Economy, jobs and prices in Erzurum, Erzincan, Bayburt, Türkiye: official figures
GDP per person was 18,600 purchasing power standards (PPS) in 2024, 47% of the EU average; 19th highest of 26 regions in Türkiye. PPS adjust for price differences between countries.
How big is the economy of Erzurum, Erzincan, Bayburt?
The regional economy produced €10.2 billion of output (GDP at market prices) in 2024, 0.8% of Türkiye's GDP.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyWhat is the unemployment rate in Erzurum, Erzincan, Bayburt?
The unemployment rate (age 15 to 74) was 7.3% in 2025, against 8.4% for Türkiye and 6.0% across the EU; 17th highest of 26 regions in Türkiye.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyWhat is youth unemployment in Erzurum, Erzincan, Bayburt?
Youth unemployment (age 15 to 24) was 17.1% in 2025, against 15.4% for Türkiye; 4th highest of 26 regions in Türkiye.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyHow much does Erzurum, Erzincan, Bayburt spend on research and development?
Spending on research and development came to 1.52% of GDP in 2024 (1.46% nationally).
Source: Eurostat · saved copyWhat is the average income in the Erzurum, Erzincan, Bayburt region?
In TÜİK's 2025 Income and Living Conditions Survey, mean annual equivalised household disposable income in the Erzurum, Erzincan, Bayburt region (TRA1) was 259,848 lira per person (incomes earned in 2024), 22% below the national figure of 332,882 lira and 8th lowest of 26 NUTS2 regions.
Source: Turkish Statistical Institute (TÜİK) · saved copyWhat is the median income in the Erzurum, Erzincan, Bayburt region?
The median equivalised income in the Erzurum, Erzincan, Bayburt region was 189,342 lira per person in the 2025 survey, 21% below the national figure (241,151 lira); half of residents lived on less than this. That was 8th lowest of 26 regions.
Source: Turkish Statistical Institute (TÜİK) · saved copyHow expensive is the Erzurum, Erzincan, Bayburt region compared with the rest of Turkey?
Adjusted for regional prices (TÜİK price level index 97.1 in 2024, Türkiye = 100), the median income in the Erzurum, Erzincan, Bayburt region is worth about 195,052 lira at national prices, 7th lowest of 26 regions on purchasing power.
Source: Turkish Statistical Institute (TÜİK) · saved copyIs the Erzurum, Erzincan, Bayburt region expensive to live in?
Consumer prices in the Erzurum, Erzincan, Bayburt region (TRA1) were 2.9% below the Turkish average in 2024, according to TÜİK's regional price level index (97.1), 10th cheapest of 26 regions.
Source: Turkish Statistical Institute (TÜİK) · saved copyHow many women work in the Erzurum, Erzincan, Bayburt region?
Women's labour force participation in the Erzurum, Erzincan, Bayburt region (TRA1) was 30.8% in 2025 (5.4 points below the national 36.2%), 6th lowest of 26 regions, while 71.9% of men took part.
Source: Turkish Statistical Institute (TÜİK) · saved copyHow many people in Erzurum, Erzincan, Bayburt are long-term unemployed?
Long-term unemployment (people out of work for a year or more) stood at 1.6% of the labour force in 2025, compared with 1.5% nationally and 1.9% in the EU; 13th highest of 26 statistical regions in Türkiye. In 2015 it was 1.2%.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyWhat is the unemployment rate for women in Erzurum, Erzincan, Bayburt?
The unemployment rate for women in Erzurum, Erzincan, Bayburt was 9.5% in 2025, compared with 11.4% nationally and 6.2% in the EU; 7th lowest of 26 statistical regions in Türkiye. In 2015 it was 2.8%.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyHow many women in Erzurum, Erzincan, Bayburt are in work?
The employment rate for women aged 20 to 64 reached 34.8% in 2025, compared with 39.1% nationally and 71.3% in the EU; 8th lowest of 26 statistical regions in Türkiye. In 2015 it was 37.6%.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyHow many cars are there in Erzurum, Erzincan, Bayburt?
There were 108 passenger cars per 1,000 people in 2024, compared with 189 nationally; 5th lowest of 26 statistical regions in Türkiye. In 2014 it was 74.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyHow many tourists visit Erzurum, Erzincan, Bayburt?
