Share of one-person households vs. GDP per capita in Türkiye
Türkiye: Share of one-person households vs. GDP per capita was 15.3% in 2017. ▲ Rising
Share of one-person households vs. GDP per capita in Türkiye, 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 share of one-person households vs. gdp per capita in Türkiye is 15.3%, measured in 2017. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.4% on the previous year and up 135.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of one-person households vs. gdp per capita in Türkiye peaked at 15.3% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 6.1%, in 2006.
That places Türkiye 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.
Share of one-person households vs. GDP per capita in Türkiye, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 6.1% | — |
| 2007 | 6.5% | +6.6% |
| 2008 | 6.9% | +6.2% |
| 2009 | 7.7% | +11.6% |
| 2011 | 7.9% | +2.6% |
| 2012 | 8.6% | +8.9% |
| 2014 | 13.8% | +60.5% |
| 2015 | 14.3% | +3.6% |
| 2016 | 14.8% | +3.5% |
| 2017 | 15.3% | +3.4% |
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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More economy & growth data for Türkiye
- Imports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 4.93 % change on previous year (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.1941 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), per capita 3,610 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- External balance on goods and services (current US$), annual growth -151.4 % change on previous year (2025)
- External balance on goods and services (current LCU), annual growth -161.82 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current LCU), annual 26.51 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current LCU), per 2.06 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current LCU), per 38,229 current LCU per person (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (constant 2015 US$) -8.8 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (constant 2015 US$) 0.0416 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of one-person households vs. gdp per capita in Türkiye?
- Share of one-person households vs. gdp per capita in Türkiye 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 share of one-person households vs. gdp per capita recorded in Türkiye?
- The highest recorded value was 15.3% in 2017.
- What is the lowest share of one-person households vs. gdp per capita recorded in Türkiye?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.1% in 2006.
- How does Türkiye rank for share of one-person households vs. gdp per capita?
- Türkiye ranks 41st out of 67 countries with data for 2017.
- Is share of one-person households vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Türkiye?
- Over the last ten years it is up 135.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Türkiye 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 Share of one-person households vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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GDP per capita is adjusted for inflation and differences in living costs between countries.