Distribution of population poverty thresholds in Turkey
Turkey: Distribution of population poverty thresholds was 79.00 million in 2023. ▲ Rising
Distribution of population poverty thresholds in Turkey, 1987–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2023, distribution of population poverty thresholds in Turkey stood at 79.00 million. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 11.6% on the previous year and up 46.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, distribution of population poverty thresholds in Turkey peaked at 79.00 million in 2023 and was at its lowest, 17.37 million, in 1987.
Turkey ranks 9th of 120 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 17.37 million | 17.37 million | 17.37 million | 1 |
| 1990s | 20.98 million | 20.98 million | 20.98 million | 1 |
| 2000s | 36.26 million | 24.22 million | 45.51 million | 8 |
| 2010s | 55.93 million | 47.16 million | 63.99 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 70.76 million | 65.38 million | 79.00 million | 4 |
Countries ranked near Turkey
More poverty & inequality data for Turkey
- Data deprivation poverty surveys per decade 8 (2025)
- Fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty 1.62 (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty 3,429 (2024)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality 23.22 (2023)
- Gender inequality index from the human development report 0.227 (2023)
- Share of government consumption in gdp vs share in extreme poverty 17.33 (2023)
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality in females 0.0998 (2023)
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality by sex 0.0998 (2023)
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality in males 0.1087 (2023)
- Income inequality atkinson index undp 0.2891 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is distribution of population poverty thresholds in Turkey?
- Distribution of population poverty thresholds in Turkey was 79.00 million in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest distribution of population poverty thresholds recorded in Turkey?
- The highest recorded value was 79.00 million in 2023.
- What is the lowest distribution of population poverty thresholds recorded in Turkey?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.37 million in 1987.
- How does Turkey rank for distribution of population poverty thresholds?
- Turkey ranks 9th out of 120 countries with data for 2023.
- Is distribution of population poverty thresholds rising or falling in Turkey?
- Over the last ten years it is up 46.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Turkey data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Distribution of population poverty thresholds. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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