Relative poverty: Share of population below 60% of the median in Türkiye
Türkiye: Relative poverty: Share of population below 60% of the median was 23.7% in 2023. ▬ Flat
Relative poverty: Share of population below 60% of the median in Türkiye, 1987–2023
Source: World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, relative poverty: share of population below 60% of the median in Türkiye stood at 23.7%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 3.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, relative poverty: share of population below 60% of the median in Türkiye peaked at 25.8% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 22.3%, in 2010.
Türkiye ranks 25th of 120 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Relative poverty: Share of population below 60% of the median in Türkiye, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1987 | 23.1% | — |
| 1994 | 24.2% | +5.1% |
| 2002 | 24.1% | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 23.8% | -1.3% |
| 2004 | 25.8% | +8.4% |
| 2005 | 25.1% | -2.5% |
| 2006 | 24.6% | -2.2% |
| 2007 | 23.9% | -2.8% |
| 2008 | 23.8% | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 24.0% | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 22.3% | -7.0% |
| 2011 | 22.7% | +2.0% |
| 2012 | 22.4% | -1.4% |
| 2013 | 22.8% | +1.7% |
| 2014 | 23.2% | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 22.6% | -2.3% |
| 2016 | 23.0% | +1.8% |
| 2017 | 24.4% | +5.9% |
| 2018 | 24.0% | -1.5% |
| 2019 | 24.4% | +1.5% |
| 2020 | 24.2% | -0.9% |
| 2021 | 24.8% | +2.6% |
| 2022 | 23.6% | -4.7% |
| 2023 | 23.7% | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 23.1% | 23.1% | 23.1% | 1 |
| 1990s | 24.2% | 24.2% | 24.2% | 1 |
| 2000s | 24.4% | 23.8% | 25.8% | 8 |
| 2010s | 23.2% | 22.3% | 24.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 24.1% | 23.6% | 24.8% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Türkiye
- 22 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 23.9% compare
- 23 Mozambique 23.7% compare
- 24 Paraguay 23.7% compare
- 26 El Salvador 22.8% compare
- 27 Mexico 22.7% compare
- 28 Montenegro 22.7% compare
More poverty & inequality data for Türkiye
- 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 60% of the median in Türkiye?
- Relative poverty: share of population below 60% of the median in Türkiye was 23.7% 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 60% of the median recorded in Türkiye?
- The highest recorded value was 25.8% in 2004.
- What is the lowest relative poverty: share of population below 60% of the median recorded in Türkiye?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.3% in 2010.
- How does Türkiye rank for relative poverty: share of population below 60% of the median?
- Türkiye ranks 25th out of 120 countries with data for 2023.
- Is relative poverty: share of population below 60% of the median rising or falling in Türkiye?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Türkiye 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 60% 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 60% of the median.