Turkey - Poverty headcount ratio
Poverty headcount ratio at $2 a day (PPP) (% of population)
The value for Poverty headcount ratio at $2 a day (PPP) (% of population) in Turkey was 4.16 as of 2008. As the graph below shows, over the past 21 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 9.96 in 2003 and a minimum value of 4.16 in 2008.
Definition: Population below $2 a day is the percentage of the population living on less than $2.00 a day at 2005 international prices. As a result of revisions in PPP exchange rates, poverty rates for individual countries cannot be compared with poverty rates reported in earlier editions.
Source: World Bank, Development Research Group. Data are based on primary household survey data obtained from government statistical agencies and World Bank country departments. Data for high-income economies are from the Luxembourg Income Study database. For more information and methodology, please see PovcalNet (http://iresearch.worldbank.org/PovcalNet/index.htm).
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| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 1987 | 7.68 |
| 1994 | 9.84 |
| 2002 | 9.57 |
| 2003 | 9.96 |
| 2004 | 9.18 |
| 2005 | 6.87 |
| 2006 | 5.71 |
| 2007 | 4.54 |
| 2008 | 4.16 |
Poverty headcount ratio at $1.25 a day (PPP) (% of population)
The value for Poverty headcount ratio at $1.25 a day (PPP) (% of population) in Turkey was 0.00 as of 2008. As the graph below shows, over the past 21 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 2.53 in 2003 and a minimum value of 0.00 in 2008.
Definition: Population below $1.25 a day is the percentage of the population living on less than $1.25 a day at 2005 international prices. As a result of revisions in PPP exchange rates, poverty rates for individual countries cannot be compared with poverty rates reported in earlier editions.
Source: World Bank, Development Research Group. Data are based on primary household survey data obtained from government statistical agencies and World Bank country departments. Data for high-income economies are from the Luxembourg Income Study database. For more information and methodology, please see PovcalNet (http://iresearch.worldbank.org/PovcalNet/index.htm).
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| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 1987 | 1.32 |
| 1994 | 2.10 |
| 2002 | 2.00 |
| 2003 | 2.53 |
| 2004 | 2.36 |
| 2005 | 1.97 |
| 2006 | 1.54 |
| 2007 | 1.13 |
| 2008 | 0.00 |
Poverty headcount ratio at national poverty line (% of population)
The value for Poverty headcount ratio at national poverty line (% of population) in Turkey was 18.10 as of 2009. As the graph below shows, over the past 7 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 28.10 in 2003 and a minimum value of 17.10 in 2008.
Definition: National poverty rate is the percentage of the population living below the national poverty line. National estimates are based on population-weighted subgroup estimates from household surveys.
Source: Global Poverty Working Group. Data are based on World Bank's country poverty assessments and country Poverty Reduction Strategies.
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| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 2002 | 27.00 |
| 2003 | 28.10 |
| 2004 | 25.60 |
| 2005 | 20.50 |
| 2006 | 17.80 |
| 2007 | 17.80 |
| 2008 | 17.10 |
| 2009 | 18.10 |
Poverty headcount ratio at rural poverty line (% of rural population)
The value for Poverty headcount ratio at rural poverty line (% of rural population) in Turkey was 38.70 as of 2009. As the graph below shows, over the past 7 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 40.00 in 2004 and a minimum value of 32.00 in 2006.
Definition: Rural poverty rate is the percentage of the rural population living below the national rural poverty line.
Source: Global Poverty Working Group. Data are based on World Bank's country poverty assessments and country Poverty Reduction Strategies.
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| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 2002 | 34.50 |
| 2003 | 37.10 |
| 2004 | 40.00 |
| 2005 | 33.00 |
| 2006 | 32.00 |
| 2007 | 34.80 |
| 2008 | 34.60 |
| 2009 | 38.70 |
Poverty headcount ratio at urban poverty line (% of urban population)
The value for Poverty headcount ratio at urban poverty line (% of urban population) in Turkey was 8.90 as of 2009. As the graph below shows, over the past 7 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 22.30 in 2003 and a minimum value of 8.90 in 2009.
Definition: Urban poverty rate is the percentage of the urban population living below the national urban poverty line.
Source: Global Poverty Working Group. Data are based on World Bank's country poverty assessments and country Poverty Reduction Strategies.
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| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 2002 | 21.90 |
| 2003 | 22.30 |
| 2004 | 16.60 |
| 2005 | 12.80 |
| 2006 | 9.30 |
| 2007 | 10.40 |
| 2008 | 9.40 |
| 2009 | 8.90 |
Classification
Topic: Poverty Indicators
Sub-Topic: Poverty rates
