Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - All Social Protection and Labor in Türkiye

Türkiye: Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - All Social Protection and Labor was 42.8% in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
42.8%
Change on year
up 0.6%
World rank
13th
of 37 countries
All-time high
42.8%
in 2019
All-time low
34.2%
in 2009
Years of data
16
2004–2019

Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - All Social Protection and Labor in Türkiye, 2004–2019

0102030402004201120192004: 34.4 poorest2005: 34.8 poorest2006: 35.5 poorest2007: 36.8 poorest2008: 36.8 poorest2009: 34.2 poorest2010: 38.2 poorest2011: 38.9 poorest2012: 39.2 poorest2013: 40 poorest2014: 39.9 poorest2015: 41 poorest2016: 41.4 poorest2017: 42 poorest2018: 42.5 poorest2019: 42.8 poorest

Source: ASPIRE. Measured in poorest.

Analysis

Türkiye recorded 42.8% for poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social protection and labor in 2019. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.

That represents a change of up 0.6% on the previous year and up 25.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social protection and labor in Türkiye peaked at 42.8% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 34.2%, in 2009.

That places Türkiye 13th out of 37 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 Protection and Labor in Türkiye, year by year

Annual values for Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - All Social Protection and Labor -1st quintile (poorest) in Türkiye, 2004 to 2019.
Year poorest Change
2004 34.4%
2005 34.8% +1.3%
2006 35.5% +2.0%
2007 36.8% +3.8%
2008 36.8% -0.2%
2009 34.2% -7.2%
2010 38.2% +12.0%
2011 38.9% +1.8%
2012 39.2% +0.6%
2013 40.0% +2.2%
2014 39.9% -0.4%
2015 41.0% +2.8%
2016 41.4% +1.1%
2017 42.0% +1.3%
2018 42.5% +1.4%
2019 42.8% +0.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 35.4% 34.2% 36.8% 6
2010s 40.6% 38.2% 42.8% 10

Countries ranked near Türkiye

  1. 10 Kyrgyzstan 52.8% compare
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  3. 12 Uruguay 44.6% compare
  4. 14 Brazil 40.9% compare
  5. 15 Chile 40.6% compare
  6. 16 Kosovo 39.4% compare
  7. 16 Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) 39.4% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social protection and labor in Türkiye?
Poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social protection and labor in Türkiye was 42.8% in 2019, according to ASPIRE.
What is the highest poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social protection and labor recorded in Türkiye?
The highest recorded value was 42.8% in 2019.
What is the lowest poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social protection and labor recorded in Türkiye?
The lowest recorded value was 34.2% in 2009.
How does Türkiye rank for poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social protection and labor?
Türkiye ranks 13th out of 37 countries with data for 2019.
Is poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social protection and labor rising or falling in Türkiye?
Over the last ten years it is up 25.3%. 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 Protection and Labor -1st quintile (poorest). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - All Social Protection and Labor -1st quintile (poorest)
Unit
poorest
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
37 places, 372 data points, 2002–2023
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