Poverty and living standards in Ankara, Türkiye: official figures
134,046 homes were sold across the province that contains the city of Ankara in 2024 (22.9 per 1,000 residents, +2% on 2014); 16.8% of the sales were mortgaged.
What is the crime rate in Ankara?
13,812 convicts entered prison in 2020 for crimes committed across the province that contains the city of Ankara (+60% on 2014), 244 per 100,000 people, 11th lowest of 33 big-city provinces (Turkey 309).
Source: Türkiye İstatistik Kurumu (TÜİK, Turkish Statistical Institute) · saved copyWhat is the average household size in Ankara?
Ankara (figures for the whole province) had 1,952,498 households in 2024, an average of 3.00 people each, 9th smallest of 33 big-city provinces (Turkey 3.22).
Source: Türkiye İstatistik Kurumu (TÜİK, Turkish Statistical Institute) · saved copyCan people in Ankara afford their bills?
In the EU's 2023 quality of life survey, 23% of residents of Ankara said they had difficulty paying their bills at the end of the month most of the time.
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- Among convicts admitted for crimes across the province that contains the city of Ankara in 2020, 2,316 were for theft, 2,175 for wounding, 688 for fraud, 286 for homicide and 1,062 for drug offences. Source: Türkiye İstatistik Kurumu (TÜİK, Turkish Statistical Institute) · saved copy
- The divorce rate across the province that contains the city of Ankara was 2.67 per 1,000 people in 2024 (9th highest of 33 big-city provinces; Turkey 2.21), while the marriage rate was 6.39. Source: Türkiye İstatistik Kurumu (TÜİK, Turkish Statistical Institute) · saved copy
- Divorces per 1,000 residents across the province that contains the city of Ankara moved from 2.23 in 2014 to 2.67 in 2024. Source: Türkiye İstatistik Kurumu (TÜİK, Turkish Statistical Institute) · saved copy
- TÜİK counted 16,584 road traffic accidents with casualties across the province that contains the city of Ankara in 2024, 2,828 per million residents. Source: Türkiye İstatistik Kurumu (TÜİK, Turkish Statistical Institute) · saved copy
- Households across the province that contains the city of Ankara used 833 kWh of electricity per person at home in 2023, a measure of living standards that ranked 8th highest of 33 big-city provinces. Source: Türkiye İstatistik Kurumu (TÜİK, Turkish Statistical Institute) · saved copy
- 35% of people in Ankara agreed that it is easy to find good housing at a reasonable price (EU quality of life in European cities survey, 2023). Source: Eurostat · saved copy
- 71% of people in Ankara felt safe walking alone at night in the city (EU quality of life in European cities survey, 2023). Source: Eurostat · saved copy
How Ankara compares with other cities in Türkiye
Convicts admitted to prison per 100,000 people (place of crime) (whole province) (2020)
Ankara ranks 23 of 33, highest first. Province-wide figures for the 33 cities with pages. Latest year published by province in the TÜİK regional database.
| Rank | City | Convicts admitted to prison per 100,000 people (place of crime) (whole province) |
|---|---|---|
| 20 | Ordu | 270 |
| 21 | İstanbul | 267 |
| 22 | Trabzon | 259 |
| 23 | Ankara | 244 |
| 24 | Hatay | 242 |
| 25 | Kocaeli | 237 |
| 26 | Malatya | 236 |
Divorces per 1,000 people (whole province) (2024)
Ankara ranks 9 of 33, highest first. Province-wide figures for the 33 cities with pages.
| Rank | City | Divorces per 1,000 people (whole province) |
|---|---|---|
| 6 | Tekirdağ | 2.72 |
| 7 | Mersin | 2.69 |
| 8 | Aydın | 2.69 |
| 9 | Ankara | 2.67 |
| 10 | Balıkesir | 2.63 |
| 11 | Kayseri | 2.57 |
| 12 | Manisa | 2.50 |
Average household size (people) (whole province) (2024)
Ankara ranks 25 of 33, highest first. Province-wide figures for the 33 cities with pages.
| Rank | City | Average household size (people) (whole province) |
|---|---|---|
| 22 | Samsun | 3.08 |
| 23 | Antalya | 3.04 |
| 24 | Manisa | 3.01 |
| 25 | Ankara | 3.00 |
| 26 | Trabzon | 2.97 |
| 27 | Denizli | 2.90 |
| 28 | İzmir | 2.86 |
Traffic accidents per million residents (whole province) (2024)
Ankara ranks 23 of 33, highest first. Province-wide figures for the 33 cities with pages.
| Rank | City | Traffic accidents per million residents (whole province) |
|---|---|---|
| 20 | Tekirdağ | 3,091 |
| 21 | Adana | 2,975 |
| 22 | Bursa | 2,967 |
| 23 | Ankara | 2,828 |
| 24 | Gaziantep | 2,725 |
| 25 | Trabzon | 2,617 |
| 26 | Elazığ | 2,273 |
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Sources
- Eurostat: Eurostat dataset urb_percep: Quality of life in European cities survey 2023: perception (cities), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 81bd3e277f3e…)
- Türkiye İstatistik Kurumu (TÜİK, Turkish Statistical Institute): Bölgesel İstatistikler (Regional Statistics database): 114 indicators for the 81 provinces, 2014-2024 (CSV export), read 24 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 54a60ac62f7a…)
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