Yaşlılara Yönelik Sosyal Harcamalar: Türkiye ve AB Karşılaştırması
Social Expenditures for the Elderly: A Comparison of Turkey and EU

Summary/Abstract: Nowadays, with the improvements in living conditions, the developments in the care and health services provided by the countries, and the advances in the field of medicine, while the human lifespan is increasing, the total fertility rate is decreasing on the other hand. As a result of this situation, the share of the elderly population in the total population is increasing both in Turkey and around the world. This increasing trend makes it necessary for the countries to develop their social policies for the elderly. Depending on the increasing elderly population, the demand for the services provided to the elderly individuals in the society is increasing and at the same time, the needs demanded by the elderly individuals are changing. The aim of the study is to examine the development of social expenditures for the elderly in Turkey and to make a comparative evaluation with EU countries. In 2018, while the share of social expenditures in GDP was 11.9% in Turkey, the average for the EU was 27.9%. Although expenditures for the elderly have the largest share in total social expenditures in Turkey, this rate was limited to 5.9% of GDP for 2018. Social expenditures for the elderly in Turkey have a lower share than in all EU member states except Ireland.

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