[ILO] Proportion of children/households receiving child/family cash in Western Asia
Western Asia: [ILO] Proportion of children/households receiving child/family cash was 22.6% in 2023. ▲ Rising
[ILO] Proportion of children/households receiving child/family cash in Western Asia, 2015–2023
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Western Asia recorded 22.6% for [ilo] proportion of children/households receiving child/family cash in 2023. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and up 9.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, [ilo] proportion of children/households receiving child/family cash in Western Asia peaked at 22.6% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 20.7%, in 2015.
Western Asia ranks 23rd of 37 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
[ILO] Proportion of children/households receiving child/family cash in Western Asia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 20.7% | — |
| 2016 | 21.0% | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 21.3% | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 21.7% | +1.9% |
| 2019 | 22.0% | +1.4% |
| 2020 | 22.4% | +1.8% |
| 2021 | 22.6% | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 22.5% | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 22.6% | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 21.3% | 20.7% | 22.0% | 5 |
| 2020s | 22.5% | 22.4% | 22.6% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Western Asia
- 20 Caribbean 26.4% compare
- 23 Australia and New Zealand 96.6% compare
- 24 United States 82.4% compare
- 25 Micronesia 53.2% compare
- 26 Cabo Verde 47.8% compare
More infrastructure data for Western Asia
- Proportion of children moderately or severely stunted 18.0% (2024)
- Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight 6.2% (2024)
- Proportion of the target population who received 3 doses of 79.0% (2024)
- Developing countries’ and least developed countries’ share of global 6.3% (2024)
- Developing countries’ and least developed countries’ share of global 6.8% (2024)
- Developing countries’ and least developed countries’ share of global 5.9% (2024)
- Developing countries’ and least developed countries’ share of global 6.5% (2024)
- Proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural 0.8% (2024)
- Total official flows for infrastructure, by recipient countries 6,758 (2024)
- Total reserves in months of imports 10.86 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is [ilo] proportion of children/households receiving child/family cash in Western Asia?
- [ilo] proportion of children/households receiving child/family cash in Western Asia was 22.6% in 2023, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest [ilo] proportion of children/households receiving child/family cash recorded in Western Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 22.6% in 2021.
- What is the lowest [ilo] proportion of children/households receiving child/family cash recorded in Western Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.7% in 2015.
- How does Western Asia rank for [ilo] proportion of children/households receiving child/family cash?
- Western Asia ranks 23rd out of 37 groups with data for 2023.
- Is [ilo] proportion of children/households receiving child/family cash rising or falling in Western Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Western Asia data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of [ILO] Proportion of children/households receiving child/family cash benefit, by sex (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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