Poverty and living standards in Ağrı, Kars, Iğdır, Ardahan, Türkiye: official figures
13.3% of people in the Ağrı, Kars, Iğdır, Ardahan region (TRA2) were in relative poverty in TÜİK's 2025 survey, measured against a regional poverty line of half the regional median income (72,751 lira a year), 3rd highest of 26 regions.
How many poor people live in the Ağrı, Kars, Iğdır, Ardahan region?
About 137 thousand people in the Ağrı, Kars, Iğdır, Ardahan region lived below the regional poverty line in the 2025 survey.
Source: Turkish Statistical Institute (TÜİK) · saved copyHow unequal is income in the Ağrı, Kars, Iğdır, Ardahan region?
The richest 20% of people in the Ağrı, Kars, Iğdır, Ardahan region received 48.7% of all income in the 2025 survey and the poorest 20% received 6.0%, so the top fifth had 8.1 times the income of the bottom fifth (national ratio 7.5).
Source: Turkish Statistical Institute (TÜİK) · saved copyHow expensive is rent in the Ağrı, Kars, Iğdır, Ardahan region?
Housing costs (rent, water, electricity and fuel) in the Ağrı, Kars, Iğdır, Ardahan region stood at 73.8 on TÜİK's 2024 regional price index (Türkiye = 100), the cheapest of 26 regions.
Source: Turkish Statistical Institute (TÜİK) · saved copyMore figures
- With the wider line of 60% of regional median income (87,301 lira), the poverty rate in the Ağrı, Kars, Iğdır, Ardahan region was 19.2% in 2025, 11th highest of 26 regions. Source: Turkish Statistical Institute (TÜİK) · saved copy
- The relative poverty rate in the Ağrı, Kars, Iğdır, Ardahan region rose from 10.1% in 2024 to 13.3% in 2025 (50% line). Source: Turkish Statistical Institute (TÜİK) · saved copy
- In the 2014 survey the poverty rate in the Ağrı, Kars, Iğdır, Ardahan region was 13.5% at the 50% line, compared with 13.3% in 2025. Source: Turkish Statistical Institute (TÜİK) · saved copy
- On the S80/S20 income ratio, the Ağrı, Kars, Iğdır, Ardahan region was 3rd most unequal of 26 regions in the 2025 survey. Source: Turkish Statistical Institute (TÜİK) · saved copy
How Ağrı, Kars, Iğdır, Ardahan compares with other statistical regions
Relative poverty rate, 50% of the regional median income (%) (2025)
Ağrı, Kars, Iğdır, Ardahan ranks 3 of 26, highest first. Poverty line set separately for each region
| Rank | Region | Relative poverty rate, 50% of the regional median income (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tekirdağ, Edirne, Kırklareli | 14.5% |
| 2 | Kastamonu, Çankırı, Sinop | 14.3% |
| 3 | Ağrı, Kars, Iğdır, Ardahan | 13.3% |
| 4 | Erzurum, Erzincan, Bayburt | 12.6% |
| 5 | Ankara | 12.0% |
| 6 | Adana, Mersin | 11.8% |
| 7 | Kırıkkale, Aksaray, Niğde, Nevşehir, Kırşehir | 11.7% |
Relative poverty rate, 60% of the regional median income (%) (2025)
Ağrı, Kars, Iğdır, Ardahan ranks 11 of 26, highest first. Poverty line set separately for each region
| Rank | Region | Relative poverty rate, 60% of the regional median income (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 8 | Kırıkkale, Aksaray, Niğde, Nevşehir, Kırşehir | 19.8% |
| 9 | Antalya, Isparta, Burdur | 19.8% |
| 10 | Balıkesir, Çanakkale | 19.5% |
| 11 | Ağrı, Kars, Iğdır, Ardahan | 19.2% |
| 12 | İzmir | 18.2% |
| 13 | Bursa, Eskişehir, Bilecik | 18.1% |
| 14 | Manisa, Afyonkarahisar, Kütahya, Uşak | 18.1% |
Share of total income received by the richest 20% (%) (2025)
Ağrı, Kars, Iğdır, Ardahan ranks 6 of 26, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Share of total income received by the richest 20% (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 3 | İzmir | 50.4% |
| 4 | Samsun, Tokat, Çorum, Amasya | 49.6% |
| 5 | Ankara | 49.3% |
| 6 | Ağrı, Kars, Iğdır, Ardahan | 48.7% |
| 7 | Gaziantep, Adıyaman, Kilis | 48.4% |
| 8 | Balıkesir, Çanakkale | 47.5% |
| 9 | Aydın, Denizli, Muğla | 47.4% |
Income quintile share ratio S80/S20 (richest 20% vs poorest 20%) (2025)
Ağrı, Kars, Iğdır, Ardahan ranks 3 of 26, highest first. Computed from quintile shares
| Rank | Region | Income quintile share ratio S80/S20 (richest 20% vs poorest 20%) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kırıkkale, Aksaray, Niğde, Nevşehir, Kırşehir | 8.55 |
| 2 | Antalya, Isparta, Burdur | 8.25 |
| 3 | Ağrı, Kars, Iğdır, Ardahan | 8.08 |
| 4 | İzmir | 7.84 |
| 5 | Ankara | 7.52 |
| 6 | Samsun, Tokat, Çorum, Amasya | 7.27 |
| 7 | Balıkesir, Çanakkale | 7.14 |
Price level of rent, water, electricity and fuels (Türkiye = 100) (2024)
Ağrı, Kars, Iğdır, Ardahan ranks 26 of 26, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Price level of rent, water, electricity and fuels (Türkiye = 100) |
|---|---|---|
| 20 | Kayseri, Sivas, Yozgat | 86.1 |
| 21 | Erzurum, Erzincan, Bayburt | 84.8 |
| 22 | Malatya, Elazığ, Bingöl, Tunceli | 83.5 |
| 23 | Kırıkkale, Aksaray, Niğde, Nevşehir, Kırşehir | 83.1 |
| 24 | Van, Muş, Bitlis, Hakkari | 78.3 |
| 25 | Mardin, Batman, Şırnak, Siirt | 77.2 |
| 26 | Ağrı, Kars, Iğdır, Ardahan | 73.8 |
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Sources
- Turkish Statistical Institute (TÜİK): Income Distribution Statistics 2025: distribution of annual equivalised household disposable income by quintile, Türkiye and NUTS2 regions, 2014-2025, read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 b49635410b76…)
- Turkish Statistical Institute (TÜİK): Regional Purchasing Power Parity 2024: regional price level indices by main consumption expenditure group, 26 NUTS2 regions (Türkiye = 100), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 61c00aeab8aa…)
- Turkish Statistical Institute (TÜİK): Poverty and Living Conditions Statistics 2025: relative poor and poverty rate by poverty line calculated separately for each NUTS2 region, 2014-2025, read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 433099c43599…)
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