Persons by risk of poverty, material deprivation, work intensity of in Türkiye

Türkiye: Persons by risk of poverty, material deprivation, work intensity of was 8,200 Thousand persons in 2020. ▼ Falling

Latest (2020)
8,200 Thousand persons
Change on year
down 2.9%
World rank
2nd
of 46 countries
All-time high
12,417 Thousand persons
in 2009
All-time low
8,200 Thousand persons
in 2020
Years of data
13
2008–2020

Persons by risk of poverty, material deprivation, work intensity of in Türkiye, 2008–2020

02.5k5.0k7.5k10.0k12.5k2008201420202008: 12.1k Thousand persons2009: 12.4k Thousand persons2010: 12.2k Thousand persons2011: 11.9k Thousand persons2012: 12.2k Thousand persons2013: 11.5k Thousand persons2014: 9.1k Thousand persons2015: 9.0k Thousand persons2016: 9.0k Thousand persons2017: 8.6k Thousand persons2018: 8.3k Thousand persons2019: 8.4k Thousand persons2020: 8.2k Thousand persons

Source: Eurostat. Measured in Thousand persons.

Analysis

Türkiye recorded 8,200 Thousand persons for persons by risk of poverty, material deprivation, work intensity of in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 13 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.9% on the previous year and down 32.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, persons by risk of poverty, material deprivation, work intensity of in Türkiye peaked at 12,417 Thousand persons in 2009 and was at its lowest, 8,200 Thousand persons, in 2020.

Türkiye ranks 2nd of 46 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 13 years of available data.

Persons by risk of poverty, material deprivation, work intensity of in Türkiye, year by year

Annual values for Persons by risk of poverty, material deprivation, work intensity of the household, age and sex of the person - intersections of EU 2020 Strategy poverty target indicators in Türkiye, 2008 to 2020.
Year Thousand persons Change
2008 12,134 Thousand persons
2009 12,417 Thousand persons +2.3%
2010 12,199 Thousand persons -1.8%
2011 11,931 Thousand persons -2.2%
2012 12,169 Thousand persons +2.0%
2013 11,468 Thousand persons -5.8%
2014 9,129 Thousand persons -20.4%
2015 9,017 Thousand persons -1.2%
2016 8,972 Thousand persons -0.5%
2017 8,614 Thousand persons -4.0%
2018 8,324 Thousand persons -3.4%
2019 8,447 Thousand persons +1.5%
2020 8,200 Thousand persons -2.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 12,276 Thousand persons 12,134 Thousand persons 12,417 Thousand persons 2
2010s 10,027 Thousand persons 8,324 Thousand persons 12,199 Thousand persons 10
2020s 8,200 Thousand persons 8,200 Thousand persons 8,200 Thousand persons 1

Countries ranked near Türkiye

  1. 1 European Union (EU6-1958, EU9-1973, EU10-1981, EU12-1986, EU15-1995, EU25-2004, EU27-2007, EU28-2013, EU27-2020) 8,782 Thousand persons compare
  2. 3 Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026) 5,709 Thousand persons compare
  3. 4 Romania 1,486 Thousand persons compare
  4. 5 Germany 1,349 Thousand persons compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is persons by risk of poverty, material deprivation, work intensity of in Türkiye?
Persons by risk of poverty, material deprivation, work intensity of in Türkiye was 8,200 Thousand persons in 2020, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest persons by risk of poverty, material deprivation, work intensity of recorded in Türkiye?
The highest recorded value was 12,417 Thousand persons in 2009.
What is the lowest persons by risk of poverty, material deprivation, work intensity of recorded in Türkiye?
The lowest recorded value was 8,200 Thousand persons in 2020.
How does Türkiye rank for persons by risk of poverty, material deprivation, work intensity of?
Türkiye ranks 2nd out of 46 countries with data for 2020.
Is persons by risk of poverty, material deprivation, work intensity of rising or falling in Türkiye?
Over the last ten years it is down 32.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Türkiye data come from?
The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Persons by risk of poverty, material deprivation, work intensity of the household, age and sex of the person - intersections of EU 2020 Strategy poverty target indicators. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Persons by risk of poverty, material deprivation, work intensity of the household, age and sex of the person - intersections of EU 2020 Strategy poverty target indicators
Unit
Thousand persons
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
52 places, 638 data points, 2008–2020
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