The share and number of people living in extreme poverty in Türkiye
Türkiye: The share and number of people living in extreme poverty was 0.2% in 2023. ◆ Volatile
The share and number of people living in extreme poverty in Türkiye, 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 the share and number of people living in extreme poverty in Türkiye is 0.2%, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
The figure is down 66.9% on the previous year and down 88.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, the share and number of people living in extreme poverty in Türkiye peaked at 10.1% in 1994 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 2023.
Türkiye ranks 97th 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.
The share and number of people living in extreme poverty in Türkiye, 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% |
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 Türkiye
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 the share and number of people living in extreme poverty in Türkiye?
- The share and number of people living in extreme poverty in Türkiye 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 the share and number of people living in extreme poverty recorded in Türkiye?
- The highest recorded value was 10.1% in 1994.
- What is the lowest the share and number of people living in extreme poverty recorded in Türkiye?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 2023.
- How does Türkiye rank for the share and number of people living in extreme poverty?
- Türkiye ranks 97th out of 120 countries with data for 2023.
- Is the share and number of people living in extreme poverty rising or falling in Türkiye?
- Over the last ten years it is down 88.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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 The share and number of people living in extreme poverty. 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.