Poverty and living standards in Ağrı (Ağrı, Kars, Iğdır, Ardahan, Türkiye): official figures
3,883 homes were sold in Ağrı province in 2024 (7.8 per 1,000 residents, +188% on 2014); 5.1% of the sales were mortgaged.
What is the crime rate in Ağrı?
1,228 convicts entered prison in 2020 for crimes committed in Ağrı province (+62% on 2014), 229 per 100,000 people, 16th lowest of 81 provinces (Turkey 309).
Source: Türkiye İstatistik Kurumu (TÜİK, Turkish Statistical Institute) · saved copyWhat is the average household size in Ağrı?
Ağrı province had 112,558 households in 2024, an average of 4.44 people each, 7th largest of 81 provinces (Turkey 3.22).
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- Among convicts admitted for crimes in Ağrı province in 2020, 131 were for theft, 168 for wounding, 41 for fraud, 67 for homicide and 120 for drug offences. Source: Türkiye İstatistik Kurumu (TÜİK, Turkish Statistical Institute) · saved copy
- The divorce rate in Ağrı province was 0.78 per 1,000 people in 2024 (8th lowest of 81 provinces; Turkey 2.21), while the marriage rate was 6.21. Source: Türkiye İstatistik Kurumu (TÜİK, Turkish Statistical Institute) · saved copy
- Divorces per 1,000 residents in Ağrı province moved from 0.39 in 2014 to 0.78 in 2024. Source: Türkiye İstatistik Kurumu (TÜİK, Turkish Statistical Institute) · saved copy
- TÜİK counted 806 road traffic accidents with casualties in Ağrı province in 2024, 1,613 per million residents. Source: Türkiye İstatistik Kurumu (TÜİK, Turkish Statistical Institute) · saved copy
- Households in Ağrı province used 465 kWh of electricity per person at home in 2023, a measure of living standards that ranked 6th lowest of 81 provinces. Source: Türkiye İstatistik Kurumu (TÜİK, Turkish Statistical Institute) · saved copy
How Ağrı compares with other provinces in Türkiye
Convicts admitted to prison per 100,000 people (place of crime) (2020)
Ağrı ranks 66 of 81, highest first. Latest year published by province in the TÜİK regional database.
| Rank | Area | Convicts admitted to prison per 100,000 people (place of crime) |
|---|---|---|
| 63 | Malatya | 236 |
| 64 | Erzurum | 236 |
| 65 | Diyarbakır | 235 |
| 66 | Ağrı | 229 |
| 67 | Kahramanmaraş | 210 |
| 68 | Gümüşhane | 203 |
| 69 | Van | 201 |
Divorces per 1,000 people (2024)
Ağrı ranks 74 of 81, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Divorces per 1,000 people |
|---|---|---|
| 71 | Bayburt | 0.84 |
| 72 | Gümüşhane | 0.82 |
| 73 | Van | 0.80 |
| 74 | Ağrı | 0.78 |
| 75 | Batman | 0.78 |
| 76 | Mardin | 0.74 |
| 77 | Bitlis | 0.71 |
Average household size (people) (2024)
Ağrı ranks 7 of 81, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Average household size (people) |
|---|---|---|
| 4 | Batman | 4.62 |
| 5 | Siirt | 4.55 |
| 6 | Mardin | 4.45 |
| 7 | Ağrı | 4.44 |
| 8 | Van | 4.34 |
| 9 | Muş | 4.32 |
| 10 | Diyarbakır | 4.20 |
Traffic accidents per million residents (2024)
Ağrı ranks 79 of 81, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Traffic accidents per million residents |
|---|---|---|
| 75 | Mardin | 1,770 |
| 76 | Şırnak | 1,740 |
| 77 | Kars | 1,719 |
| 78 | Van | 1,682 |
| 79 | Ağrı | 1,613 |
| 80 | Muş | 1,190 |
| 81 | Hakkari | 1,141 |
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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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