At-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (excluding pensions) in Türkiye
Türkiye: At-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (excluding pensions) was 30.6% in 2025. ▲ Rising
At-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (excluding pensions) in Türkiye, 2015–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
The most recent figure for at-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (excluding pensions) in Türkiye is 30.6%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
The figure is up 2.0% on the previous year and up 17.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, at-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (excluding pensions) in Türkiye peaked at 30.6% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 26.1%, in 2015.
Türkiye ranks 41st 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.
At-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (excluding pensions) in Türkiye, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 26.1% | — |
| 2016 | 27.3% | +4.6% |
| 2017 | 26.6% | -2.6% |
| 2018 | 26.2% | -1.5% |
| 2019 | 27.7% | +5.7% |
| 2020 | 28.7% | +3.6% |
| 2021 | 30.5% | +6.3% |
| 2022 | 28.9% | -5.2% |
| 2023 | 28.2% | -2.4% |
| 2024 | 30.0% | +6.4% |
| 2025 | 30.6% | +2.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 26.8% | 26.1% | 27.7% | 5 |
| 2020s | 29.5% | 28.2% | 30.6% | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is at-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (excluding pensions) in Türkiye?
- At-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (excluding pensions) in Türkiye was 30.6% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest at-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (excluding pensions) recorded in Türkiye?
- The highest recorded value was 30.6% in 2025.
- What is the lowest at-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (excluding pensions) recorded in Türkiye?
- The lowest recorded value was 26.1% in 2015.
- How does Türkiye rank for at-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (excluding pensions)?
- Türkiye ranks 41st out of 43 countries with data for 2025.
- Is at-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (excluding pensions) rising or falling in Türkiye?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.2%. 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 At-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (excluding pensions) by age, sex and educational attainment level. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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