Poverty and living standards in Van, Türkiye: official figures
9,715 homes were sold across the province that contains the city of Van in 2024 (8.7 per 1,000 residents, +234% on 2014); 7.1% of the sales were mortgaged.
What is the crime rate in Van?
2,314 convicts entered prison in 2020 for crimes committed across the province that contains the city of Van (+69% on 2014), 201 per 100,000 people, 4th lowest of 33 big-city provinces (Turkey 309).
Source: Türkiye İstatistik Kurumu (TÜİK, Turkish Statistical Institute) · saved copyWhat is the average household size in Van?
Van (figures for the whole province) had 257,819 households in 2024, an average of 4.34 people each, 4th 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 Van in 2020, 396 were for theft, 248 for wounding, 26 for fraud, 61 for homicide and 330 for drug offences. Source: Türkiye İstatistik Kurumu (TÜİK, Turkish Statistical Institute) · saved copy
- The divorce rate across the province that contains the city of Van was 0.80 per 1,000 people in 2024 (3rd lowest of 33 big-city provinces; Turkey 2.21), while the marriage rate was 6.63. Source: Türkiye İstatistik Kurumu (TÜİK, Turkish Statistical Institute) · saved copy
- Divorces per 1,000 residents across the province that contains the city of Van moved from 0.31 in 2014 to 0.80 in 2024. Source: Türkiye İstatistik Kurumu (TÜİK, Turkish Statistical Institute) · saved copy
- TÜİK counted 1,881 road traffic accidents with casualties across the province that contains the city of Van in 2024, 1,682 per million residents. Source: Türkiye İstatistik Kurumu (TÜİK, Turkish Statistical Institute) · saved copy
- Households across the province that contains the city of Van used 481 kWh of electricity per person at home in 2023, a measure of living standards that ranked the lowest of 33 big-city provinces. Source: Türkiye İstatistik Kurumu (TÜİK, Turkish Statistical Institute) · saved copy
How Van compares with other cities in Türkiye
Convicts admitted to prison per 100,000 people (place of crime) (whole province) (2020)
Van ranks 30 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)
Van ranks 31 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)
Van ranks 4 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)
Van ranks 33 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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