Poverty Headcount: International Private in Turkey
Turkey: Poverty Headcount: International Private was 0.6% in 2019. ▼ Falling
Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - International Private Transfers in Turkey, 2004–2019
Source: ASPIRE. Measured in poorest.
Analysis
In 2019, poverty headcount reduction (%) - international private transfers in Turkey stood at 0.6%.
The figure is up 16.5% on the previous year and down 35.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, poverty headcount reduction (%) - international private transfers in Turkey peaked at 1.5% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 0.5%, in 2018.
That places Turkey 22nd out of 27 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 16 years of available data.
Poverty Headcount: International Private in Turkey, year by year
| Year | poorest | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 1.3% | — |
| 2005 | 1.5% | +18.0% |
| 2006 | 1.0% | -30.1% |
| 2007 | 1.2% | +11.6% |
| 2008 | 1.0% | -16.5% |
| 2009 | 0.9% | -8.5% |
| 2010 | 1.4% | +56.1% |
| 2011 | 0.8% | -43.5% |
| 2012 | 1.0% | +34.9% |
| 2013 | 0.9% | -18.6% |
| 2014 | 0.7% | -12.7% |
| 2015 | 0.8% | +13.8% |
| 2016 | 0.8% | -6.2% |
| 2017 | 1.0% | +24.6% |
| 2018 | 0.5% | -50.5% |
| 2019 | 0.6% | +16.5% |
Turkey compared with similar countries
- Turkey's 0.6% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 7.5%, 8% of the median. (8 countries reporting)
- Turkey's 0.6% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 5.0%, 12% of the median. (17 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.1% | 0.9% | 1.5% | 6 |
| 2010s | 0.9% | 0.5% | 1.4% | 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 (%) - international private transfers in Turkey?
- Poverty headcount reduction (%) - international private transfers in Turkey was 0.6% in 2019, according to ASPIRE.
- What is the highest poverty headcount reduction (%) - international private transfers recorded in Turkey?
- The highest recorded value was 1.5% in 2005.
- What is the lowest poverty headcount reduction (%) - international private transfers recorded in Turkey?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5% in 2018.
- How does Turkey rank for poverty headcount reduction (%) - international private transfers?
- Turkey ranks 22nd out of 27 countries with data for 2019.
- Is poverty headcount reduction (%) - international private transfers rising or falling in Turkey?
- Over the last ten years it is down 35.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Turkey data come from?
- The figures come from ASPIRE, published as part of Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - International Private Transfers -1st quintile (poorest). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Poverty headcount reduction due to International Private Transfers programs as % of pre-transfer poverty headcount