Proportion of population living below the national poverty line (%) in Turkey
Turkey: Proportion of population living below the national poverty line (%) was 13.0% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Proportion of population living below the national poverty line in Turkey, 2005–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2024, proportion of population living below the national poverty line in Turkey stood at 13.0%. That is the lowest value across all 20 years on record.
That represents a change of down 4.4% on the previous year and down 11.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of population living below the national poverty line in Turkey peaked at 18.5% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 13.0%, in 2024.
That places Turkey 51st out of 73 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 20 years of available data.
Proportion of population living below the national poverty line (%) in Turkey, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 18.5% | — |
| 2006 | 16.3% | -11.9% |
| 2007 | 16.7% | +2.5% |
| 2008 | 17.1% | +2.4% |
| 2009 | 16.9% | -1.2% |
| 2010 | 16.1% | -4.7% |
| 2011 | 16.3% | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 15.0% | -8.0% |
| 2013 | 15.0% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 14.7% | -2.0% |
| 2015 | 14.3% | -2.7% |
| 2016 | 13.5% | -5.6% |
| 2017 | 13.9% | +3.0% |
| 2018 | 14.4% | +3.6% |
| 2019 | 15.0% | +4.2% |
| 2020 | 14.4% | -4.0% |
| 2021 | 14.4% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 13.5% | -6.3% |
| 2023 | 13.6% | +0.7% |
| 2024 | 13.0% | -4.4% |
Turkey compared with similar countries
- Turkey's 13.0% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 17.3%, 75% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Turkey's 13.0% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 15.8%, 82% of the median. (35 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 17.1% | 16.3% | 18.5% | 5 |
| 2010s | 14.8% | 13.5% | 16.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.8% | 13.0% | 14.4% | 5 |
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 population living below the national poverty line in Turkey?
- Proportion of population living below the national poverty line in Turkey was 13.0% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of population living below the national poverty line recorded in Turkey?
- The highest recorded value was 18.5% in 2005.
- What is the lowest proportion of population living below the national poverty line recorded in Turkey?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.0% in 2024.
- How does Turkey rank for proportion of population living below the national poverty line?
- Turkey ranks 51st out of 73 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of population living below the national poverty line rising or falling in Turkey?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Turkey data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Proportion of population living below the national poverty line (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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