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
Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - All Social Protection and Labor in Türkiye, 2004–2019
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
| 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 35.4% | 34.2% | 36.8% | 6 |
| 2010s | 40.6% | 38.2% | 42.8% | 10 |
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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 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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Poverty headcount reduction due to SPL programs as % of pre-transfer poverty headcount