Poverty and Living Conditions Statistics, 2022

The income information regarding the Income and Living Conditions Survey, in which Poverty and Living Conditions Statistics are calculated, 2022 results refers to the year 2021, the previous calendar year. In the calculation of income and poverty, the household's income is converted into the equivalent household disposable income by taking into account the size and composition of the household.

The people having incomes below a specified line compared to the general population is defined to be the poor in a relative meaning. The at-risk-of-poverty-rate according to poverty threshold set at 50% of median equivalised household disposable income was 14.4% with no change compared to 2021. As for the at-risk-of-poverty-rate according to poverty threshold set at 60% of median equivalised household disposable income, it was 21.6% with an increase of 0.3 points in comparison with the previous year.

The at-risk-of-poverty-rate according to the poverty threshold set at 40% of median equivalised household disposable income was 7.6% with a decrease of 0.9 points compared to the previous year and poverty threshold set at 70% of median equivalised household disposable income was 29.3% with an increase of 0.6 points.

Considering poverty rates according to poverty threshold set at 50% of median equivalised household disposable income in terms of household types, at-risk-of-poverty-rate of one person households was 7.5% with an increase of 1.0 points, multi-person no-family households was 11.7% with an increase of 2.6 points, extended family households was 19.6% with an increase of 1.1 points and one-family households was 13.9% with a decrease of 0.3 points compared to the previous year.

In terms of the at-risk-of-poverty-rate according to poverty threshold set at 50% of median equivalised household disposable income, 27.7% of illiterates and 24.4% of literates with no degree were poor. The figures for less than high school and high school graduates were 13.8% and 7.8% respectively. Higher education graduates were the group with the lowest poverty rate with 2.6%.

The previous definition of material deprivation was revised by Eurostat by adding social deprivation criteria in the definition.

The household level variables were used for calculation of material and social deprivation rate were car inability to pay unexpected financial expenses, one week's annual holiday away from home, mortgage or rent payments, a meal with meat, chicken, fish every second day, heating home adequately warm, replacing worn furniture and the ownership of a car. In recent years the definition contains ownership of a washing machine, a color TV and a telephone which were removed from the new definition.

The newly added individual level variables were inability to replace worn-out clothes by some new ones, to have two pairs of properly fitting shoes, to get together with family/friends at least once a month, to participate in a leisure activity (that cost money) outside home, to spend a small amount of money each week on yourself and to have the internet connection for personel use at home.

The severe material and social deprivation rate, which is defined as the rate of individuals faced with the enforced inability to afford at least seven of the above-mentioned thirteen items decreased from 18.1% in 2021 to 16.6% in 2022.

The persistent at-risk-of-poverty rate shows the percentage of the population living in households where the equivalised disposable income was below the at-risk-of-poverty threshold set at 60% of median equivalised household income for the current year and for at least two out of the preceding three years. In 2022 the persistent at-risk-of-poverty-rate was 14.0% with an increase of 0.2 point in comparison with the previous year.

Persistent at-risk-of-poverty-rate and point changes compared to the previous year, 2018-2022

The region with the lowest relative at-risk-of-poverty-rate was TRC1 region including Gaziantep, Adıyaman, Kilis provinces

SR Level 2 regions with the highest relative at-risk-of-poverty-rate which is calculated based on the poverty threshold set at 50% of median equivalised household disposable income of each region were TR62 (Adana, Mersin) with 15.0%, TRA2 (Ağrı, Kars Iğdır, Ardahan) with 14.6% and TR31 (İzmir) with 14.3%.

TRC1 (Gaziantep, Adıyaman, Kilis) region with 3.7%, TRB1 (Malatya, Elazığ, Bingöl, Tunceli) region with 6.3% and TRA1 (Erzurum, Erzincan, Bayburt) region with 7.5% had the lowest relative at-risk-of-poverty-rate.

Relative at-risk-of-poverty-rate by 50% of median income (%), SR Level 2, 2022

At-risk-of poverty or social exclusion rate is 32.6%

The proportion of those at-risk-of-poverty or social exclusion, which is defined as the deprivation of at least one of the indicators of relative poverty, severe material and social deprivation, low-work intensity, was calculated for the first time this year.

According to the results of 2022, 32.6% of individuals were at-the-risk-of-poverty or social exclusion. This ratio was 42.7% of individuals in 0-17 age group, 30.2% of individuals in 18-64 age group and 20.5% of individuals whose age was 65 and more.

At-risk-of-poverty or social exclusion rate (AROPE) by age groups (%), 2015-2022

The share of people living in their own dwellings was 56.7%

In 2022, the proportion of the population living in their own dwellings decreased by 0.8 point compared to the previous year. It was calculated as 56.7% while the share of those living in rented house was 27.2%, the share of those living in lodging was 1.1% and the share of those who did not pay rent despite not living in their own dwellings was 15.1%.

Tenure status distribution and point changes compared to the previous year, 2021, 2022

Inability of heating due to isolation was the most common housing and environmental problem

According to the 2022 results, 33.6% of the non-institutional population had heating problem due to isolation and problems in their dwellings such as leaking roof, damp walls/floors/foundation, rot in window frames/floors. This ratio was calculated 21.7% for population had pollution, grime due to traffic/industry or other environmental problems.

Housing and environmental problems (%), 2021, 2022

The percentage of people having installments or loans was 59.4%

59.4% of the population had installments or loans (other than mortgage and housing cost), 4.3 points less than previous year. While these payments did not burden at all to 6.2% of the population, it was a heavy burden to 17.7%. 59.6% of the households reported that they cannot afford paying for one week annual holiday away from home, 41.5% of them cannot afford a meal with meat, chicken or fish every second day, 31.1% of them cannot afford unexpected financial expenses, 20.4% of them cannot afford keeping home adequately warm and 65.4% of them cannot afford replacing worn furniture.

Specified living conditions indicators, 2021, 2022

The next release on this subject will be in May, 2024.