkiye?
The highest recorded value was 4.7% in 2019.
What is the lowest poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social assistance - 1st recorded in Türkiye?
The lowest recorded value was 1.5% in 2013.
How does Türkiye rank for poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social assistance - 1st?
Türkiye ranks 28th out of 34 countries with data for 2019.
Is poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social assistance - 1st rising or falling in Türkiye?
Over the last ten years it is up 105.4%. 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 Headcount reduction (%) - All Social Assistance - 1st quintile (poorest) -urban. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - All Social Assistance - 1st quintile (poorest) -urban
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
34 places, 340 data points, 2004–2023
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