Visitors spent 1.1 million nights in tourist accommodation in 2025, 7% of them by visitors from abroad.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyWhat is the main industry in Erzurum, Erzincan, Bayburt?
The largest part of the economy of Erzurum, Erzincan, Bayburt in 2024 was public administration, education, health and other services, at 30.3% of gross value added, followed by finance, property and business services (18.6%).
Source: Eurostat · saved copyHow industrial is Erzurum, Erzincan, Bayburt?
Factories, mines and energy produced 10.6% of the value added in Erzurum, Erzincan, Bayburt in 2024, against 22.2% for Türkiye.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyHow fast is the economy of Erzurum, Erzincan, Bayburt growing?
Gross value added rose from €6.0 billion in 2015 to €9.1 billion in 2024 in current prices, an increase of 52% before inflation.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyMore figures
- Mean equivalised income in the Erzurum, Erzincan, Bayburt region rose 84.1% between the 2024 and 2025 surveys, from 141,149 lira to 259,848 lira, against a national rise of 77.3% in a period of high inflation. Source: Turkish Statistical Institute (TÜİK) · saved copy
- Relative to the national average, mean income in the Erzurum, Erzincan, Bayburt region went from 80% of the Turkish level in the 2014 survey to 78% in 2025, a fall over 11 years. Source: Turkish Statistical Institute (TÜİK) · saved copy
- Food and non-alcoholic drinks cost 98.9 in the Erzurum, Erzincan, Bayburt region on TÜİK's 2024 index (Türkiye = 100), transport 97.8 and restaurants and hotels 95.9. Source: Turkish Statistical Institute (TÜİK) · saved copy
- The employment rate of women in the Erzurum, Erzincan, Bayburt region was 27.8% in 2025, 8th lowest of 26 regions; about 110 thousand women were employed and 274 thousand were outside the labour force. Source: Turkish Statistical Institute (TÜİK) · saved copy
- Female labour force participation in the Erzurum, Erzincan, Bayburt region changed from 26.9% in 2020 to 30.8% in 2025, a change of +3.9 points. Source: Turkish Statistical Institute (TÜİK) · saved copy
- The gap between men's and women's labour force participation in the Erzurum, Erzincan, Bayburt region was 41.1 percentage points in 2025; the national gap was 35.1 points. Source: Turkish Statistical Institute (TÜİK) · saved copy
How Erzurum, Erzincan, Bayburt compares with other statistical regions
Mean annual equivalised household disposable income per person (lira) (2025)
Erzurum, Erzincan, Bayburt ranks 19 of 26, highest first. TÜİK Income and Living Conditions Survey 2025; incomes refer to 2024
| Rank | Region | Mean annual equivalised household disposable income per person (lira) |
|---|---|---|
| 16 | Konya, Karaman | 289,474 TL |
| 17 | Adana, Mersin | 289,203 TL |
| 18 | Kastamonu, Çankırı, Sinop | 288,741 TL |
| 19 | Erzurum, Erzincan, Bayburt | 259,848 TL |
| 20 | Hatay, Kahramanmaraş, Osmaniye | 239,460 TL |
| 21 | Malatya, Elazığ, Bingöl, Tunceli | 228,159 TL |
| 22 | Gaziantep, Adıyaman, Kilis | 220,161 TL |
Median annual equivalised household disposable income per person (lira) (2025)
Erzurum, Erzincan, Bayburt ranks 19 of 26, highest first. Incomes refer to 2024
| Rank | Region | Median annual equivalised household disposable income per person (lira) |
|---|---|---|
| 16 | Samsun, Tokat, Çorum, Amasya | 221,253 TL |
| 17 | Adana, Mersin | 215,449 TL |
| 18 | Kırıkkale, Aksaray, Niğde, Nevşehir, Kırşehir | 210,593 TL |
