Severe material and social deprivation in Türkiye
12.0% of people in Türkiye were severely materially and socially deprived in 2025. The value for 2025 is the lowest in the series, which starts in 2017.
Türkiye, 2025
12.0%
Change from 2024
−1.4percentage points
European Union, 2025
6.3%
Median of OECD (38 countries), 2025
4.7%
Position in 2025
5th of 31
Severe material and social deprivation in Türkiye over time
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% of population. Source: Eurostat. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Türkiye | European Union |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 12.0% | 6.3% |
| 2024 | 13.4% | 6.4% |
| 2023 | 14.5% | 6.8% |
| 2022 | 15.2% | 6.7% |
| 2021 | 18.2% | 6.3% |
| 2020 | 16.7% | 6.7% |
| 2019 | 15.9% | 6.7% |
| 2018 | 15.4% | 7.1% |
| 2017 | 15.4% | 7.8% |
| 2016 | – | 9.0% |
| 2015 | – | 9.7% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of −1.4 percentage points from 13.4% in 2024.
- Since 2017, when it was 15.4%, the figure has changed by −3.4 percentage points.
- Among the 31 countries with data for 2025, Türkiye has the 5th highest value.
- The figure for the European Union in 2025 was 6.3%.
More for Türkiye
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29.8%
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Inability to keep home adequately warm
19.5%
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At-risk-of-poverty rate
23.4%
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Income inequality (Gini)
43.9 (0 to 100)
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Income quintile share ratio (S80/S20)
8.93 times
2025 · Eurostat
Gini index
43.7 (0 to 100)
2023 · World Bank