Share of people who say they are satisfied with their life in Turkey

Turkey: Share of people who say they are satisfied with their life was 65.6% in 2016. ▼ Falling

Latest (2016)
65.6%
Change on year
up 0.7%
World rank
25th
of 34 countries
All-time high
73.2%
in 2007
All-time low
61.2%
in 2009
Years of data
13
2004–2016

Share of people who say they are satisfied with their life in Turkey, 2004–2016

0204060802004201020162004: 71 %2005: 72.7 %2006: 70.8 %2007: 73.2 %2008: 61.2 %2009: 61.2 %2010: 65.9 %2011: 63.8 %2012: 67.3 %2013: 67.3 %2014: 67.8 %2015: 65.2 %2016: 65.6 %

Source: Eurobarometer (2017) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.

Analysis

The most recent figure for share of people who say they are satisfied with their life in Turkey is 65.6%, measured in 2016.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.7% on the previous year and down 7.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, share of people who say they are satisfied with their life in Turkey peaked at 73.2% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 61.2%, in 2009.

That places Turkey 25th out of 34 countries with data for 2016, 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 people who say they are satisfied with their life in Turkey, year by year

Annual values for Share of people who say they are satisfied with their life in Turkey, 2004 to 2016.
Year % Change
2004 71.0%
2005 72.7% +2.4%
2006 70.8% -2.7%
2007 73.2% +3.5%
2008 61.2% -16.4%
2009 61.2% -0.0%
2010 65.9% +7.7%
2011 63.8% -3.2%
2012 67.3% +5.5%
2013 67.3% -0.1%
2014 67.8% +0.8%
2015 65.2% -3.9%
2016 65.6% +0.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 68.4% 61.2% 73.2% 6
2010s 66.1% 63.8% 67.8% 7

Countries ranked near Turkey

  1. 22 Latvia 74.3% compare
  2. 23 Croatia 71.0% compare
  3. 24 Lithuania 67.9% compare
  4. 26 Italy 65.2% compare
  5. 27 Portugal 64.6% compare
  6. 28 Hungary 63.8% compare

See the full ranking of 34 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is share of people who say they are satisfied with their life in Turkey?
Share of people who say they are satisfied with their life in Turkey was 65.6% in 2016, according to Eurobarometer (2017) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest share of people who say they are satisfied with their life recorded in Turkey?
The highest recorded value was 73.2% in 2007.
What is the lowest share of people who say they are satisfied with their life recorded in Turkey?
The lowest recorded value was 61.2% in 2009.
How does Turkey rank for share of people who say they are satisfied with their life?
Turkey ranks 25th out of 34 countries with data for 2016.
Is share of people who say they are satisfied with their life rising or falling in Turkey?
Over the last ten years it is down 7.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Turkey data come from?
The figures come from Eurobarometer (2017) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of people who say they are satisfied with their life. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Share of people who say they are satisfied with their life
Unit
%
Source
Eurobarometer (2017) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
34 places, 751 data points, 1973–2016
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