Poverty and living standards in Balıkesir, Türkiye: official figures
33,532 homes were sold across the province that contains the city of Balıkesir in 2024 (26.3 per 1,000 residents, +44% on 2014); 8.9% of the sales were mortgaged.
What is the crime rate in Balıkesir?
4,897 convicts entered prison in 2020 for crimes committed across the province that contains the city of Balıkesir (+30% on 2014), 395 per 100,000 people, 8th highest of 33 big-city provinces (Turkey 309).
Source: Türkiye İstatistik Kurumu (TÜİK, Turkish Statistical Institute) · saved copyWhat is the average household size in Balıkesir?
Balıkesir (figures for the whole province) had 473,746 households in 2024, an average of 2.69 people each, the smallest of 33 big-city provinces (Turkey 3.22).
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- Among convicts admitted for crimes across the province that contains the city of Balıkesir in 2020, 722 were for theft, 968 for wounding, 128 for fraud, 104 for homicide and 228 for drug offences. Source: Türkiye İstatistik Kurumu (TÜİK, Turkish Statistical Institute) · saved copy
- The divorce rate across the province that contains the city of Balıkesir was 2.63 per 1,000 people in 2024 (10th highest of 33 big-city provinces; Turkey 2.21), while the marriage rate was 6.59. Source: Türkiye İstatistik Kurumu (TÜİK, Turkish Statistical Institute) · saved copy
- Divorces per 1,000 residents across the province that contains the city of Balıkesir moved from 2.00 in 2014 to 2.63 in 2024. Source: Türkiye İstatistik Kurumu (TÜİK, Turkish Statistical Institute) · saved copy
- TÜİK counted 5,753 road traffic accidents with casualties across the province that contains the city of Balıkesir in 2024, 4,508 per million residents. Source: Türkiye İstatistik Kurumu (TÜİK, Turkish Statistical Institute) · saved copy
- Households across the province that contains the city of Balıkesir used 908 kWh of electricity per person at home in 2023, a measure of living standards that ranked 7th highest of 33 big-city provinces. Source: Türkiye İstatistik Kurumu (TÜİK, Turkish Statistical Institute) · saved copy
How Balıkesir compares with other cities in Türkiye
Convicts admitted to prison per 100,000 people (place of crime) (whole province) (2020)
Balıkesir ranks 8 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) |
|---|---|---|
| 5 | Muğla | 448 |
| 6 | Kayseri | 414 |
| 7 | Manisa | 411 |
| 8 | Balıkesir | 395 |
| 9 | Samsun | 366 |
| 10 | Mersin | 365 |
| 11 | Adana | 364 |
Divorces per 1,000 people (whole province) (2024)
Balıkesir ranks 10 of 33, highest first. Province-wide figures for the 33 cities with pages.
| Rank | City | Divorces per 1,000 people (whole province) |
|---|---|---|
| 7 | Mersin | 2.69 |
| 8 | Aydın | 2.69 |
| 9 | Ankara | 2.67 |
| 10 | Balıkesir | 2.63 |
| 11 | Kayseri | 2.57 |
| 12 | Manisa | 2.50 |
| 13 | Adana | 2.49 |
Average household size (people) (whole province) (2024)
Balıkesir ranks 33 of 33, highest first. Province-wide figures for the 33 cities with pages.
| Rank | City | Average household size (people) (whole province) |
|---|---|---|
| 27 | Denizli | 2.90 |
| 28 | İzmir | 2.86 |
| 29 | Aydın | 2.83 |
| 30 | Muğla | 2.82 |
| 31 | Ordu | 2.77 |
| 32 | Eskişehir | 2.70 |
| 33 | Balıkesir | 2.69 |
Traffic accidents per million residents (whole province) (2024)
Balıkesir ranks 4 of 33, highest first. Province-wide figures for the 33 cities with pages.
| Rank | City | Traffic accidents per million residents (whole province) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Muğla | 6,711 |
| 2 | Antalya | 4,923 |
| 3 | Aydın | 4,654 |
| 4 | Balıkesir | 4,508 |
| 5 | Hatay | 4,398 |
| 6 | Mersin | 4,225 |
| 7 | Denizli | 4,101 |
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Sources
- 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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