Poverty and living standards in Şanlıurfa, Türkiye: official figures
32,068 homes were sold across the province that contains the city of Şanlıurfa in 2024 (14.3 per 1,000 residents, +113% on 2014); 3.9% of the sales were mortgaged.
What is the crime rate in Şanlıurfa?
4,041 convicts entered prison in 2020 for crimes committed across the province that contains the city of Şanlıurfa (+100% on 2014), 191 per 100,000 people, 3rd lowest of 33 big-city provinces (Turkey 309).
Source: Türkiye İstatistik Kurumu (TÜİK, Turkish Statistical Institute) · saved copyWhat is the average household size in Şanlıurfa?
Şanlıurfa (figures for the whole province) had 476,318 households in 2024, an average of 4.70 people each, the 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 Şanlıurfa in 2020, 777 were for theft, 540 for wounding, 132 for fraud, 111 for homicide and 674 for drug offences. Source: Türkiye İstatistik Kurumu (TÜİK, Turkish Statistical Institute) · saved copy
- The divorce rate across the province that contains the city of Şanlıurfa was 0.93 per 1,000 people in 2024 (4th lowest of 33 big-city provinces; Turkey 2.21), while the marriage rate was 7.12. Source: Türkiye İstatistik Kurumu (TÜİK, Turkish Statistical Institute) · saved copy
- Divorces per 1,000 residents across the province that contains the city of Şanlıurfa moved from 0.62 in 2014 to 0.93 in 2024. Source: Türkiye İstatistik Kurumu (TÜİK, Turkish Statistical Institute) · saved copy
- TÜİK counted 4,361 road traffic accidents with casualties across the province that contains the city of Şanlıurfa in 2024, 1,949 per million residents. Source: Türkiye İstatistik Kurumu (TÜİK, Turkish Statistical Institute) · saved copy
- Households across the province that contains the city of Şanlıurfa used 549 kWh of electricity per person at home in 2023, a measure of living standards that ranked 4th lowest of 33 big-city provinces. Source: Türkiye İstatistik Kurumu (TÜİK, Turkish Statistical Institute) · saved copy
How Şanlıurfa compares with other cities in Türkiye
Convicts admitted to prison per 100,000 people (place of crime) (whole province) (2020)
Şanlıurfa ranks 31 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)
Şanlıurfa ranks 30 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)
Şanlıurfa ranks 1 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)
Şanlıurfa ranks 30 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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