Poverty: Share of population living on less than $4.20 a day in Turkiye
Turkiye: Poverty: Share of population living on less than $4.20 a day was 0.4% in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Poverty: Share of population living on less than $4.20 a day in Turkiye, 1987–2023
Source: World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Turkiye recorded 0.4% for poverty: share of population living on less than $4.20 a day in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of down 64.0% on the previous year and down 89.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, poverty: share of population living on less than $4.20 a day in Turkiye peaked at 20.7% in 1994 and was at its lowest, 0.4%, in 2023.
Turkiye ranks 95th of 120 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 20.6% | 20.6% | 20.6% | 1 |
| 1990s | 20.7% | 20.7% | 20.7% | 1 |
| 2000s | 12.6% | 7.0% | 19.8% | 8 |
| 2010s | 4.1% | 2.6% | 6.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.7% | 0.4% | 3.0% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Turkiye
More reference data data for Turkiye
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.815 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 10.96 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 22.31 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.72 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 22.31 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 2.73 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 1.1 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 53.65 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 103 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 9.35 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is poverty: share of population living on less than $4.20 a day in Turkiye?
- Poverty: share of population living on less than $4.20 a day in Turkiye was 0.4% in 2023, according to World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest poverty: share of population living on less than $4.20 a day recorded in Turkiye?
- The highest recorded value was 20.7% in 1994.
- What is the lowest poverty: share of population living on less than $4.20 a day recorded in Turkiye?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4% in 2023.
- How does Turkiye rank for poverty: share of population living on less than $4.20 a day?
- Turkiye ranks 95th out of 120 countries with data for 2023.
- Is poverty: share of population living on less than $4.20 a day rising or falling in Turkiye?
- Over the last ten years it is down 89.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Turkiye data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Poverty: Share of population living on less than $4.20 a day. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population living in households with an income or consumption below $4.20 per day.