Children living in single-parent households by at risk of poverty or in Türkiye
Türkiye: Children living in single-parent households by at risk of poverty or was 3.8% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Children living in single-parent households by at risk of poverty or in Türkiye, 2015–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
The most recent figure for children living in single-parent households by at risk of poverty or in Türkiye is 3.8%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
The figure is up 81.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children living in single-parent households by at risk of poverty or in Türkiye peaked at 3.8% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 2.1%, in 2015.
Türkiye ranks 37th of 39 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Children living in single-parent households by at risk of poverty or in Türkiye, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 2.1% | — |
| 2016 | 2.1% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 2.3% | +9.5% |
| 2018 | 2.4% | +4.3% |
| 2019 | 2.7% | +12.5% |
| 2020 | 2.7% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 3.4% | +25.9% |
| 2022 | 3.6% | +5.9% |
| 2023 | 3.8% | +5.6% |
| 2024 | 3.8% | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 3.8% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 2.3% | 2.1% | 2.7% | 5 |
| 2020s | 3.5% | 2.7% | 3.8% | 6 |
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More population data for Türkiye
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates 95,829 Persons (2050)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 03 - Annual population 0.4992 Percent per annum (2030)
- 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 Number (2025)
- Population on 1 January by age, sex and NUTS 2 region 85.66 million Number (2025)
- Animal populations by NUTS 2 region 17,709 Thousand heads (animals) (2025)
- Live births (total) by NUTS 3 region 937,559 Number (2024)
- Population density by NUTS 3 region 111.6 Persons per square kilometre (2024)
- Population on 1 January by broad age group, sex and NUTS 3 region 85.66 million Number (2025)
- Live births by mother's age and NUTS 2 region 937,559 Number (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is children living in single-parent households by at risk of poverty or in Türkiye?
- Children living in single-parent households by at risk of poverty or in Türkiye was 3.8% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest children living in single-parent households by at risk of poverty or recorded in Türkiye?
- The highest recorded value was 3.8% in 2023.
- What is the lowest children living in single-parent households by at risk of poverty or recorded in Türkiye?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.1% in 2015.
- How does Türkiye rank for children living in single-parent households by at risk of poverty or?
- Türkiye ranks 37th out of 39 countries with data for 2025.
- Is children living in single-parent households by at risk of poverty or rising or falling in Türkiye?
- Over the last ten years it is up 81.0%. 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 Children living in single-parent households by at risk of poverty or social exclusion situation (population aged 0-17). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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