Proportion of population pushed below the $21.70 ($ 2011 PPP) poverty in Türkiye

Türkiye: Proportion of population pushed below the $21.70 ($ 2011 PPP) poverty was 0.8% in 2016. ▲ Rising

Latest (2016)
0.8%
Change on year
down 8.7%
World rank
24th
of 46 countries
All-time high
0.9%
in 2013
All-time low
0.4%
in 2003
Years of data
15
2002–2016

Proportion of population pushed below the $21.70 ($ 2011 PPP) poverty in Türkiye, 2002–2016

00.20.40.60.812002200920162002: 0.388 %2003: 0.38 %2004: 0.491 %2005: 0.443 %2006: 0.58 %2007: 0.757 %2008: 0.55 %2009: 0.706 %2010: 0.907 %2011: 0.685 %2012: 0.607 %2013: 0.907 %2014: 0.871 %2015: 0.839 %2016: 0.766 %

Source: World Bank. Measured in %.

Analysis

In 2016, proportion of population pushed below the $21.70 ($ 2011 ppp) poverty in Türkiye stood at 0.8%.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 8.7% on the previous year and up 32.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, proportion of population pushed below the $21.70 ($ 2011 ppp) poverty in Türkiye peaked at 0.9% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0.4%, in 2003.

Türkiye ranks 24th of 46 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.

Proportion of population pushed below the $21.70 ($ 2011 PPP) poverty in Türkiye, year by year

Annual values for Proportion of population pushed below the $21.70 ($ 2011 PPP) poverty line by out-of-pocket health care expenditure (%) in Türkiye, 2002 to 2016.
Year % Change
2002 0.4%
2003 0.4% -2.0%
2004 0.5% +29.1%
2005 0.4% -9.7%
2006 0.6% +30.8%
2007 0.8% +30.6%
2008 0.6% -27.3%
2009 0.7% +28.3%
2010 0.9% +28.5%
2011 0.7% -24.5%
2012 0.6% -11.4%
2013 0.9% +49.6%
2014 0.9% -4.1%
2015 0.8% -3.6%
2016 0.8% -8.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.5% 0.4% 0.8% 8
2010s 0.8% 0.6% 0.9% 7

Countries ranked near Türkiye

  1. 21 Palestine, State of 0.8% compare
  2. 22 Nicaragua 0.8% compare
  3. 23 North Macedonia 0.8% compare
  4. 25 Romania 0.7% compare
  5. 26 Jamaica 0.7%
  6. 27 Canada 0.7% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is proportion of population pushed below the $21.70 ($ 2011 ppp) poverty in Türkiye?
Proportion of population pushed below the $21.70 ($ 2011 ppp) poverty in Türkiye was 0.8% in 2016, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest proportion of population pushed below the $21.70 ($ 2011 ppp) poverty recorded in Türkiye?
The highest recorded value was 0.9% in 2013.
What is the lowest proportion of population pushed below the $21.70 ($ 2011 ppp) poverty recorded in Türkiye?
The lowest recorded value was 0.4% in 2003.
How does Türkiye rank for proportion of population pushed below the $21.70 ($ 2011 ppp) poverty?
Türkiye ranks 24th out of 46 countries with data for 2016.
Is proportion of population pushed below the $21.70 ($ 2011 ppp) poverty rising or falling in Türkiye?
Over the last ten years it is up 32.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Türkiye data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Proportion of population pushed below the $21.70 ($ 2011 PPP) poverty line by out-of-pocket health care expenditure (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Proportion of population pushed below the $21.70 ($ 2011 PPP) poverty line by out-of-pocket health care expenditure (%)
Unit
%
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
46 places, 445 data points, 1984–2018
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