Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - All Social Insurance - 1st in Türkiye
Türkiye: Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - All Social Insurance - 1st was 41.1% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - All Social Insurance - 1st in Türkiye, 2004–2019
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
| 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 36.4% | 35.0% | 38.7% | 6 |
| 2010s | 39.3% | 37.1% | 41.3% | 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 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 due to Social Insurance programs as % of pre-transfer poverty headcount