Multidimensional poverty headcount ratio in Turkey
Turkey: Multidimensional poverty headcount ratio was 41.5% in 2020. ▼ Falling
Multidimensional poverty headcount ratio in Turkey, 2010–2020
Source: Government statistical agencies. Data for EU countires are from the EUROSTAT. Measured in % of total population.
Analysis
Turkey recorded 41.5% for multidimensional poverty headcount ratio in 2020.
That represents a change of up 4.3% on the previous year and down 36.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, multidimensional poverty headcount ratio in Turkey peaked at 65.7% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 39.8%, in 2018.
That places Turkey 2nd out of 40 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Multidimensional poverty headcount ratio in Turkey, year by year
| Year | % of total population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 65.7% | — |
| 2011 | 63.8% | -2.9% |
| 2012 | 61.3% | -3.9% |
| 2013 | 51.2% | -16.5% |
| 2014 | 41.6% | -18.8% |
| 2015 | 41.3% | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 45.1% | +9.2% |
| 2017 | 41.3% | -8.4% |
| 2018 | 39.8% | -3.6% |
| 2019 | 39.8% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 41.5% | +4.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 49.1% | 39.8% | 65.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 41.5% | 41.5% | 41.5% | 1 |
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)
- 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 revenues vs income inequality 23.22 (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, annual growth rate 10.84 % change on previous year (2023)
- Gender inequality index from the human development report 0.227 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is multidimensional poverty headcount ratio in Turkey?
- Multidimensional poverty headcount ratio in Turkey was 41.5% in 2020, according to Government statistical agencies. Data for EU countires are from the EUROSTAT.
- What is the highest multidimensional poverty headcount ratio recorded in Turkey?
- The highest recorded value was 65.7% in 2010.
- What is the lowest multidimensional poverty headcount ratio recorded in Turkey?
- The lowest recorded value was 39.8% in 2018.
- How does Turkey rank for multidimensional poverty headcount ratio?
- Turkey ranks 2nd out of 40 countries with data for 2020.
- Is multidimensional poverty headcount ratio rising or falling in Turkey?
- Over the last ten years it is down 36.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Turkey data come from?
- The figures come from Government statistical agencies. Data for EU countires are from the EUROSTAT, published as part of Multidimensional poverty headcount ratio (% of total population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The percentage of people who are multidimensionally poor