At-risk-of-poverty rate of persons living in single-person households in Türkiye
Türkiye: At-risk-of-poverty rate of persons living in single-person households was 14.2% in 2025. ▲ Rising
At-risk-of-poverty rate of persons living in single-person households in Türkiye, 2006–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
In 2025, at-risk-of-poverty rate of persons living in single-person households in Türkiye stood at 14.2%. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
The figure is up 23.5% on the previous year and up 59.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, at-risk-of-poverty rate of persons living in single-person households in Türkiye peaked at 14.2% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 5.9%, in 2008.
Türkiye ranks 44th of 47 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
At-risk-of-poverty rate of persons living in single-person households in Türkiye, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 9.7% | — |
| 2007 | 8.0% | -17.5% |
| 2008 | 5.9% | -26.2% |
| 2009 | 8.2% | +39.0% |
| 2010 | 10.0% | +22.0% |
| 2011 | 7.8% | -22.0% |
| 2012 | 7.5% | -3.8% |
| 2013 | 7.4% | -1.3% |
| 2014 | 8.5% | +14.9% |
| 2015 | 8.9% | +4.7% |
| 2016 | 11.5% | +29.2% |
| 2017 | 10.2% | -11.3% |
| 2018 | 9.6% | -5.9% |
| 2019 | 9.4% | -2.1% |
| 2020 | 11.3% | +20.2% |
| 2021 | 9.9% | -12.4% |
| 2022 | 8.7% | -12.1% |
| 2023 | 8.5% | -2.3% |
| 2024 | 11.5% | +35.3% |
| 2025 | 14.2% | +23.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.9% | 5.9% | 9.7% | 4 |
| 2010s | 9.1% | 7.4% | 11.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.7% | 8.5% | 14.2% | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is at-risk-of-poverty rate of persons living in single-person households in Türkiye?
- At-risk-of-poverty rate of persons living in single-person households in Türkiye was 14.2% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest at-risk-of-poverty rate of persons living in single-person households recorded in Türkiye?
- The highest recorded value was 14.2% in 2025.
- What is the lowest at-risk-of-poverty rate of persons living in single-person households recorded in Türkiye?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.9% in 2008.
- How does Türkiye rank for at-risk-of-poverty rate of persons living in single-person households?
- Türkiye ranks 44th out of 47 countries with data for 2025.
- Is at-risk-of-poverty rate of persons living in single-person households rising or falling in Türkiye?
- Over the last ten years it is up 59.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Türkiye data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of At-risk-of-poverty rate of persons living in single-person households below-above 65 years by sex. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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