Poverty and living standards in Hatay, Kahramanmaraş, Osmaniye, Türkiye: official figures
10.9% of people in the Hatay, Kahramanmaraş, Osmaniye region (TR63) were in relative poverty in TÜİK's 2025 survey, measured against a regional poverty line of half the regional median income (92,691 lira a year), 9th highest of 26 regions.
How many poor people live in the Hatay, Kahramanmaraş, Osmaniye region?
About 350 thousand people in the Hatay, Kahramanmaraş, Osmaniye region lived below the regional poverty line in the 2025 survey.
Source: Turkish Statistical Institute (TÜİK) · saved copyHow unequal is income in the Hatay, Kahramanmaraş, Osmaniye region?
The richest 20% of people in the Hatay, Kahramanmaraş, Osmaniye region received 44.4% of all income in the 2025 survey and the poorest 20% received 7.2%, so the top fifth had 6.2 times the income of the bottom fifth (national ratio 7.5).
Source: Turkish Statistical Institute (TÜİK) · saved copyHow expensive is rent in the Hatay, Kahramanmaraş, Osmaniye region?
Housing costs (rent, water, electricity and fuel) in the Hatay, Kahramanmaraş, Osmaniye region stood at 92.9 on TÜİK's 2024 regional price index (Türkiye = 100), 11th cheapest of 26 regions.
Source: Turkish Statistical Institute (TÜİK) · saved copyMore figures
- With the wider line of 60% of regional median income (111,229 lira), the poverty rate in the Hatay, Kahramanmaraş, Osmaniye region was 20.4% in 2025, 3rd highest of 26 regions. Source: Turkish Statistical Institute (TÜİK) · saved copy
- The relative poverty rate in the Hatay, Kahramanmaraş, Osmaniye region fell from 11.4% in 2024 to 10.9% in 2025 (50% line). Source: Turkish Statistical Institute (TÜİK) · saved copy
- In the 2014 survey the poverty rate in the Hatay, Kahramanmaraş, Osmaniye region was 10.7% at the 50% line, compared with 10.9% in 2025. Source: Turkish Statistical Institute (TÜİK) · saved copy
- On the S80/S20 income ratio, the Hatay, Kahramanmaraş, Osmaniye region was 12th most equal of 26 regions in the 2025 survey. Source: Turkish Statistical Institute (TÜİK) · saved copy
How Hatay, Kahramanmaraş, Osmaniye compares with other statistical regions
Relative poverty rate, 50% of the regional median income (%) (2025)
Hatay, Kahramanmaraş, Osmaniye ranks 9 of 26, highest first. Poverty line set separately for each region
| Rank | Region | Relative poverty rate, 50% of the regional median income (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 6 | Adana, Mersin | 11.8% |
| 7 | Kırıkkale, Aksaray, Niğde, Nevşehir, Kırşehir | 11.7% |
| 8 | Balıkesir, Çanakkale | 11.6% |
| 9 | Hatay, Kahramanmaraş, Osmaniye | 10.9% |
| 10 | Antalya, Isparta, Burdur | 10.8% |
| 11 | İzmir | 10.7% |
| 12 | Manisa, Afyonkarahisar, Kütahya, Uşak | 10.5% |
Relative poverty rate, 60% of the regional median income (%) (2025)
Hatay, Kahramanmaraş, Osmaniye ranks 3 of 26, highest first. Poverty line set separately for each region
| Rank | Region | Relative poverty rate, 60% of the regional median income (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kastamonu, Çankırı, Sinop | 21.9% |
| 2 | Tekirdağ, Edirne, Kırklareli | 21.4% |
| 3 | Hatay, Kahramanmaraş, Osmaniye | 20.4% |
| 4 | Konya, Karaman | 20.2% |
| 5 | Erzurum, Erzincan, Bayburt | 20.2% |
| 6 | Ankara | 20.1% |
| 7 | Aydın, Denizli, Muğla | 19.9% |
Share of total income received by the richest 20% (%) (2025)
Hatay, Kahramanmaraş, Osmaniye ranks 16 of 26, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Share of total income received by the richest 20% (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 13 | Mardin, Batman, Şırnak, Siirt | 45.1% |
| 14 | Manisa, Afyonkarahisar, Kütahya, Uşak | 44.7% |
| 15 | Tekirdağ, Edirne, Kırklareli | 44.6% |
| 16 | Hatay, Kahramanmaraş, Osmaniye | 44.4% |
| 17 | Konya, Karaman | 43.8% |
| 18 | Şanlıurfa, Diyarbakır | 43.3% |
| 19 | Kayseri, Sivas, Yozgat | 42.3% |
Income quintile share ratio S80/S20 (richest 20% vs poorest 20%) (2025)
Hatay, Kahramanmaraş, Osmaniye ranks 15 of 26, highest first. Computed from quintile shares
| Rank | Region | Income quintile share ratio S80/S20 (richest 20% vs poorest 20%) |
|---|---|---|
| 12 | Aydın, Denizli, Muğla | 6.57 |
| 13 | Gaziantep, Adıyaman, Kilis | 6.38 |
| 14 | Manisa, Afyonkarahisar, Kütahya, Uşak | 6.29 |
| 15 | Hatay, Kahramanmaraş, Osmaniye | 6.16 |
| 16 | Kastamonu, Çankırı, Sinop | 5.93 |
| 17 | Konya, Karaman | 5.85 |
| 18 | Mardin, Batman, Şırnak, Siirt | 5.79 |
Price level of rent, water, electricity and fuels (Türkiye = 100) (2024)
Hatay, Kahramanmaraş, Osmaniye ranks 16 of 26, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Price level of rent, water, electricity and fuels (Türkiye = 100) |
|---|---|---|
| 13 | Trabzon, Ordu, Giresun, Rize, Artvin, Gümüşhane | 96.4 |
| 14 | Gaziantep, Adıyaman, Kilis | 94.8 |
| 15 | Manisa, Afyonkarahisar, Kütahya, Uşak | 94.4 |
| 16 | Hatay, Kahramanmaraş, Osmaniye | 92.9 |
| 17 | Samsun, Tokat, Çorum, Amasya | 91.9 |
| 18 | Şanlıurfa, Diyarbakır | 89.4 |
| 19 | Kastamonu, Çankırı, Sinop | 88.5 |
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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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