Overcrowding rate by age, sex and group of country of birth in Türkiye
Türkiye: Overcrowding rate by age, sex and group of country of birth was 44.0% in 2025. ▬ Flat
Overcrowding rate by age, sex and group of country of birth in Türkiye, 2009–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
The most recent figure for overcrowding rate by age, sex and group of country of birth in Türkiye is 44.0%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.
That represents a change of up 83.3% on the previous year and up 69.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, overcrowding rate by age, sex and group of country of birth in Türkiye peaked at 44.0% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 10.2%, in 2017.
That places Türkiye 4th out of 30 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
Overcrowding rate by age, sex and group of country of birth in Türkiye, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 17.6% | — |
| 2010 | 36.9% | +109.7% |
| 2011 | 39.9% | +8.1% |
| 2012 | 37.4% | -6.3% |
| 2013 | 34.5% | -7.8% |
| 2014 | 36.8% | +6.7% |
| 2015 | 25.9% | -29.6% |
| 2016 | 21.5% | -17.0% |
| 2017 | 10.2% | -52.6% |
| 2018 | 15.0% | +47.1% |
| 2019 | 15.9% | +6.0% |
| 2020 | 22.3% | +40.3% |
| 2021 | 34.1% | +52.9% |
| 2022 | 36.3% | +6.5% |
| 2023 | 24.0% | -33.9% |
| 2025 | 44.0% | +83.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 17.6% | 17.6% | 17.6% | 1 |
| 2010s | 27.4% | 10.2% | 39.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 32.1% | 22.3% | 44.0% | 5 |
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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 overcrowding rate by age, sex and group of country of birth in Türkiye?
- Overcrowding rate by age, sex and group of country of birth in Türkiye was 44.0% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest overcrowding rate by age, sex and group of country of birth recorded in Türkiye?
- The highest recorded value was 44.0% in 2025.
- What is the lowest overcrowding rate by age, sex and group of country of birth recorded in Türkiye?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.2% in 2017.
- How does Türkiye rank for overcrowding rate by age, sex and group of country of birth?
- Türkiye ranks 4th out of 30 countries with data for 2025.
- Is overcrowding rate by age, sex and group of country of birth rising or falling in Türkiye?
- Over the last ten years it is up 69.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Türkiye data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Overcrowding rate by age, sex and group of country of birth (total population aged 18 and over). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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