Percentage of one-person households in Turkey
Turkey: Percentage of one-person households was 15.3% in 2017. ▲ Rising
Percentage of one-person households in Turkey, 2006–2017
Source: UN, national statistical agencies, OECD, and Deutschland in Daten (2021) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percentage of one-person households in Turkey is 15.3%, measured in 2017. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.4% on the previous year and up 135.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of one-person households in Turkey peaked at 15.3% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 6.1%, in 2006.
That places Turkey 41st out of 67 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 10 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.8% | 6.1% | 7.7% | 4 |
| 2010s | 12.5% | 7.9% | 15.3% | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of one-person households in Turkey?
- Percentage of one-person households in Turkey was 15.3% in 2017, according to UN, national statistical agencies, OECD, and Deutschland in Daten (2021) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest percentage of one-person households recorded in Turkey?
- The highest recorded value was 15.3% in 2017.
- What is the lowest percentage of one-person households recorded in Turkey?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.1% in 2006.
- How does Turkey rank for percentage of one-person households?
- Turkey ranks 41st out of 67 countries with data for 2017.
- Is percentage of one-person households rising or falling in Turkey?
- Over the last ten years it is up 135.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Turkey data come from?
- The figures come from UN, national statistical agencies, OECD, and Deutschland in Daten (2021) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Percentage of one-person households. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Number of one-person households as a share of the total number of households. Estimates combine multiple sources, including cross-country surveys and census data.