Households impoverished by out-of-pocket payments (relative poverty) in Turkey
Turkey: Households impoverished by out-of-pocket payments (relative poverty) was 2.3% in 2018. ▬ Flat
Latest (2018)
2.3%
Change on year
down 35.0%
World rank
11th
of 26 countries
All-time high
4.2%
in 2002
All-time low
2.3%
in 2018
Years of data
16
2002–2018
Households impoverished by out-of-pocket payments (relative poverty) in Turkey, 2002–2018
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Turkey recorded 2.3% for households impoverished by out-of-pocket payments (relative poverty) in 2018. That is the lowest value across all 16 years on record.
The figure is down 35.0% on the previous year and down 34.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, households impoverished by out-of-pocket payments (relative poverty) in Turkey peaked at 4.2% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 2.3%, in 2018.
Turkey ranks 11th of 26 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Households impoverished by out-of-pocket payments (relative poverty) in Turkey, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 4.2% | — |
| 2003 | 2.8% | -32.9% |
| 2004 | 3.0% | +8.0% |
| 2005 | 2.8% | -7.6% |
| 2006 | 2.9% | +2.4% |
| 2007 | 2.8% | -3.4% |
| 2008 | 3.5% | +27.9% |
| 2009 | 3.5% | -0.9% |
| 2010 | 3.6% | +4.4% |
| 2011 | 3.5% | -5.2% |
| 2013 | 3.2% | -6.4% |
| 2014 | 3.5% | +9.1% |
| 2015 | 3.5% | -1.4% |
| 2016 | 2.8% | -18.8% |
| 2017 | 3.5% | +25.1% |
| 2018 | 2.3% | -35.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.2% | 2.8% | 4.2% | 8 |
| 2010s | 3.3% | 2.3% | 3.6% | 8 |
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 households impoverished by out-of-pocket payments (relative poverty) in Turkey?
- Households impoverished by out-of-pocket payments (relative poverty) in Turkey was 2.3% in 2018, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest households impoverished by out-of-pocket payments (relative poverty) recorded in Turkey?
- The highest recorded value was 4.2% in 2002.
- What is the lowest households impoverished by out-of-pocket payments (relative poverty) recorded in Turkey?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.3% in 2018.
- How does Turkey rank for households impoverished by out-of-pocket payments (relative poverty)?
- Turkey ranks 11th out of 26 countries with data for 2018.
- Is households impoverished by out-of-pocket payments (relative poverty) rising or falling in Turkey?
- Over the last ten years it is down 34.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Turkey data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Households impoverished by out-of-pocket payments (relative poverty line reflecting basic needs: food, housing, utilities - developed by WHO/Europe) (%, national). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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