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

Türkiye: Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - All Social Insurance - 1st was 41.1% in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
41.1%
Change on year
down 0.7%
World rank
12th
of 34 countries
All-time high
41.3%
in 2018
All-time low
35.0%
in 2006
Years of data
16
2004–2019

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

0102030402004201120192004: 35.42005: 372006: 352007: 38.72008: 372009: 35.42010: 37.12011: 39.22012: 37.32013: 37.92014: 38.32015: 39.62016: 40.12017: 40.62018: 41.32019: 41.1

Source: ASPIRE.

Analysis

In 2019, poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social insurance - 1st in Türkiye stood at 41.1%.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.7% on the previous year and up 15.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social insurance - 1st in Türkiye peaked at 41.3% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 35.0%, in 2006.

That places Türkiye 12th out of 34 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 reduction (%) - All Social Insurance - 1st in Türkiye, year by year

Annual values for Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - All Social Insurance - 1st quintile (poorest) -urban in Türkiye, 2004 to 2019.
Year Value Change
2004 35.4%
2005 37.0% +4.6%
2006 35.0% -5.3%
2007 38.7% +10.3%
2008 37.0% -4.4%
2009 35.4% -4.1%
2010 37.1% +4.6%
2011 39.2% +5.8%
2012 37.3% -4.9%
2013 37.9% +1.5%
2014 38.3% +1.2%
2015 39.6% +3.2%
2016 40.1% +1.3%
2017 40.6% +1.3%
2018 41.3% +1.8%
2019 41.1% -0.7%

Türkiye compared with similar countries

  • Türkiye's 41.1% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 23.0%, 1.8× the median. (22 countries reporting)
  • Türkiye's 41.1% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 53.9%, 76% of the median. (11 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 36.4% 35.0% 38.7% 6
2010s 39.3% 37.1% 41.3% 10

Countries ranked near Türkiye

  1. 9 Kyrgyzstan 47.5% compare
  2. 10 Mongolia 45.1% compare
  3. 11 Uruguay 41.2% compare
  4. 13 Kosovo 35.4% compare
  5. 13 Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) 35.4% compare
  6. 15 Argentina 29.4% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social insurance - 1st in Türkiye?
Poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social insurance - 1st in Türkiye was 41.1% in 2019, according to ASPIRE.
What is the highest poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social insurance - 1st recorded in Türkiye?
The highest recorded value was 41.3% in 2018.
What is the lowest poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social insurance - 1st recorded in Türkiye?
The lowest recorded value was 35.0% in 2006.
How does Türkiye rank for poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social insurance - 1st?
Türkiye ranks 12th out of 34 countries with data for 2019.
Is poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social insurance - 1st rising or falling in Türkiye?
Over the last ten years it is up 15.9%. 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 Headcount reduction (%) - All Social Insurance - 1st quintile (poorest) -urban. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - All Social Insurance - 1st quintile (poorest) -urban
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
34 places, 347 data points, 2002–2023
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