Proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income in Turkey
Turkey: Proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income was 16.3% in 2023. ▬ Flat
Proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income in Turkey, 1987–2023
Source: World Bank, Poverty and Inequality Platform. Data are based on primary household survey data obtained from government statistical agencies and World Bank country departments. Data for high-income econ. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income in Turkey stood at 16.3%.
That represents a change of down 1.8% on the previous year and unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income in Turkey peaked at 19.4% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 15.6%, in 2015.
Turkey ranks 27th of 123 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income in Turkey, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1987 | 15.7% | — |
| 1994 | 17.3% | +10.2% |
| 2002 | 17.1% | -1.2% |
| 2003 | 16.9% | -1.2% |
| 2004 | 19.4% | +14.8% |
| 2005 | 18.5% | -4.6% |
| 2006 | 17.8% | -3.8% |
| 2007 | 17.5% | -1.7% |
| 2008 | 17.6% | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 16.9% | -4.0% |
| 2010 | 16.4% | -3.0% |
| 2011 | 16.0% | -2.4% |
| 2012 | 16.0% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 16.3% | +1.9% |
| 2014 | 15.7% | -3.7% |
| 2015 | 15.6% | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 16.0% | +2.6% |
| 2017 | 17.4% | +8.7% |
| 2018 | 17.4% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 17.5% | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 17.3% | -1.1% |
| 2021 | 17.8% | +2.9% |
| 2022 | 16.6% | -6.7% |
| 2023 | 16.3% | -1.8% |
Turkey compared with similar countries
- Turkey's 16.3% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 14.8%, 1.1× the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Turkey's 16.3% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 11.0%, 1.5× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 15.7% | 15.7% | 15.7% | 1 |
| 1990s | 17.3% | 17.3% | 17.3% | 1 |
| 2000s | 17.7% | 16.9% | 19.4% | 8 |
| 2010s | 16.4% | 15.6% | 17.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.0% | 16.3% | 17.8% | 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)
- 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 proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income in Turkey?
- Proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income in Turkey was 16.3% in 2023, according to World Bank, Poverty and Inequality Platform. Data are based on primary household survey data obtained from government statistical agencies and World Bank country departments. Data for high-income econ.
- What is the highest proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income recorded in Turkey?
- The highest recorded value was 19.4% in 2004.
- What is the lowest proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income recorded in Turkey?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.6% in 2015.
- How does Turkey rank for proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income?
- Turkey ranks 27th out of 123 countries with data for 2023.
- Is proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income rising or falling in Turkey?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Turkey data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank, Poverty and Inequality Platform. Data are based on primary household survey data obtained from government statistical agencies and World Bank country departments. Data for high-income econ, published as part of Proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The percentage of people in the population who live in households whose per capita income or consumption is below half of the median income or consumption per capita. The median is measured at 2021 Purchasing Power Parity (PPP) using the Poverty and Inequality Platform (http://www.pip.worldbank.org). For some countries, medians are not reported due to grouped and/or confidential data. The reference year is the year in which the underlying household survey data was collected. In cases for which the data collection period bridged two calendar years, the first year in which data were collected is reported.