Poverty and living standards in Muğla, Türkiye: official figures
21,984 homes were sold across the province that contains the city of Muğla in 2024 (20.3 per 1,000 residents, +37% on 2014); 7.4% of the sales were mortgaged.
What is the crime rate in Muğla?
4,483 convicts entered prison in 2020 for crimes committed across the province that contains the city of Muğla (+70% on 2014), 448 per 100,000 people, 5th highest of 33 big-city provinces (Turkey 309).
Source: Türkiye İstatistik Kurumu (TÜİK, Turkish Statistical Institute) · saved copyWhat is the average household size in Muğla?
Muğla (figures for the whole province) had 383,774 households in 2024, an average of 2.82 people each, 4th 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 Muğla in 2020, 475 were for theft, 697 for wounding, 153 for fraud, 103 for homicide and 287 for drug offences. Source: Türkiye İstatistik Kurumu (TÜİK, Turkish Statistical Institute) · saved copy
- The divorce rate across the province that contains the city of Muğla was 3.00 per 1,000 people in 2024 (3rd highest of 33 big-city provinces; Turkey 2.21), while the marriage rate was 6.76. Source: Türkiye İstatistik Kurumu (TÜİK, Turkish Statistical Institute) · saved copy
- Divorces per 1,000 residents across the province that contains the city of Muğla moved from 2.50 in 2014 to 3.00 in 2024. Source: Türkiye İstatistik Kurumu (TÜİK, Turkish Statistical Institute) · saved copy
- TÜİK counted 7,260 road traffic accidents with casualties across the province that contains the city of Muğla in 2024, 6,711 per million residents. Source: Türkiye İstatistik Kurumu (TÜİK, Turkish Statistical Institute) · saved copy
- Households across the province that contains the city of Muğla used 1,395 kWh of electricity per person at home in 2023, a measure of living standards that ranked the highest of 33 big-city provinces. Source: Türkiye İstatistik Kurumu (TÜİK, Turkish Statistical Institute) · saved copy
How Muğla compares with other cities in Türkiye
Convicts admitted to prison per 100,000 people (place of crime) (whole province) (2020)
Muğla ranks 5 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) |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | Antalya | 504 |
| 3 | Denizli | 484 |
| 4 | İzmir | 449 |
| 5 | Muğla | 448 |
| 6 | Kayseri | 414 |
| 7 | Manisa | 411 |
| 8 | Balıkesir | 395 |
Divorces per 1,000 people (whole province) (2024)
Muğla ranks 3 of 33, highest first. Province-wide figures for the 33 cities with pages.
| Rank | City | Divorces per 1,000 people (whole province) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Antalya | 3.33 |
| 2 | İzmir | 3.10 |
| 3 | Muğla | 3.00 |
| 4 | Eskişehir | 2.93 |
| 5 | Denizli | 2.91 |
| 6 | Tekirdağ | 2.72 |
| 7 | Mersin | 2.69 |
Average household size (people) (whole province) (2024)
Muğla ranks 30 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)
Muğla ranks 1 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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