Turkey Poverty Rate 2017-2024

Poverty headcount ratio at $5.50 a day is the percentage of the population living on less than $5.50 a day at 2011 international prices. As a result of revisions in PPP exchange rates, poverty rates for individual countries cannot be compared with poverty rates reported in earlier editions.
  • Turkey poverty rate for 2021 was 7.60%, a 2.2% decline from 2020.
  • Turkey poverty rate for 2020 was 9.80%, a 0.3% decline from 2019.
  • Turkey poverty rate for 2019 was 10.10%, a 0.5% increase from 2018.
  • Turkey poverty rate for 2018 was 9.60%, a 0.7% decline from 2017.
Data Source: World Bank

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Similar Country Ranking
Country Name % Under US $5.50 Per Day
Armenia 51.70%
Colombia 38.80%
Peru 33.40%
Ecuador 31.70%
Brazil 28.40%
Iran 24.80%
Dominican Republic 23.20%
Tonga 21.50%
Paraguay 20.80%
China 17.00%
Costa Rica 14.50%
Jamaica 13.90%
Montenegro 12.20%
Thailand 12.20%
Kazakhstan 10.60%
Turkey 7.60%
Serbia 7.50%
Romania 7.10%
Bulgaria 5.80%
Malaysia 2.30%
Russia 2.00%
Turkey Poverty Rate - Historical Data
Year % Under US $5.50 Per Day Change
2021 7.60% -2.20%
2020 9.80% -0.30%
2019 10.10% 0.50%
2018 9.60% -0.70%
2017 10.30% -0.70%