Share of urban population living in inadequate housing in Turkey
Turkey: Share of urban population living in inadequate housing was 10.26 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of urban population living in inadequate housing in Turkey, 2006–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2024, share of urban population living in inadequate housing in Turkey stood at 10.26.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and down 30.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of urban population living in inadequate housing in Turkey peaked at 19.4 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 9.1, in 2007.
Turkey ranks 9th of 37 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 19 years of available data.
Share of urban population living in inadequate housing in Turkey, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 13.7 | — |
| 2007 | 9.1 | -33.6% |
| 2008 | 10.4 | +14.3% |
| 2009 | 11.2 | +7.7% |
| 2010 | 19.4 | +73.2% |
| 2011 | 17.9 | -7.7% |
| 2012 | 17.9 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 16.4 | -8.4% |
| 2014 | 14.8 | -9.8% |
| 2015 | 16.7 | +12.8% |
| 2016 | 15.5 | -7.2% |
| 2017 | 14.8 | -4.5% |
| 2018 | 13.4 | -9.5% |
| 2019 | 13.6 | +1.5% |
| 2020 | 10.3 | -24.3% |
| 2021 | 11.5 | +11.7% |
| 2022 | 10.78 | -6.3% |
| 2023 | 10.25 | -4.9% |
| 2024 | 10.26 | +0.1% |
Turkey compared with similar countries
- Turkey's 10.26 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 6.9, 1.5× the median. (35 countries reporting)
- Turkey's 10.26 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 7.9, 1.3× the median. (5 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of urban population living in inadequate housing in Turkey changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | +73.2% | 11.2 | 19.4 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 11.1 | 9.1 | 13.7 | 4 |
| 2010s | 16.04 | 13.4 | 19.4 | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.62 | 10.25 | 11.5 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Turkey
More population data for Turkey
- Population regions with projections, annual growth rate -1 % change on previous year (2100)
- Urban and rural population 2050, annual growth rate -0.1546 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population long run with projections, annual growth rate -1 % change on previous year (2100)
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate -0.543 % change on previous year (2100)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.9701 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population growth rate -1 (2100)
- Population density 84.9 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5 2.26 million (2100)
- Population growth rate by level of development -1 (2100)
- Urbanization vs gdp, annual growth rate 0.1677 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of urban population living in inadequate housing in Turkey?
- Share of urban population living in inadequate housing in Turkey was 10.26 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of urban population living in inadequate housing recorded in Turkey?
- The highest recorded value was 19.4 in 2010.
- What is the lowest share of urban population living in inadequate housing recorded in Turkey?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.1 in 2007.
- How does Turkey rank for share of urban population living in inadequate housing?
- Turkey ranks 9th out of 37 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of urban population living in inadequate housing rising or falling in Turkey?
- Over the last ten years it is down 30.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Turkey data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Share of urban population living in inadequate housing. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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