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.
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 46th of 49 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 | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 9.7 | — |
| 2007 | 8 | -17.5% |
| 2008 | 5.9 | -26.2% |
| 2009 | 8.2 | +39.0% |
| 2010 | 10 | +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 | 7.95 | 5.9 | 9.7 | 4 |
| 2010s | 9.08 | 7.4 | 11.5 | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.68 | 8.5 | 14.2 | 6 |
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- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates 0.4992 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population on 1 January by age group, sex and NUTS 2 region 85.66 million (2025)
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- Animal populations by NUTS 2 region 17,709 (2025)
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- Population density by NUTS 3 region 111.6 (2024)
- Population on 1 January by broad age group, sex and NUTS 3 region 85.66 million (2025)
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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 46th out of 49 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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