| 19 | Erzurum, Erzincan, Bayburt | 189,342 TL |
| 20 | Malatya, Elazığ, Bingöl, Tunceli | 189,293 TL |
| 21 | Hatay, Kahramanmaraş, Osmaniye | 185,382 TL |
| 22 | Gaziantep, Adıyaman, Kilis | 154,233 TL |
Median equivalised income adjusted for regional price levels (lira at national prices) (2025)
Erzurum, Erzincan, Bayburt ranks 20 of 26, highest first. Median income (2025 survey) divided by the 2024 regional price level index; computed
| Rank | Region | Median equivalised income adjusted for regional price levels (lira at national prices) |
|---|---|---|
| 17 | Samsun, Tokat, Çorum, Amasya | 223,564 TL |
| 18 | Adana, Mersin | 210,578 TL |
| 19 | Malatya, Elazığ, Bingöl, Tunceli | 197,923 TL |
| 20 | Erzurum, Erzincan, Bayburt | 195,052 TL |
| 21 | Hatay, Kahramanmaraş, Osmaniye | 191,857 TL |
| 22 | Gaziantep, Adıyaman, Kilis | 159,613 TL |
| 23 | Ağrı, Kars, Iğdır, Ardahan | 156,761 TL |
Regional price level index for household consumption (Türkiye = 100) (2024)
Erzurum, Erzincan, Bayburt ranks 17 of 26, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Regional price level index for household consumption (Türkiye = 100) |
|---|---|---|
| 14 | Konya, Karaman | 97.5 |
| 15 | Manisa, Afyonkarahisar, Kütahya, Uşak | 97.4 |
| 16 | Kastamonu, Çankırı, Sinop | 97.3 |
| 17 | Erzurum, Erzincan, Bayburt | 97.1 |
| 18 | Gaziantep, Adıyaman, Kilis | 96.6 |
| 19 | Hatay, Kahramanmaraş, Osmaniye | 96.6 |
| 20 | Kayseri, Sivas, Yozgat | 96.0 |
Labour force participation rate of women aged 15+ (%) (2025)
Erzurum, Erzincan, Bayburt ranks 21 of 26, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Labour force participation rate of women aged 15+ (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 18 | Kırıkkale, Aksaray, Niğde, Nevşehir, Kırşehir | 31.8% |
| 19 | Kayseri, Sivas, Yozgat | 31.2% |
| 20 | Hatay, Kahramanmaraş, Osmaniye | 30.8% |
| 21 | Erzurum, Erzincan, Bayburt | 30.8% |
| 22 | Malatya, Elazığ, Bingöl, Tunceli | 29.8% |
| 23 | Gaziantep, Adıyaman, Kilis | 28.6% |
| 24 | Şanlıurfa, Diyarbakır | 25.5% |
Employment rate of women aged 15+ (%) (2025)
Erzurum, Erzincan, Bayburt ranks 19 of 26, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Employment rate of women aged 15+ (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 16 | Ağrı, Kars, Iğdır, Ardahan | 30.8% |
| 17 | Konya, Karaman | 29.1% |
| 18 | Kayseri, Sivas, Yozgat | 27.9% |
| 19 | Erzurum, Erzincan, Bayburt | 27.8% |
| 20 | Kırıkkale, Aksaray, Niğde, Nevşehir, Kırşehir | 27.7% |
| 21 | Hatay, Kahramanmaraş, Osmaniye | 26.3% |
| 22 | Malatya, Elazığ, Bingöl, Tunceli | 26.1% |
Long-term unemployment (% of labour force) (2025)
Erzurum, Erzincan, Bayburt ranks 13 of 26, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Long-term unemployment (% of labour force) |
|---|---|---|
| 10 | Trabzon, Ordu, Giresun, Rize, Artvin, Gümüşhane | 1.8% |
| 11 | Şanlıurfa, Diyarbakır | 1.7% |
| 12 | Adana, Mersin | 1.6% |
| 13 | Erzurum, Erzincan, Bayburt | 1.6% |
| 14 | Samsun, Tokat, Çorum, Amasya | 1.5% |
| 15 | Ağrı, Kars, Iğdır, Ardahan | 1.5% |
| 16 | Kocaeli, Sakarya, Düzce, Bolu, Yalova | 1.4% |
Unemployment rate, women (2025)
Erzurum, Erzincan, Bayburt ranks 20 of 26, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Unemployment rate, women |
|---|---|---|
| 17 | Şanlıurfa, Diyarbakır | 10.2% |
| 18 | Samsun, Tokat, Çorum, Amasya | 9.8% |
| 19 | Trabzon, Ordu, Giresun, Rize, Artvin, Gümüşhane | 9.5% |
| 20 | Erzurum, Erzincan, Bayburt | 9.5% |
