Share of urban population living in slums in Turkey
Turkey: Share of urban population living in slums was 14.13 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of urban population living in slums in Turkey, 2000–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Turkey recorded 14.13 for share of urban population living in slums in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 13 years on record.
That represents a change of down 4.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of urban population living in slums in Turkey peaked at 24.58 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 14.13, in 2016.
That places Turkey 98th out of 214 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 13 years of available data.
Share of urban population living in slums in Turkey, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 24.58 | — |
| 2002 | 23.19 | -5.7% |
| 2004 | 21.79 | -6.0% |
| 2006 | 20.4 | -6.4% |
| 2008 | 19.01 | -6.8% |
| 2010 | 17.61 | -7.4% |
| 2012 | 16.22 | -7.9% |
| 2014 | 14.82 | -8.6% |
| 2016 | 14.13 | -4.7% |
| 2018 | 14.13 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 14.13 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 14.13 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 14.13 | +0.0% |
Turkey compared with similar countries
- Turkey's 14.13 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 14.7, 96% of the median. (54 countries reporting)
- Turkey's 14.13 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.24, 58.9× the median. (51 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 21.79 | 19.01 | 24.58 | 5 |
| 2010s | 15.38 | 14.13 | 17.61 | 5 |
| 2020s | 14.13 | 14.13 | 14.13 | 3 |
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 slums in Turkey?
- Share of urban population living in slums in Turkey was 14.13 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of urban population living in slums recorded in Turkey?
- The highest recorded value was 24.58 in 2000.
- What is the lowest share of urban population living in slums recorded in Turkey?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.13 in 2016.
- How does Turkey rank for share of urban population living in slums?
- Turkey ranks 98th out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of urban population living in slums rising or falling in Turkey?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.7%. 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 slums. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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