Number of people living in extreme poverty in Turkey
Turkey: Number of people living in extreme poverty was 85.18 million people in 2023. ▲ Rising
Number of people living in extreme poverty in Turkey, 1987–2023
Source: World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in people.
Analysis
In 2023, number of people living in extreme poverty in Turkey stood at 85.18 million people. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
The figure is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 13.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people living in extreme poverty in Turkey peaked at 85.18 million people in 2023 and was at its lowest, 48.08 million people, in 1987.
That places Turkey 16th out of 120 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Number of people living in extreme poverty in Turkey, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1987 | 48.08 million people | — |
| 1994 | 54.00 million people | +12.3% |
| 2002 | 61.94 million people | +14.7% |
| 2003 | 61.04 million people | -1.5% |
| 2004 | 64.08 million people | +5.0% |
| 2005 | 64.79 million people | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 66.67 million people | +2.9% |
| 2007 | 67.37 million people | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 68.73 million people | +2.0% |
| 2009 | 69.89 million people | +1.7% |
| 2010 | 71.08 million people | +1.7% |
| 2011 | 72.74 million people | +2.3% |
| 2012 | 73.90 million people | +1.6% |
| 2013 | 74.99 million people | +1.5% |
| 2014 | 76.40 million people | +1.9% |
| 2015 | 77.18 million people | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 78.57 million people | +1.8% |
| 2017 | 79.41 million people | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 80.60 million people | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 81.52 million people | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 82.43 million people | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 83.35 million people | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 84.53 million people | +1.4% |
| 2023 | 85.18 million people | +0.8% |
Turkey compared with similar countries
- Turkey's 85.18 million people is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 16.37 million people, 5.2× the median. (35 countries reporting)
- Turkey's 85.18 million people is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 8.39 million people, 10.1× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 48.08 million people | 48.08 million people | 48.08 million people | 1 |
| 1990s | 54.00 million people | 54.00 million people | 54.00 million people | 1 |
| 2000s | 65.56 million people | 61.04 million people | 69.89 million people | 8 |
| 2010s | 76.64 million people | 71.08 million people | 81.52 million people | 10 |
| 2020s | 83.87 million people | 82.43 million people | 85.18 million people | 4 |
Countries ranked near Turkey
More poverty & inequality data for Turkey
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 8 surveys (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per person (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 1.62 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 3,429 kg per hectare (2024)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate -6.3 % change on previous year (2024)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 23.22 (2023)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 23.2% (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of people living in extreme poverty in Turkey?
- Number of people living in extreme poverty in Turkey was 85.18 million people in 2023, according to World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of people living in extreme poverty recorded in Turkey?
- The highest recorded value was 85.18 million people in 2023.
- What is the lowest number of people living in extreme poverty recorded in Turkey?
- The lowest recorded value was 48.08 million people in 1987.
- How does Turkey rank for number of people living in extreme poverty?
- Turkey ranks 16th out of 120 countries with data for 2023.
- Is number of people living in extreme poverty rising or falling in Turkey?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Turkey data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Number of people living in extreme poverty. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of people living in households with an income or consumption above $3 per day.