Poverty & Inequality in Turkey

116 indicators covering poverty & inequality for Turkey.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Share of population living in extreme poverty vs. mean income or consumption per day 0.2% 2023 down 88.5% 97th
Share in poverty relative to different poverty lines 0.2% 2023 down 88.5% 97th
Distribution of population between different poverty lines 26.40 million people 2023 up 318.9% 12th
Poverty: Share of population living on less than $30 a day 54.6% 2023 down 35.4% 83rd
Share of population living in extreme poverty 0.2% 2023 down 88.5% 97th
Poverty: Share of population living on less than $8.30 a day 4.1% 2023 down 79.9% 84th
Number of people living in extreme poverty 85.18 million people 2023 up 13.6% 16th
Distribution of population between different poverty lines 149,369 people 2023 down 87.1% 62nd
Number of people living in extreme poverty 149,369 people 2023 down 87.1% 62nd
Share living on less than $8.30 a day vs. mean income or consumption 4.1% 2023 down 79.9% 84th
The share and number of people living in extreme poverty 0.2% 2023 down 88.5% 97th
Relative poverty: Share of population below 40% of the median 9.7% 2023 down 0.8% 28th
Relative poverty: Share of population below 50% of the median 16.3% 2023 down 0.3% 25th
Relative poverty: Share of population below 60% of the median 23.7% 2023 up 3.7% 25th
Poverty: Share of population living on less than $40 a day 69.1% 2023 down 24.7% 85th
Extreme monetary poverty and multidimensional poverty over time 0.2% 2023 down 88.5% 97th
Share of population living on less than $4.20 per day vs. share in multidimensional poverty 0.4% 2023 down 89.6% 95th
Share of global population living in extreme poverty including and excluding China 0.2% 2023 down 88.5% 97th
Share of the population in poverty vs. Electoral Democracy Index 7.4% 2023 down 74.7% 81st
Number of people living in extreme poverty: September 2024 data vs. latest data 149,369 people 2023 down 87.1% 62nd
Distribution of population between different poverty lines 26.40 million people 2023 up 318.9% 12th
Gini coefficient 0.4368 2023 up 8.7% 15th
Share of children who are underweight vs. share in extreme poverty 1.5% 2018 down 21.1% 92nd
Cereal yield vs. extreme poverty rate 0.2% 2023 down 88.5% 95th
Poverty headcount ratio at national poverty lines 13.0% 2024 down 11.6% 51st
Share of population living below national poverty lines 13.0% 2024 down 11.6% 51st
Multidimensional poverty headcount ratio (World Bank) 0.2% 2023 down 88.9% 58th
Distribution of population between different poverty lines (2011 prices) 64.46 million people 2021 up 40.9% 10th
Share of population living in extreme poverty (2011 prices) 0.4% 2021 up 241.9% 71st
Poverty: Share of population living on less than $30 a day (2011 prices) 77.4% 2021 down 13.0% 77th
Share of population living in extreme poverty: 2011 vs. 2017 prices 0.4% 2021 up 241.9% 71st
Number of people living in extreme poverty: 2011 vs. 2017 prices 372,659 people 2021 up 287.6% 45th
Share of population living on less than the lower-middle income poverty line: 2011 vs. 2017 prices 1.4% 2021 down 65.0% 73rd
Share of population living on less than the upper-middle income poverty line: 2011 vs. 2017 prices 5.8% 2021 down 55.4% 76th
Share of population living in extreme poverty (2017 prices) 0.4% 2021 up 241.9% 72nd
Employed population below international poverty line, by sex and age 0.1% 2022 down 50.0% 26th
Reduction in income inequality before and after tax 18.6% 2022 up 240.8% 34th
Reduction in income inequality before and after tax among total vs. working age population 16.5% 2022 up 272.9% 31st
Proportion of population living below the national poverty line 13.0% 2024 down 11.6% 51st
Share of population living in extreme poverty 2.0% 2018 down 60.0% 9th
Official development assistance grants for poverty reduction, by 0.0064 2024 up 6,300.0% 26th
Share of gross national income donated toward poverty reduction 0.0% 2024 16th
Interpersonal trust vs. income inequality 14.0% 2022 up 58.2% 33rd
Proportion of population living in multidimensional poverty 29.8% 2025 down 27.8% 9th
Income inequality: Gini coefficient before and after tax 0.4271 2022 up 7.1% 4th
Income inequality: Gini coefficient before and after tax among working age population 0.4196 2022 up 7.9% 4th
Share in multidimensional poverty according to national definitions 30.7% 2023 down 40.0% 9th
Proportion of population below the international poverty line of 0.2% 2016 down 89.5% 51st
Income inequality: Gini coefficient before and after tax 0.4% 2023 up 10.5% 3rd
Multidimensional poverty headcount ratio 41.5% 2020 down 36.8% 2nd
Multidimensional poverty headcount ratio, female 42.8% 2020 down 35.5% 2nd
Multidimensional poverty headcount ratio, male 40.2% 2020 down 38.2% 3rd
Multidimensional poverty headcount ratio, children 48.9% 2020 down 31.1% 2nd
Households impoverished by out-of-pocket payments (relative poverty) 2.3% 2018 down 34.8% 11th
Households further impoverished by out-of-pocket payments (relative) 0.3% 2018 down 15.6% 22nd
Households pushed below or further below a relative poverty line 2.6% 2018 down 32.8% 16th