Poverty Headcount: All Social Assistance … Assistance extreme in Turkey
Turkey: Poverty Headcount: All Social Assistance … Assistance extreme was 52.7% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - All Social Assistance -extreme poor in Turkey, 2004–2019
Source: ASPIRE. Measured in <$2.15 a day.
Analysis
Turkey recorded 52.7% for poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social assistance -extreme poor in 2019.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 40.7% on the previous year and up 24.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social assistance -extreme poor in Turkey peaked at 88.8% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 8.2%, in 2005.
That places Turkey 22nd out of 35 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 Headcount: All Social Assistance … Assistance extreme in Turkey, year by year
| Year | <$2.15 a day | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 17.4% | — |
| 2005 | 8.2% | -53.0% |
| 2006 | 16.1% | +97.8% |
| 2007 | 24.3% | +50.6% |
| 2008 | 49.8% | +104.9% |
| 2009 | 42.3% | -15.0% |
| 2010 | 48.1% | +13.7% |
| 2011 | 63.4% | +31.9% |
| 2012 | 60.1% | -5.3% |
| 2013 | 55.3% | -8.0% |
| 2014 | 56.0% | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 60.8% | +8.6% |
| 2016 | 56.8% | -6.6% |
| 2017 | 72.9% | +28.3% |
| 2018 | 88.8% | +21.8% |
| 2019 | 52.7% | -40.7% |
Turkey compared with similar countries
- Turkey's 52.7% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 56.0%, 94% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Turkey's 52.7% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 79.6%, 66% of the median. (12 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 26.3% | 8.2% | 49.8% | 6 |
| 2010s | 61.5% | 48.1% | 88.8% | 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 -extreme poor in Turkey?
- Poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social assistance -extreme poor in Turkey was 52.7% in 2019, according to ASPIRE.
- What is the highest poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social assistance -extreme poor recorded in Turkey?
- The highest recorded value was 88.8% in 2018.
- What is the lowest poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social assistance -extreme poor recorded in Turkey?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.2% in 2005.
- How does Turkey rank for poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social assistance -extreme poor?
- Turkey ranks 22nd out of 35 countries with data for 2019.
- Is poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social assistance -extreme poor rising or falling in Turkey?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.6%. 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 -extreme poor (<$2.15 a day). 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