Number of people living in extreme poverty: September 2024 data vs. latest data in Turkey
Turkey: Number of people living in extreme poverty: September 2024 data vs. latest data was 149,369 people in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Number of people living in extreme poverty: September 2024 data vs. latest data 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: september 2024 data vs. latest data in Turkey stood at 149,369 people. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 66.8% on the previous year and down 87.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people living in extreme poverty: september 2024 data vs. latest data in Turkey peaked at 6.80 million people in 2003 and was at its lowest, 149,369 people, in 2023.
That places Turkey 62nd out of 120 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 4.76 million people | 4.76 million people | 4.76 million people | 1 |
| 1990s | 6.03 million people | 6.03 million people | 6.03 million people | 1 |
| 2000s | 3.95 million people | 2.15 million people | 6.80 million people | 8 |
| 2010s | 1.13 million people | 710,398 people | 2.06 million people | 10 |
| 2020s | 586,517 people | 149,369 people | 951,497 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)
- 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)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 23.2% (2023)
- Gender Inequality Index 0.227 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in women 0.0998 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex 0.0998 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men 0.1087 (2023)
- Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty 17.3% (2023)
- Income inequality: Atkinson index 0.2891 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of people living in extreme poverty: september 2024 data vs. latest data in Turkey?
- Number of people living in extreme poverty: september 2024 data vs. latest data in Turkey was 149,369 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: september 2024 data vs. latest data recorded in Turkey?
- The highest recorded value was 6.80 million people in 2003.
- What is the lowest number of people living in extreme poverty: september 2024 data vs. latest data recorded in Turkey?
- The lowest recorded value was 149,369 people in 2023.
- How does Turkey rank for number of people living in extreme poverty: september 2024 data vs. latest data?
- Turkey ranks 62nd out of 120 countries with data for 2023.
- Is number of people living in extreme poverty: september 2024 data vs. latest data rising or falling in Turkey?
- Over the last ten years it is down 87.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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: September 2024 data vs. latest data. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of people living in households with an income or consumption below $3 per day.