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.
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
| 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 37.3% | 35.7% | 39.4% | 6 |
| 2010s | 40.6% | 38.6% | 42.8% | 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 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 due to SPL programs as % of pre-transfer poverty headcount