Poverty and living standards in Samsun, Türkiye: official figures
27,608 homes were sold across the province that contains the city of Samsun in 2024 (20.0 per 1,000 residents, +52% on 2014); 10.9% of the sales were mortgaged.
What is the crime rate in Samsun?
4,970 convicts entered prison in 2020 for crimes committed across the province that contains the city of Samsun (+54% on 2014), 366 per 100,000 people, 9th highest of 33 big-city provinces (Turkey 309).
Source: Türkiye İstatistik Kurumu (TÜİK, Turkish Statistical Institute) · saved copyWhat is the average household size in Samsun?
Samsun (figures for the whole province) had 448,303 households in 2024, an average of 3.08 people each, 12th 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 Samsun in 2020, 465 were for theft, 1,025 for wounding, 116 for fraud, 113 for homicide and 489 for drug offences. Source: Türkiye İstatistik Kurumu (TÜİK, Turkish Statistical Institute) · saved copy
- The divorce rate across the province that contains the city of Samsun was 2.07 per 1,000 people in 2024 (13th lowest of 33 big-city provinces; Turkey 2.21), while the marriage rate was 6.47. Source: Türkiye İstatistik Kurumu (TÜİK, Turkish Statistical Institute) · saved copy
- Divorces per 1,000 residents across the province that contains the city of Samsun moved from 1.50 in 2014 to 2.07 in 2024. Source: Türkiye İstatistik Kurumu (TÜİK, Turkish Statistical Institute) · saved copy
- TÜİK counted 5,117 road traffic accidents with casualties across the province that contains the city of Samsun in 2024, 3,702 per million residents. Source: Türkiye İstatistik Kurumu (TÜİK, Turkish Statistical Institute) · saved copy
- Households across the province that contains the city of Samsun used 764 kWh of electricity per person at home in 2023, a measure of living standards that ranked 11th highest of 33 big-city provinces. Source: Türkiye İstatistik Kurumu (TÜİK, Turkish Statistical Institute) · saved copy
How Samsun compares with other cities in Türkiye
Convicts admitted to prison per 100,000 people (place of crime) (whole province) (2020)
Samsun ranks 9 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) |
|---|---|---|
| 6 | Kayseri | 414 |
| 7 | Manisa | 411 |
| 8 | Balıkesir | 395 |
| 9 | Samsun | 366 |
| 10 | Mersin | 365 |
| 11 | Adana | 364 |
| 12 | Konya | 354 |
Divorces per 1,000 people (whole province) (2024)
Samsun ranks 21 of 33, highest first. Province-wide figures for the 33 cities with pages.
| Rank | City | Divorces per 1,000 people (whole province) |
|---|---|---|
| 18 | İstanbul | 2.27 |
| 19 | Hatay | 2.24 |
| 20 | Gaziantep | 2.08 |
| 21 | Samsun | 2.07 |
| 22 | Kahramanmaraş | 2.05 |
| 23 | Ordu | 1.87 |
| 24 | Elazığ | 1.80 |
Average household size (people) (whole province) (2024)
Samsun ranks 22 of 33, highest first. Province-wide figures for the 33 cities with pages.
| Rank | City | Average household size (people) (whole province) |
|---|---|---|
| 19 | Bursa | 3.17 |
| 20 | Elazığ | 3.16 |
| 21 | Tekirdağ | 3.12 |
| 22 | Samsun | 3.08 |
| 23 | Antalya | 3.04 |
| 24 | Manisa | 3.01 |
| 25 | Ankara | 3.00 |
Traffic accidents per million residents (whole province) (2024)
Samsun ranks 10 of 33, highest first. Province-wide figures for the 33 cities with pages.
| Rank | City | Traffic accidents per million residents (whole province) |
|---|---|---|
| 7 | Denizli | 4,101 |
| 8 | Manisa | 4,040 |
| 9 | Kahramanmaraş | 3,815 |
| 10 | Samsun | 3,702 |
| 11 | Konya | 3,676 |
| 12 | Kayseri | 3,548 |
| 13 | Sakarya | 3,465 |
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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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