Persons receiving benefits (other than old age benefits) by sex and in Türkiye
Türkiye: Persons receiving benefits (other than old age benefits) by sex and was 47.2% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Persons receiving benefits (other than old age benefits) by sex and in Türkiye, 2015–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
The most recent figure for persons receiving benefits (other than old age benefits) by sex and in Türkiye is 47.2%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
The figure is up 18.0% on the previous year and up 54.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, persons receiving benefits (other than old age benefits) by sex and in Türkiye peaked at 47.2% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 30.5%, in 2015.
That places Türkiye 40th out of 43 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Persons receiving benefits (other than old age benefits) by sex and in Türkiye, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 30.5% | — |
| 2016 | 31.4% | +3.0% |
| 2017 | 32.8% | +4.5% |
| 2018 | 32.0% | -2.4% |
| 2019 | 33.7% | +5.3% |
| 2020 | 31.5% | -6.5% |
| 2021 | 43.2% | +37.1% |
| 2022 | 35.0% | -19.0% |
| 2023 | 34.8% | -0.6% |
| 2024 | 40.0% | +14.9% |
| 2025 | 47.2% | +18.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 32.1% | 30.5% | 33.7% | 5 |
| 2020s | 38.6% | 31.5% | 47.2% | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is persons receiving benefits (other than old age benefits) by sex and in Türkiye?
- Persons receiving benefits (other than old age benefits) by sex and in Türkiye was 47.2% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest persons receiving benefits (other than old age benefits) by sex and recorded in Türkiye?
- The highest recorded value was 47.2% in 2025.
- What is the lowest persons receiving benefits (other than old age benefits) by sex and recorded in Türkiye?
- The lowest recorded value was 30.5% in 2015.
- How does Türkiye rank for persons receiving benefits (other than old age benefits) by sex and?
- Türkiye ranks 40th out of 43 countries with data for 2025.
- Is persons receiving benefits (other than old age benefits) by sex and rising or falling in Türkiye?
- Over the last ten years it is up 54.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Türkiye data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Persons receiving benefits (other than old age benefits) by sex and most frequent activity status. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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