Turkey - Poverty headcount ratio

Poverty headcount ratio at $1.90 a day (2011 PPP) (% of population)

The value for Poverty headcount ratio at $1.90 a day (2011 PPP) (% of population) in Turkey was 0.40 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 32 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 3.90 in 2003 and a minimum value of 0.00 in 2018.

Definition: Poverty headcount ratio at $1.90 a day is the percentage of the population living on less than $1.90 a day at 2011 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 mor

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Year Value
1987 2.20
1994 3.00
2002 2.10
2003 3.90
2004 2.00
2005 2.30
2006 1.80
2007 1.30
2008 0.60
2009 0.70
2010 0.80
2011 0.10
2012 0.10
2013 0.30
2014 0.20
2015 0.20
2016 0.20
2017 0.10
2018 0.00
2019 0.40

Poverty headcount ratio at $3.20 a day (2011 PPP) (% of population)

The value for Poverty headcount ratio at $3.20 a day (2011 PPP) (% of population) in Turkey was 2.20 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 32 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 14.50 in 2003 and a minimum value of 1.40 in 2018.

Definition: Poverty headcount ratio at $3.20 a day is the percentage of the population living on less than $3.20 a day at 2011 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 mor

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Year Value
1987 13.20
1994 14.20
2002 12.00
2003 14.50
2004 9.70
2005 9.40
2006 7.90
2007 6.40
2008 5.50
2009 4.60
2010 4.30
2011 4.00
2012 3.10
2013 2.70
2014 2.10
2015 2.40
2016 1.60
2017 1.50
2018 1.40
2019 2.20

Poverty headcount ratio at national poverty lines (% of population)

The value for Poverty headcount ratio at national poverty lines (% of population) in Turkey was 15.00 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 18 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 25.00 in 2001 and a minimum value of 13.50 in 2016.

Definition: National poverty headcount ratio is the percentage of the population living below the national poverty lines. National estimates are based on population-weighted subgroup estimates from household surveys.

Source: World Bank, Global Poverty Working Group. Data are compiled from official government sources or are computed by World Bank staff using national (i.e. country–specific) poverty lines.

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Year Value
2001 25.00
2005 18.60
2006 16.30
2007 16.70
2008 17.10
2009 16.90
2010 16.10
2011 16.30
2012 15.00
2013 15.00
2014 14.70
2015 14.30
2016 13.50
2017 13.90
2018 14.40
2019 15.00

Poverty headcount ratio at $5.50 a day (2011 PPP) (% of population)

The value for Poverty headcount ratio at $5.50 a day (2011 PPP) (% of population) in Turkey was 10.20 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 32 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 39.20 in 1987 and a minimum value of 8.50 in 2018.

Definition: Poverty headcount ratio at $5.50 a day is the percentage of the population living on less than $5.50 a day at 2011 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 mor

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Year Value
1987 39.20
1994 37.80
2002 33.70
2003 37.00
2004 27.00
2005 24.60
2006 21.90
2007 19.10
2008 15.70
2009 15.70
2010 15.20
2011 13.10
2012 12.30
2013 10.70
2014 10.00
2015 10.70
2016 9.50
2017 8.70
2018 8.50
2019 10.20

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Topic: Poverty Indicators

Sub-Topic: Poverty rates