Social Development in Turkey 162 indicators covering social development for Turkey. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Democracy Index -4 2018 down 157.1% 139th Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin 117,576 2025 up 873.9% 19th Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per capita 0.0014 units per person 2025 up 787.0% 47th Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2025 up 427.7% 93rd Political Rights Score 16 2025 down 33.3% 124th Freedom Score 32 2025 down 39.6% 139th Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum 102,497 2025 down 51.7% 16th Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita 0.0012 units per person 2025 down 56.0% 42nd Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2025 down 73.8% 65th Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, annual growth rate -25.69 % change on previous year 2025 down 425.1% 100th Full democracy 0 2025 — 78th States involved in state-based conflicts 1 2025 unchanged 1st Sovereign state 1 2025 unchanged 1st Distribution of Democracy Index 6 2018 down 64.7% 139th Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, annual growth rate -33.48 % change on previous year 2025 down 133.6% 131st Equal Rights Protection Index 0.565 2025 down 20.4% 109th Physical Integrity Rights Index 0.499 2025 unchanged 125th Political Corruption Index 0.804 2025 up 3.1% 31st Political Corruption Index vs. Electoral Democracy Index 0.804 2025 up 3.1% 31st Alcohol, recorded per capita (15+) consumption (in litres of pure) 0.917 2024 up 9.9% 112th Number of armed conflicts 0 conflicts 2025 down 100.0% 34th Number of state-based conflicts 0 conflicts 2025 — 19th Countries where armed conflicts took place 1 2025 unchanged 1st Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per square kilometre 0.199 units per square kilometre 2023 up 1,351.3% 41st Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per square kilometre 0.2885 units per square kilometre 2023 up 323.4% 24th LGBT+ Rights Index 1.07 2019 unchanged 106th Forcibly displaced people 2.49 million 2025 down 32.8% 16th Terrorist attacks by severity 0 attacks 2021 — 1st Press freedom 0 2016 down 100.0% 131st Countries with accredited independent national human rights institutions 1 number 2025 — 90th Age of electoral democracy 35 years 2017 up 40.0% 73rd Corruption Perceptions Index 34 2024 down 24.4% 106th Internally displaced people due to conflict 0 people 2024 — 38th Alcohol, total per capita (15+) consumption (in litres of pure) 2.22 2024 up 8.9% 144th Alcohol, recorded per capita (15+) consumption (in litres of pure) 1.63 2024 up 15.0% 129th Alcohol, unrecorded per capita (15+) consumption (in litres of pure) 0.6497 2024 down 5.2% 84th Alcohol, tourist consumption (in litres of pure alcohol), three-year -0.0611 2024 up 5.1% 146th Self-reported life satisfaction 5.3 2025 down 1.7% 95th Happiness vs. life satisfaction 5.3 2025 down 1.7% 95th Alcohol, consumption of pure alcohol by type of beverage 52.7% 2024 down 7.3% 54th Homicide rate 3.23 homicides per 100,000 population 2023 down 24.5% 82nd Homicides 2,817 homicides 2023 down 12.4% 21st Homicide rate, WHO vs. UNODC 3.23 homicides per 100,000 population 2023 down 24.5% 82nd Homicide rate in 1990 vs. 2020 3.23 homicides per 100,000 population 2023 down 24.5% 82nd Age of electoral democracy 23 years 2012 up 76.9% 72nd States involved in interstate conflicts 1 2014 unchanged 1st Citizen support for democracy -0.4914 2020 down 6.2% 82nd Homicides 827 deaths 2023 down 36.4% 18th Child homicide rate 0.3077 deaths per 100,000 people 2023 down 50.3% 65th Citizen satisfaction with democracy 0.1321 2020 up 126.5% 56th Homicide rate 0.9692 deaths per 100,000 people 2023 down 43.3% 67th Homicide rate by age of the victim 0.9692 deaths per 100,000 people 2023 down 43.3% 67th Share of countries with independent national human rights institutions 0.0% 2025 — 90th Homicides 4,074 deaths 2021 up 12.6% 24th Homicide rate 4.81 deaths per 100,000 people 2021 down 1.4% 94th Estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population 4.83 2021 down 1.0% 89th Number of current tobacco smokers, estimate 21.71 million 2030 up 4.7% 7th States involved in wars 0 2011 — 5th Alcohol, total (recorded + unrecorded) per capita (15+) consumption 1.57 2030 down 7.3% 142nd States involved in state based conflicts, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2025 up 100.0% 1st ← Previous Page 2 of 3 Next →