Poverty and living standards in Kahramanmaraş, Türkiye: official figures
11,702 homes were sold across the province that contains the city of Kahramanmaraş in 2024 (10.3 per 1,000 residents, +10% on 2014); 6.7% of the sales were mortgaged.
What is the crime rate in Kahramanmaraş?
2,452 convicts entered prison in 2020 for crimes committed across the province that contains the city of Kahramanmaraş (+17% on 2014), 210 per 100,000 people, 5th lowest of 33 big-city provinces (Turkey 309).
Source: Türkiye İstatistik Kurumu (TÜİK, Turkish Statistical Institute) · saved copyWhat is the average household size in Kahramanmaraş?
Kahramanmaraş (figures for the whole province) had 330,194 households in 2024, an average of 3.43 people each, 8th largest 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 Kahramanmaraş in 2020, 380 were for theft, 500 for wounding, 36 for fraud, 70 for homicide and 231 for drug offences. Source: Türkiye İstatistik Kurumu (TÜİK, Turkish Statistical Institute) · saved copy
- The divorce rate across the province that contains the city of Kahramanmaraş was 2.05 per 1,000 people in 2024 (12th lowest of 33 big-city provinces; Turkey 2.21), while the marriage rate was 7.45. Source: Türkiye İstatistik Kurumu (TÜİK, Turkish Statistical Institute) · saved copy
- Divorces per 1,000 residents across the province that contains the city of Kahramanmaraş moved from 1.37 in 2014 to 2.05 in 2024. Source: Türkiye İstatistik Kurumu (TÜİK, Turkish Statistical Institute) · saved copy
- TÜİK counted 4,327 road traffic accidents with casualties across the province that contains the city of Kahramanmaraş in 2024, 3,815 per million residents. Source: Türkiye İstatistik Kurumu (TÜİK, Turkish Statistical Institute) · saved copy
- Households across the province that contains the city of Kahramanmaraş used 593 kWh of electricity per person at home in 2023, a measure of living standards that ranked 8th lowest of 33 big-city provinces. Source: Türkiye İstatistik Kurumu (TÜİK, Turkish Statistical Institute) · saved copy
How Kahramanmaraş compares with other cities in Türkiye
Convicts admitted to prison per 100,000 people (place of crime) (whole province) (2020)
Kahramanmaraş ranks 29 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) |
|---|---|---|
| 26 | Malatya | 236 |
| 27 | Erzurum | 236 |
| 28 | Diyarbakir | 235 |
| 29 | Kahramanmaraş | 210 |
| 30 | Van | 201 |
| 31 | Şanlıurfa | 191 |
| 32 | Batman | 186 |
Divorces per 1,000 people (whole province) (2024)
Kahramanmaraş ranks 22 of 33, highest first. Province-wide figures for the 33 cities with pages.
| Rank | City | Divorces per 1,000 people (whole province) |
|---|---|---|
| 19 | Hatay | 2.24 |
| 20 | Gaziantep | 2.08 |
| 21 | Samsun | 2.07 |
| 22 | Kahramanmaraş | 2.05 |
| 23 | Ordu | 1.87 |
| 24 | Elazığ | 1.80 |
| 25 | Sivas | 1.73 |
Average household size (people) (whole province) (2024)
Kahramanmaraş ranks 8 of 33, highest first. Province-wide figures for the 33 cities with pages.
| Rank | City | Average household size (people) (whole province) |
|---|---|---|
| 5 | Diyarbakir | 4.20 |
| 6 | Gaziantep | 3.81 |
| 7 | Erzurum | 3.60 |
| 8 | Kahramanmaraş | 3.43 |
| 9 | Hatay | 3.35 |
| 10 | Adana | 3.35 |
| 11 | Konya | 3.33 |
Traffic accidents per million residents (whole province) (2024)
Kahramanmaraş ranks 9 of 33, highest first. Province-wide figures for the 33 cities with pages.
| Rank | City | Traffic accidents per million residents (whole province) |
|---|---|---|
| 6 | Mersin | 4,225 |
| 7 | Denizli | 4,101 |
| 8 | Manisa | 4,040 |
| 9 | Kahramanmaraş | 3,815 |
| 10 | Samsun | 3,702 |
| 11 | Konya | 3,676 |
| 12 | Kayseri | 3,548 |
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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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