Share of the population in poverty vs. Electoral Democracy Index in Turkey
Turkey: Share of the population in poverty vs. Electoral Democracy Index was 7.4% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Share of the population in poverty vs. Electoral Democracy Index 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 of the population in poverty vs. electoral democracy index in Turkey stood at 7.4%. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
The figure is down 55.5% on the previous year and down 74.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of the population in poverty vs. electoral democracy index in Turkey peaked at 67.1% in 1987 and was at its lowest, 7.4%, in 2023.
Turkey ranks 81st of 120 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Share of the population in poverty vs. Electoral Democracy Index in Turkey, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1987 | 67.1% | — |
| 1994 | 65.0% | -3.1% |
| 2002 | 61.3% | -5.7% |
| 2003 | 64.3% | +4.8% |
| 2004 | 50.7% | -21.2% |
| 2005 | 48.6% | -4.1% |
| 2006 | 45.4% | -6.6% |
| 2007 | 41.3% | -9.1% |
| 2008 | 36.0% | -12.9% |
| 2009 | 36.9% | +2.6% |
| 2010 | 35.5% | -3.7% |
| 2011 | 32.7% | -7.9% |
| 2012 | 30.8% | -5.8% |
| 2013 | 29.4% | -4.7% |
| 2014 | 28.5% | -2.9% |
| 2015 | 29.7% | +4.3% |
| 2016 | 27.3% | -8.3% |
| 2017 | 23.9% | -12.5% |
| 2018 | 22.0% | -7.6% |
| 2019 | 22.5% | +2.2% |
| 2020 | 21.6% | -4.1% |
| 2021 | 19.4% | -10.3% |
| 2022 | 16.7% | -13.9% |
| 2023 | 7.4% | -55.5% |
Turkey compared with similar countries
- Turkey's 7.4% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 31.3%, 24% of the median. (35 countries reporting)
- Turkey's 7.4% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 4.0%, 1.8× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of the population in poverty vs. Electoral Democracy Index in Turkey changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | -55.5% | 16.7% | 7.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 67.1% | 67.1% | 67.1% | 1 |
| 1990s | 65.0% | 65.0% | 65.0% | 1 |
| 2000s | 48.0% | 36.0% | 64.3% | 8 |
| 2010s | 28.2% | 22.0% | 35.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 16.3% | 7.4% | 21.6% | 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 of the population in poverty vs. electoral democracy index in Turkey?
- Share of the population in poverty vs. electoral democracy index in Turkey was 7.4% in 2023, according to World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of the population in poverty vs. electoral democracy index recorded in Turkey?
- The highest recorded value was 67.1% in 1987.
- What is the lowest share of the population in poverty vs. electoral democracy index recorded in Turkey?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.4% in 2023.
- How does Turkey rank for share of the population in poverty vs. electoral democracy index?
- Turkey ranks 81st out of 120 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of the population in poverty vs. electoral democracy index rising or falling in Turkey?
- Over the last ten years it is down 74.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 of the population in poverty vs. Electoral Democracy Index. 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 $10 per day.