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 36 countries
All-time high
42.8%
in 2019
All-time low
35.7%
in 2006
Years of data
16
2004–2019

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

0102030402004201120192004: 36.12005: 37.52006: 35.72007: 39.42008: 382009: 36.82010: 38.82011: 40.52012: 38.92013: 38.62014: 39.92015: 412016: 41.42017: 422018: 42.52019: 42.8

Source: ASPIRE.

Analysis

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

The figure is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 16.4% 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, 35.7%, in 2006.

Türkiye ranks 13th of 36 countries on this measure, 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) -urban in Türkiye, 2004 to 2019.
Year Value Change
2004 36.1%
2005 37.5% +3.8%
2006 35.7% -4.7%
2007 39.4% +10.4%
2008 38.0% -3.6%
2009 36.8% -3.3%
2010 38.8% +5.6%
2011 40.5% +4.5%
2012 38.9% -4.1%
2013 38.6% -0.6%
2014 39.9% +3.2%
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%

Türkiye compared with similar countries

  • Türkiye's 42.8% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 32.7%, 1.3× the median. (24 countries reporting)
  • Türkiye's 42.8% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 55.9%, 77% of the median. (12 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 37.3% 35.7% 39.4% 6
2010s 40.6% 38.6% 42.8% 10

Countries ranked near Türkiye

  1. 10 Georgia 49.5% compare
  2. 11 Kyrgyzstan 48.4% compare
  3. 12 Uruguay 44.7% compare
  4. 14 Brazil 39.3% compare
  5. 15 Chile 38.9% compare
  6. 16 Kosovo 37.0% compare
  7. 16 Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) 37.0% 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 35.7% in 2006.
How does Türkiye rank for poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social protection and labor?
Türkiye ranks 13th out of 36 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 16.4%. 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) -urban. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - All Social Protection and Labor - 1st quintile (poorest) -urban
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
36 places, 367 data points, 2002–2023
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