Poverty Headcount: Domestic Private Transfers in Turkey
Turkey: Poverty Headcount: Domestic Private Transfers was 7.5% in 2019. ▬ Flat
Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - Domestic Private Transfers -1st in Turkey, 2004–2019
Source: ASPIRE. Measured in poorest.
Analysis
In 2019, poverty headcount reduction (%) - domestic private transfers -1st in Turkey stood at 7.5%.
The figure is up 8.8% on the previous year and down 32.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, poverty headcount reduction (%) - domestic private transfers -1st in Turkey peaked at 11.1% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 5.4%, in 2004.
Turkey ranks 22nd of 31 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Poverty Headcount: Domestic Private Transfers in Turkey, year by year
| Year | poorest | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 5.4% | — |
| 2005 | 5.7% | +5.1% |
| 2006 | 7.7% | +34.6% |
| 2007 | 7.2% | -6.4% |
| 2008 | 7.6% | +6.3% |
| 2009 | 11.1% | +46.0% |
| 2010 | 10.7% | -4.1% |
| 2011 | 8.5% | -20.1% |
| 2012 | 9.2% | +7.8% |
| 2013 | 9.3% | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 9.0% | -3.0% |
| 2015 | 6.9% | -22.8% |
| 2016 | 7.1% | +3.0% |
| 2017 | 6.6% | -6.8% |
| 2018 | 6.9% | +4.1% |
| 2019 | 7.5% | +8.8% |
Turkey compared with similar countries
- Turkey's 7.5% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 9.2%, 82% of the median. (19 countries reporting)
- Turkey's 7.5% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 7.5%, 1.0× the median. (9 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.4% | 5.4% | 11.1% | 6 |
| 2010s | 8.2% | 6.6% | 10.7% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Turkey
More work & labour data for Turkey
- 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 (%) - domestic private transfers -1st in Turkey?
- Poverty headcount reduction (%) - domestic private transfers -1st in Turkey was 7.5% in 2019, according to ASPIRE.
- What is the highest poverty headcount reduction (%) - domestic private transfers -1st recorded in Turkey?
- The highest recorded value was 11.1% in 2009.
- What is the lowest poverty headcount reduction (%) - domestic private transfers -1st recorded in Turkey?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.4% in 2004.
- How does Turkey rank for poverty headcount reduction (%) - domestic private transfers -1st?
- Turkey ranks 22nd out of 31 countries with data for 2019.
- Is poverty headcount reduction (%) - domestic private transfers -1st rising or falling in Turkey?
- Over the last ten years it is down 32.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Turkey data come from?
- The figures come from ASPIRE, published as part of Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - Domestic Private Transfers -1st quintile (poorest). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 16 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).
About this data
Poverty headcount reduction due to Domestic Private Transfers programs as % of pre-transfer poverty headcount