Relative poverty: Share of population below 40% of the median in Turkey
Turkey: Relative poverty: Share of population below 40% of the median was 9.7% in 2023. ▬ Flat
Relative poverty: Share of population below 40% of the median in Turkey, 1987–2023
Source: World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for relative poverty: share of population below 40% of the median in Turkey is 9.7%, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.0% on the previous year and down 0.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, relative poverty: share of population below 40% of the median in Turkey peaked at 12.7% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 8.6%, in 1987.
Turkey ranks 28th of 120 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Relative poverty: Share of population below 40% of the median in Turkey, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1987 | 8.6% | — |
| 1994 | 10.6% | +22.4% |
| 2002 | 9.8% | -7.5% |
| 2003 | 10.7% | +9.2% |
| 2004 | 12.5% | +16.8% |
| 2005 | 12.7% | +2.0% |
| 2006 | 11.8% | -7.6% |
| 2007 | 11.7% | -0.9% |
| 2008 | 11.5% | -1.3% |
| 2009 | 10.9% | -5.6% |
| 2010 | 10.4% | -4.0% |
| 2011 | 10.0% | -3.9% |
| 2012 | 9.8% | -2.3% |
| 2013 | 9.8% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 9.4% | -3.7% |
| 2015 | 9.3% | -1.2% |
| 2016 | 9.6% | +3.4% |
| 2017 | 10.5% | +8.9% |
| 2018 | 10.8% | +3.2% |
| 2019 | 11.1% | +2.3% |
| 2020 | 11.0% | -0.6% |
| 2021 | 10.6% | -3.3% |
| 2022 | 9.8% | -7.9% |
| 2023 | 9.7% | -1.0% |
Turkey compared with similar countries
- Turkey's 9.7% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 8.0%, 1.2× the median. (35 countries reporting)
- Turkey's 9.7% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 5.6%, 1.7× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 8.6% | 8.6% | 8.6% | 1 |
| 1990s | 10.6% | 10.6% | 10.6% | 1 |
| 2000s | 11.4% | 9.8% | 12.7% | 8 |
| 2010s | 10.1% | 9.3% | 11.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.3% | 9.7% | 11.0% | 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 relative poverty: share of population below 40% of the median in Turkey?
- Relative poverty: share of population below 40% of the median in Turkey was 9.7% in 2023, according to World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest relative poverty: share of population below 40% of the median recorded in Turkey?
- The highest recorded value was 12.7% in 2005.
- What is the lowest relative poverty: share of population below 40% of the median recorded in Turkey?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.6% in 1987.
- How does Turkey rank for relative poverty: share of population below 40% of the median?
- Turkey ranks 28th out of 120 countries with data for 2023.
- Is relative poverty: share of population below 40% of the median rising or falling in Turkey?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.8%. 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 (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Relative poverty: Share of population below 40% of the median. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population living in households with an income or consumption below 40% of the median.