Share in poverty relative to different poverty lines in Turkey
Turkey: Share in poverty relative to different poverty lines was 0.2% in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Share in poverty relative to different poverty lines in Turkey, 1987–2023
Source: World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, share in poverty relative to different poverty lines in Turkey stood at 0.2%. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 66.9% on the previous year and down 88.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share in poverty relative to different poverty lines in Turkey peaked at 10.1% in 1994 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 2023.
Turkey ranks 96th of 120 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Share in poverty relative to different poverty lines in Turkey, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1987 | 9.0% | — |
| 1994 | 10.1% | +11.5% |
| 2002 | 7.6% | -24.1% |
| 2003 | 10.0% | +31.4% |
| 2004 | 6.6% | -34.3% |
| 2005 | 6.5% | -0.6% |
| 2006 | 4.8% | -26.2% |
| 2007 | 4.0% | -17.8% |
| 2008 | 3.3% | -17.6% |
| 2009 | 3.0% | -8.9% |
| 2010 | 2.8% | -5.5% |
| 2011 | 2.0% | -29.0% |
| 2012 | 1.7% | -14.7% |
| 2013 | 1.5% | -10.8% |
| 2014 | 1.0% | -32.9% |
| 2015 | 1.3% | +30.9% |
| 2016 | 0.9% | -32.8% |
| 2017 | 1.1% | +25.6% |
| 2018 | 1.0% | -11.5% |
| 2019 | 1.3% | +28.2% |
| 2020 | 1.1% | -10.7% |
| 2021 | 0.9% | -17.2% |
| 2022 | 0.5% | -44.0% |
| 2023 | 0.2% | -66.9% |
Turkey compared with similar countries
- Turkey's 0.2% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.6%, 11% of the median. (35 countries reporting)
- Turkey's 0.2% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.3%, 51% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 9.0% | 9.0% | 9.0% | 1 |
| 1990s | 10.1% | 10.1% | 10.1% | 1 |
| 2000s | 5.7% | 3.0% | 10.0% | 8 |
| 2010s | 1.5% | 0.9% | 2.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7% | 0.2% | 1.1% | 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 share in poverty relative to different poverty lines in Turkey?
- Share in poverty relative to different poverty lines in Turkey was 0.2% in 2023, according to World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share in poverty relative to different poverty lines recorded in Turkey?
- The highest recorded value was 10.1% in 1994.
- What is the lowest share in poverty relative to different poverty lines recorded in Turkey?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 2023.
- How does Turkey rank for share in poverty relative to different poverty lines?
- Turkey ranks 96th out of 120 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share in poverty relative to different poverty lines rising or falling in Turkey?
- Over the last ten years it is down 88.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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 Share in poverty relative to different poverty lines. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Percentage of population living in households with an income or consumption below $3 per day.