Employed population below international poverty line, by sex and age in Turkey
Turkey: Employed population below international poverty line, by sex and age was 0.1% in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Employed population below international poverty line, by sex and age in Turkey, 2002–2022
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Turkey recorded 0.1% for employed population below international poverty line, by sex and age in 2022.
That represents a change of down 50.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employed population below international poverty line, by sex and age in Turkey peaked at 7.3% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2013.
Turkey ranks 27th of 47 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Employed population below international poverty line, by sex and age in Turkey, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 5.4% | — |
| 2003 | 7.3% | +35.1% |
| 2004 | 4.2% | -42.2% |
| 2005 | 4.1% | -2.4% |
| 2006 | 2.6% | -35.8% |
| 2007 | 1.9% | -28.3% |
| 2008 | 1.3% | -30.0% |
| 2009 | 1.1% | -16.5% |
| 2010 | 1.1% | -5.4% |
| 2011 | 0.5% | -56.2% |
| 2012 | 0.2% | -56.5% |
| 2013 | 0.1% | -75.0% |
| 2014 | 0.1% | +100.0% |
| 2015 | 0.1% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.1% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.1% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.1% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.1% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.1% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.1% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.1% | +0.0% |
Turkey compared with similar countries
- Turkey's 0.1% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.3%, 34% of the median. (27 countries reporting)
- Turkey's 0.1% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.1%, 1.0× the median. (16 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Employed population below international poverty line, by sex and age in Turkey changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | +100.0% | 0.1% | 0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.5% | 1.1% | 7.3% | 8 |
| 2010s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 1.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Turkey
- 24 Dominican Republic 0.6% compare
- 25 Mongolia 0.3% compare
- 26 Montenegro 0.3% compare
- 27 Albania 0.1% compare
- 27 Azerbaijan 0.1%
- 27 Belarus 0.1% compare
- 27 Chile 0.1% compare
- 27 China 0.1% compare
- 27 Costa Rica 0.1% compare
- 27 Kazakhstan 0.1% compare
- 27 Paraguay 0.1% compare
- 27 State of Palestine 0.1% compare
- 27 Thailand 0.1% compare
- 27 Türkiye 0.1% compare
- 27 Ukraine 0.1% compare
- 27 Uruguay 0.1% compare
More poverty & inequality data for Turkey
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 8 surveys (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per person (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 1.62 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 3,429 kg per hectare (2024)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate -6.3 % change on previous year (2024)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 23.22 (2023)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 23.2% (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is employed population below international poverty line, by sex and age in Turkey?
- Employed population below international poverty line, by sex and age in Turkey was 0.1% in 2022, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest employed population below international poverty line, by sex and age recorded in Turkey?
- The highest recorded value was 7.3% in 2003.
- What is the lowest employed population below international poverty line, by sex and age recorded in Turkey?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2013.
- How does Turkey rank for employed population below international poverty line, by sex and age?
- Turkey ranks 27th out of 47 countries with data for 2022.
- Is employed population below international poverty line, by sex and age rising or falling in Turkey?
- Over the last ten years it is down 50.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Turkey data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Employed population below international poverty line, by sex and age (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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