Impact of social transfers (excluding pensions) on poverty reduction in Türkiye
Türkiye: Impact of social transfers (excluding pensions) on poverty reduction was 7.8% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Impact of social transfers (excluding pensions) on poverty reduction in Türkiye, 2015–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
The most recent figure for impact of social transfers (excluding pensions) on poverty reduction in Türkiye is 7.8%, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of down 39.1% on the previous year and down 1.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, impact of social transfers (excluding pensions) on poverty reduction in Türkiye peaked at 13.8% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 7.8%, in 2025.
That places Türkiye 42nd out of 43 countries with data for 2025, putting it 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 | 7.9% | — |
| 2016 | 8.1% | +2.5% |
| 2017 | 9.0% | +11.1% |
| 2018 | 8.5% | -5.6% |
| 2019 | 9.8% | +15.3% |
| 2020 | 10.5% | +7.1% |
| 2021 | 13.7% | +30.5% |
| 2022 | 8.6% | -37.2% |
| 2023 | 13.8% | +60.5% |
| 2024 | 12.8% | -7.2% |
| 2025 | 7.8% | -39.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 8.7% | 7.9% | 9.8% | 5 |
| 2020s | 11.2% | 7.8% | 13.8% | 6 |
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More education data for Türkiye
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 39 - Projected youth 31.95 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years (2040)
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- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 38 - Projected education 3.11 Percentage of population aged 15 years or over (2040)
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- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 39 - Projected youth 81.05 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years (2040)
- Participation rate in education and training (last 4 weeks) by NUTS 2 11.3% (2025)
- Early leavers from education and training by NUTS 2 region 17.9% (2025)
- Proportion of total government spending on essential services 11.3% (2022)
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 7.8% 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 13.8% in 2023.
- What is the lowest impact of social transfers (excluding pensions) on poverty reduction recorded in Türkiye?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.8% in 2025.
- 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 down 1.3%. 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 and educational attainment level. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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