Persons who cannot afford a computer by sex, age, and risk of poverty in Türkiye
Türkiye: Persons who cannot afford a computer by sex, age, and risk of poverty was 9.3% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Persons who cannot afford a computer by sex, age, and risk of poverty in Türkiye, 2015–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
Türkiye recorded 9.3% for persons who cannot afford a computer by sex, age, and risk of poverty in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 29.0% on the previous year and down 62.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, persons who cannot afford a computer by sex, age, and risk of poverty in Türkiye peaked at 24.8% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 9.3%, in 2025.
That places Türkiye 5th out of 43 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Persons who cannot afford a computer by sex, age, and risk of poverty in Türkiye, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 24.8% | — |
| 2016 | 20.8% | -16.1% |
| 2017 | 16.3% | -21.6% |
| 2018 | 15.1% | -7.4% |
| 2019 | 16.0% | +6.0% |
| 2020 | 15.7% | -1.9% |
| 2021 | 17.4% | +10.8% |
| 2022 | 17.7% | +1.7% |
| 2023 | 17.2% | -2.8% |
| 2024 | 13.1% | -23.8% |
| 2025 | 9.3% | -29.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 18.6% | 15.1% | 24.8% | 5 |
| 2020s | 15.1% | 9.3% | 17.7% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Türkiye
More poverty & inequality data for Türkiye
- Proportion of population below international poverty line 0.2% (2023)
- At-risk-of-poverty rate by NUTS 2 region 23.4% (2025)
- At-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions excluded) 25.4% (2025)
- Official development assistance grants for poverty reduction, by 0.03 (2024)
- Material and social deprivation rate by NUTS 2 region 23.2% (2025)
- Persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by NUTS 2 region 29.8% (2025)
- Severe material and social deprivation by NUTS 2 region 12.0% (2025)
- Severe material deprivation rate by NUTS 2 region 27.4% (2020)
- Persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by NUTS 2 region - EU 41.5% (2020)
- Proportion of total government spending on essential services, social 27.8% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is persons who cannot afford a computer by sex, age, and risk of poverty in Türkiye?
- Persons who cannot afford a computer by sex, age, and risk of poverty in Türkiye was 9.3% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest persons who cannot afford a computer by sex, age, and risk of poverty recorded in Türkiye?
- The highest recorded value was 24.8% in 2015.
- What is the lowest persons who cannot afford a computer by sex, age, and risk of poverty recorded in Türkiye?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.3% in 2025.
- How does Türkiye rank for persons who cannot afford a computer by sex, age, and risk of poverty?
- Türkiye ranks 5th out of 43 countries with data for 2025.
- Is persons who cannot afford a computer by sex, age, and risk of poverty rising or falling in Türkiye?
- Over the last ten years it is down 62.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Türkiye data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Persons who cannot afford a computer by sex, age, and risk of poverty threshold. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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