Poverty and living standards in Mardin, Türkiye: official figures
12,158 homes were sold across the province that contains the city of Mardin in 2024 (13.6 per 1,000 residents, +192% on 2014); 3.2% of the sales were mortgaged.
What is the crime rate in Mardin?
1,499 convicts entered prison in 2020 for crimes committed across the province that contains the city of Mardin (+68% on 2014), 175 per 100,000 people, the lowest of 33 big-city provinces (Turkey 309).
Source: Türkiye İstatistik Kurumu (TÜİK, Turkish Statistical Institute) · saved copyWhat is the average household size in Mardin?
Mardin (figures for the whole province) had 201,125 households in 2024, an average of 4.45 people each, 3rd 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 Mardin in 2020, 293 were for theft, 244 for wounding, 41 for fraud, 43 for homicide and 148 for drug offences. Source: Türkiye İstatistik Kurumu (TÜİK, Turkish Statistical Institute) · saved copy
- The divorce rate across the province that contains the city of Mardin was 0.74 per 1,000 people in 2024 (the lowest of 33 big-city provinces; Turkey 2.21), while the marriage rate was 6.94. Source: Türkiye İstatistik Kurumu (TÜİK, Turkish Statistical Institute) · saved copy
- Divorces per 1,000 residents across the province that contains the city of Mardin moved from 0.40 in 2014 to 0.74 in 2024. Source: Türkiye İstatistik Kurumu (TÜİK, Turkish Statistical Institute) · saved copy
- TÜİK counted 1,586 road traffic accidents with casualties across the province that contains the city of Mardin in 2024, 1,770 per million residents. Source: Türkiye İstatistik Kurumu (TÜİK, Turkish Statistical Institute) · saved copy
- Households across the province that contains the city of Mardin used 615 kWh of electricity per person at home in 2023, a measure of living standards that ranked 10th lowest of 33 big-city provinces. Source: Türkiye İstatistik Kurumu (TÜİK, Turkish Statistical Institute) · saved copy
How Mardin compares with other cities in Türkiye
Convicts admitted to prison per 100,000 people (place of crime) (whole province) (2020)
Mardin ranks 33 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) |
|---|---|---|
| 27 | Erzurum | 236 |
| 28 | Diyarbakir | 235 |
| 29 | Kahramanmaraş | 210 |
| 30 | Van | 201 |
| 31 | Şanlıurfa | 191 |
| 32 | Batman | 186 |
| 33 | Mardin | 175 |
Divorces per 1,000 people (whole province) (2024)
Mardin ranks 33 of 33, highest first. Province-wide figures for the 33 cities with pages.
| Rank | City | Divorces per 1,000 people (whole province) |
|---|---|---|
| 27 | Trabzon | 1.33 |
| 28 | Erzurum | 1.12 |
| 29 | Diyarbakir | 1.06 |
| 30 | Şanlıurfa | 0.93 |
| 31 | Van | 0.80 |
| 32 | Batman | 0.78 |
| 33 | Mardin | 0.74 |
Average household size (people) (whole province) (2024)
Mardin ranks 3 of 33, highest first. Province-wide figures for the 33 cities with pages.
| Rank | City | Average household size (people) (whole province) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Şanlıurfa | 4.70 |
| 2 | Batman | 4.62 |
| 3 | Mardin | 4.45 |
| 4 | Van | 4.34 |
| 5 | Diyarbakir | 4.20 |
| 6 | Gaziantep | 3.81 |
| 7 | Erzurum | 3.60 |
Traffic accidents per million residents (whole province) (2024)
Mardin ranks 32 of 33, highest first. Province-wide figures for the 33 cities with pages.
| Rank | City | Traffic accidents per million residents (whole province) |
|---|---|---|
| 27 | Erzurum | 2,166 |
| 28 | İstanbul | 2,142 |
| 29 | Diyarbakir | 2,010 |
| 30 | Şanlıurfa | 1,949 |
| 31 | Batman | 1,884 |
| 32 | Mardin | 1,770 |
| 33 | Van | 1,682 |
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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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