Poverty Headcount: All Social Assistance -1st … Assistance Social in Turkey
Turkey: Poverty Headcount: All Social Assistance -1st … Assistance Social was 4.7% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - All Social Assistance -1st quintile in Turkey, 2004–2019
Source: ASPIRE. Measured in poorest.
Analysis
The most recent figure for poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social assistance -1st quintile in Turkey is 4.7%, measured in 2019.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 22.3% on the previous year and up 9.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social assistance -1st quintile in Turkey peaked at 5.1% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 2.2%, in 2006.
That places Turkey 30th out of 35 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Poverty Headcount: All Social Assistance -1st … Assistance Social in Turkey, year by year
| Year | poorest | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 2.9% | — |
| 2005 | 2.8% | -3.3% |
| 2006 | 2.2% | -19.8% |
| 2007 | 3.2% | +45.1% |
| 2008 | 2.5% | -20.8% |
| 2009 | 4.3% | +69.5% |
| 2010 | 4.9% | +14.3% |
| 2011 | 5.1% | +3.1% |
| 2012 | 3.5% | -31.7% |
| 2013 | 3.1% | -10.1% |
| 2014 | 4.2% | +34.2% |
| 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% |
Turkey compared with similar countries
- Turkey's 4.7% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 11.8%, 40% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Turkey's 4.7% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 18.5%, 25% of the median. (12 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.0% | 2.2% | 4.3% | 6 |
| 2010s | 4.0% | 3.1% | 5.1% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Turkey
More work & labour data for Turkey
- 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 headcount reduction (%) - all social assistance -1st quintile in Turkey?
- Poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social assistance -1st quintile in Turkey was 4.7% in 2019, according to ASPIRE.
- What is the highest poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social assistance -1st quintile recorded in Turkey?
- The highest recorded value was 5.1% in 2011.
- What is the lowest poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social assistance -1st quintile recorded in Turkey?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.2% in 2006.
- How does Turkey rank for poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social assistance -1st quintile?
- Turkey ranks 30th out of 35 countries with data for 2019.
- Is poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social assistance -1st quintile rising or falling in Turkey?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Turkey data come from?
- The figures come from ASPIRE, published as part of Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - All Social Assistance -1st quintile (poorest). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Poverty headcount reduction due to Social Assistance programs as % of pre-transfer poverty headcount