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Adequacy of social insurance programs in Turkey

Turkey: Adequacy of social insurance programs was 49.3% in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
49.3%
Change on year
up 9.6%
World rank
10th
of 32 countries
All-time high
49.3%
in 2019
All-time low
40.4%
in 2009
Years of data
16
2004–2019

Adequacy of social insurance programs in Turkey, 2004–2019

010203040502004201120192004: 41.9 % of total welfare of beneficiary households2005: 43.1 % of total welfare of beneficiary households2006: 42.5 % of total welfare of beneficiary households2007: 43.4 % of total welfare of beneficiary households2008: 41.3 % of total welfare of beneficiary households2009: 40.4 % of total welfare of beneficiary households2010: 42.6 % of total welfare of beneficiary households2011: 41.5 % of total welfare of beneficiary households2012: 42.5 % of total welfare of beneficiary households2013: 42.2 % of total welfare of beneficiary households2014: 42.7 % of total welfare of beneficiary households2015: 42.9 % of total welfare of beneficiary households2016: 44.7 % of total welfare of beneficiary households2017: 46.3 % of total welfare of beneficiary households2018: 45 % of total welfare of beneficiary households2019: 49.3 % of total welfare of beneficiary households

Source: ASPIRE: The Atlas of Social Protection, World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in % of total welfare of beneficiary households.

Analysis

In 2019, adequacy of social insurance programs in Turkey stood at 49.3%. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 9.6% on the previous year and up 22.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, adequacy of social insurance programs in Turkey peaked at 49.3% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 40.4%, in 2009.

Turkey ranks 10th of 32 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.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 42.1% 40.4% 43.4% 6
2010s 44.0% 41.5% 49.3% 10

Countries ranked near Turkey

  1. 7 Moldova 53.8% compare
  2. 8 Uruguay 51.8% compare
  3. 9 South Africa 50.3% compare
  4. 11 Ukraine 48.3% compare
  5. 12 Mongolia 45.6% compare
  6. 13 Kyrgyzstan 43.3% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is adequacy of social insurance programs in Turkey?
Adequacy of social insurance programs in Turkey was 49.3% in 2019, according to ASPIRE: The Atlas of Social Protection, World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest adequacy of social insurance programs recorded in Turkey?
The highest recorded value was 49.3% in 2019.
What is the lowest adequacy of social insurance programs recorded in Turkey?
The lowest recorded value was 40.4% in 2009.
How does Turkey rank for adequacy of social insurance programs?
Turkey ranks 10th out of 32 countries with data for 2019.
Is adequacy of social insurance programs rising or falling in Turkey?
Over the last ten years it is up 22.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Turkey data come from?
The figures come from ASPIRE: The Atlas of Social Protection, World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Adequacy of social insurance programs. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Adequacy of social insurance programs
Unit
% of total welfare of beneficiary households
Source
ASPIRE: The Atlas of Social Protection, World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
32 places, 337 data points, 2002–2023
Last refreshed

Adequacy of social insurance programs is measured as the total transfer amount received by those participating in social insurance programs as a share of their total welfare/income.