| 21 | Aydın, Denizli, Muğla | 9.2% |
| 22 | Ağrı, Kars, Iğdır, Ardahan | 8.7% |
| 23 | Manisa, Afyonkarahisar, Kütahya, Uşak | 8.5% |
Employment rate, women aged 20-64 (2025)
Erzurum, Erzincan, Bayburt ranks 19 of 26, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Employment rate, women aged 20-64 |
|---|---|---|
| 16 | Ağrı, Kars, Iğdır, Ardahan | 38.7% |
| 17 | Konya, Karaman | 35.1% |
| 18 | Kırıkkale, Aksaray, Niğde, Nevşehir, Kırşehir | 34.9% |
| 19 | Erzurum, Erzincan, Bayburt | 34.8% |
| 20 | Kayseri, Sivas, Yozgat | 33.8% |
| 21 | Malatya, Elazığ, Bingöl, Tunceli | 32.2% |
| 22 | Hatay, Kahramanmaraş, Osmaniye | 31.6% |
Passenger cars per 1,000 people (2024)
Erzurum, Erzincan, Bayburt ranks 22 of 26, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Passenger cars per 1,000 people |
|---|---|---|
| 19 | Trabzon, Ordu, Giresun, Rize, Artvin, Gümüşhane | 141 |
| 20 | Malatya, Elazığ, Bingöl, Tunceli | 136 |
| 21 | Gaziantep, Adıyaman, Kilis | 130 |
| 22 | Erzurum, Erzincan, Bayburt | 108 |
| 23 | Şanlıurfa, Diyarbakır | 47 |
| 24 | Ağrı, Kars, Iğdır, Ardahan | 35 |
| 25 | Mardin, Batman, Şırnak, Siirt | 29 |
Nights spent in tourist accommodation (2025)
Erzurum, Erzincan, Bayburt ranks 22 of 26, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Nights spent in tourist accommodation |
|---|---|---|
| 19 | Mardin, Batman, Şırnak, Siirt | 1.5 million |
| 20 | Hatay, Kahramanmaraş, Osmaniye | 1.4 million |
| 21 | Van, Muş, Bitlis, Hakkari | 1.3 million |
| 22 | Erzurum, Erzincan, Bayburt | 1.1 million |
| 23 | Ağrı, Kars, Iğdır, Ardahan | 1.1 million |
| 24 | Malatya, Elazığ, Bingöl, Tunceli | 962,516 |
| 25 | Zonguldak, Karabük, Bartın | 925,311 |
Share of output from industry (manufacturing, mining and energy) (2024)
Erzurum, Erzincan, Bayburt ranks 22 of 26, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Share of output from industry (manufacturing, mining and energy) |
|---|---|---|
| 19 | Trabzon, Ordu, Giresun, Rize, Artvin, Gümüşhane | 16.0% |
| 20 | Mardin, Batman, Şırnak, Siirt | 15.1% |
| 21 | Malatya, Elazığ, Bingöl, Tunceli | 14.2% |
| 22 | Erzurum, Erzincan, Bayburt | 10.6% |
| 23 | Antalya, Isparta, Burdur | 10.6% |
| 24 | Şanlıurfa, Diyarbakır | 9.9% |
| 25 | Van, Muş, Bitlis, Hakkari | 6.5% |
Share of output from finance, property and business services (2024)
Erzurum, Erzincan, Bayburt ranks 4 of 26, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Share of output from finance, property and business services |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ankara | 24.9% |
| 2 | İstanbul | 23.7% |
| 3 | Trabzon, Ordu, Giresun, Rize, Artvin, Gümüşhane | 21.0% |
| 4 | Erzurum, Erzincan, Bayburt | 18.6% |
| 5 | Antalya, Isparta, Burdur | 18.5% |
| 6 | Zonguldak, Karabük, Bartın | 17.9% |
| 7 | Samsun, Tokat, Çorum, Amasya | 17.5% |
Share of output from public administration, education, health and other services (2024)
Erzurum, Erzincan, Bayburt ranks 4 of 26, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Share of output from public administration, education, health and other services |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Van, Muş, Bitlis, Hakkari | 41.2% |
| 2 | Ağrı, Kars, Iğdır, Ardahan | 35.0% |
| 3 | Mardin, Batman, Şırnak, Siirt | 30.8% |
| 4 | Erzurum, Erzincan, Bayburt | 30.3% |
| 5 | Malatya, Elazığ, Bingöl, Tunceli | 29.1% |
| 6 | Ankara | 26.4% |
| 7 | Şanlıurfa, Diyarbakır | 26.2% |
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