Share of urban population living in inadequate housing in Türkiye
Türkiye: Share of urban population living in inadequate housing was 10.3% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of urban population living in inadequate housing in Türkiye, 2006–2024
Source: United Nations Human Settlements Programme – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, share of urban population living in inadequate housing in Türkiye stood at 10.3%.
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 Türkiye peaked at 19.4% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 9.1%, in 2007.
Türkiye 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 Türkiye, year by year
| Year | % | 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 | 10.8% | -6.3% |
| 2023 | 10.2% | -4.9% |
| 2024 | 10.3% | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 11.1% | 9.1% | 13.7% | 4 |
| 2010s | 16.0% | 13.4% | 19.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.6% | 10.2% | 11.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Türkiye
More population data for Türkiye
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate -0.543 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population long run 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 regions with projections, annual growth rate -1 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population growth rate, by level of development -1.0% (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 2.26 million people (2100)
- Population density 84.9 people per km² (2100)
- World population growth -1.0% (2100)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.9701 % change on previous year (2100)
- Urban and rural population 2050, per capita 0.1073 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of urban population living in inadequate housing in Türkiye?
- Share of urban population living in inadequate housing in Türkiye was 10.3% in 2024, according to United Nations Human Settlements Programme – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of urban population living in inadequate housing recorded in Türkiye?
- The highest recorded value was 19.4% in 2010.
- What is the lowest share of urban population living in inadequate housing recorded in Türkiye?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.1% in 2007.
- How does Türkiye rank for share of urban population living in inadequate housing?
- Türkiye ranks 9th out of 37 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of urban population living in inadequate housing rising or falling in Türkiye?
- Over the last ten years it is down 30.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Türkiye data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Human Settlements Programme – processed by 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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Proportion of urban population living in inadequate housing (%).