Poverty and living standards in Diyarbakir, Türkiye: official figures
25,240 homes were sold across the province that contains the city of Diyarbakir in 2024 (13.8 per 1,000 residents, +82% on 2014); 10.1% of the sales were mortgaged.
What is the crime rate in Diyarbakir?
4,186 convicts entered prison in 2020 for crimes committed across the province that contains the city of Diyarbakir (+46% on 2014), 235 per 100,000 people, 6th lowest of 33 big-city provinces (Turkey 309).
Source: Türkiye İstatistik Kurumu (TÜİK, Turkish Statistical Institute) · saved copyWhat is the average household size in Diyarbakir?
Diyarbakir (figures for the whole province) had 436,464 households in 2024, an average of 4.20 people each, 5th largest of 33 big-city provinces (Turkey 3.22).
Source: Türkiye İstatistik Kurumu (TÜİK, Turkish Statistical Institute) · saved copyCan people in Diyarbakir afford their bills?
In the EU's 2023 quality of life survey, 30% of residents of Diyarbakir 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 Diyarbakir in 2020, 693 were for theft, 620 for wounding, 68 for fraud, 148 for homicide and 723 for drug offences. Source: Türkiye İstatistik Kurumu (TÜİK, Turkish Statistical Institute) · saved copy
- The divorce rate across the province that contains the city of Diyarbakir was 1.06 per 1,000 people in 2024 (5th lowest of 33 big-city provinces; Turkey 2.21), while the marriage rate was 6.87. Source: Türkiye İstatistik Kurumu (TÜİK, Turkish Statistical Institute) · saved copy
- Divorces per 1,000 residents across the province that contains the city of Diyarbakir moved from 0.49 in 2014 to 1.06 in 2024. Source: Türkiye İstatistik Kurumu (TÜİK, Turkish Statistical Institute) · saved copy
- TÜİK counted 3,685 road traffic accidents with casualties across the province that contains the city of Diyarbakir in 2024, 2,010 per million residents. Source: Türkiye İstatistik Kurumu (TÜİK, Turkish Statistical Institute) · saved copy
- Households across the province that contains the city of Diyarbakir used 537 kWh of electricity per person at home in 2023, a measure of living standards that ranked 3rd lowest of 33 big-city provinces. Source: Türkiye İstatistik Kurumu (TÜİK, Turkish Statistical Institute) · saved copy
- In the EU's 2023 survey of quality of life in European cities, 48% of residents of Diyarbakir agreed that it is easy to find good housing at a reasonable price. Source: Eurostat · saved copy
- In the EU's 2023 survey of quality of life in European cities, 73% of residents of Diyarbakir felt safe walking alone at night in the city. Source: Eurostat · saved copy
How Diyarbakir compares with other cities in Türkiye
Convicts admitted to prison per 100,000 people (place of crime) (whole province) (2020)
Diyarbakir ranks 28 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) |
|---|---|---|
| 25 | Kocaeli | 237 |
| 26 | Malatya | 236 |
| 27 | Erzurum | 236 |
| 28 | Diyarbakir | 235 |
| 29 | Kahramanmaraş | 210 |
| 30 | Van | 201 |
| 31 | Şanlıurfa | 191 |
Divorces per 1,000 people (whole province) (2024)
Diyarbakir ranks 29 of 33, highest first. Province-wide figures for the 33 cities with pages.
| Rank | City | Divorces per 1,000 people (whole province) |
|---|---|---|
| 26 | Malatya | 1.64 |
| 27 | Trabzon | 1.33 |
| 28 | Erzurum | 1.12 |
| 29 | Diyarbakir | 1.06 |
| 30 | Şanlıurfa | 0.93 |
| 31 | Van | 0.80 |
| 32 | Batman | 0.78 |
Average household size (people) (whole province) (2024)
Diyarbakir ranks 5 of 33, highest first. Province-wide figures for the 33 cities with pages.
| Rank | City | Average household size (people) (whole province) |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | Batman | 4.62 |
| 3 | Mardin | 4.45 |
| 4 | Van | 4.34 |
| 5 | Diyarbakir | 4.20 |
| 6 | Gaziantep | 3.81 |
| 7 | Erzurum | 3.60 |
| 8 | Kahramanmaraş | 3.43 |
Traffic accidents per million residents (whole province) (2024)
Diyarbakir ranks 29 of 33, highest first. Province-wide figures for the 33 cities with pages.
| Rank | City | Traffic accidents per million residents (whole province) |
|---|---|---|
| 26 | Elazığ | 2,273 |
| 27 | Erzurum | 2,166 |
| 28 | İstanbul | 2,142 |
| 29 | Diyarbakir | 2,010 |
| 30 | Şanlıurfa | 1,949 |
| 31 | Batman | 1,884 |
| 32 | Mardin | 1,770 |
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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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