Impact of social transfers (excluding pensions) on poverty reduction in Türkiye
Türkiye: Impact of social transfers (excluding pensions) on poverty reduction was 14.4% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Impact of social transfers (excluding pensions) on poverty reduction in Türkiye, 2015–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
In 2025, impact of social transfers (excluding pensions) on poverty reduction in Türkiye stood at 14.4%.
That represents a change of down 7.7% on the previous year and up 260.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, impact of social transfers (excluding pensions) on poverty reduction in Türkiye peaked at 15.6% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 4.0%, in 2015.
Türkiye ranks 42nd of 43 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Impact of social transfers (excluding pensions) on poverty reduction in Türkiye, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 4.0% | — |
| 2016 | 8.7% | +117.5% |
| 2017 | 10.8% | +24.1% |
| 2018 | 9.2% | -14.8% |
| 2019 | 6.7% | -27.2% |
| 2020 | 13.3% | +98.5% |
| 2021 | 10.1% | -24.1% |
| 2022 | 7.6% | -24.8% |
| 2023 | 13.9% | +82.9% |
| 2024 | 15.6% | +12.2% |
| 2025 | 14.4% | -7.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 7.9% | 4.0% | 10.8% | 5 |
| 2020s | 12.5% | 7.6% | 15.6% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Türkiye
More population data for Türkiye
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates 95,829 Persons (2050)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 03 - Annual population 0.4992 Percent per annum (2030)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates 0.4992 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population on 1 January by age group, sex and NUTS 2 region 85.66 million Number (2025)
- Population on 1 January by age, sex and NUTS 2 region 85.66 million Number (2025)
- Animal populations by NUTS 2 region 17,709 Thousand heads (animals) (2025)
- Live births (total) by NUTS 3 region 937,559 Number (2024)
- Population density by NUTS 3 region 111.6 Persons per square kilometre (2024)
- Population on 1 January by broad age group, sex and NUTS 3 region 85.66 million Number (2025)
- Live births by mother's age and NUTS 2 region 937,559 Number (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is impact of social transfers (excluding pensions) on poverty reduction in Türkiye?
- Impact of social transfers (excluding pensions) on poverty reduction in Türkiye was 14.4% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest impact of social transfers (excluding pensions) on poverty reduction recorded in Türkiye?
- The highest recorded value was 15.6% in 2024.
- What is the lowest impact of social transfers (excluding pensions) on poverty reduction recorded in Türkiye?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.0% in 2015.
- How does Türkiye rank for impact of social transfers (excluding pensions) on poverty reduction?
- Türkiye ranks 42nd out of 43 countries with data for 2025.
- Is impact of social transfers (excluding pensions) on poverty reduction rising or falling in Türkiye?
- Over the last ten years it is up 260.0%. 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 Impact of social transfers (excluding pensions) on poverty reduction by age, sex, household composition and household work intensity. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 11 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat).