Poverty and living standards in Kastamonu, Çankırı, Sinop, Türkiye: official figures
14.3% of people in the Kastamonu, Çankırı, Sinop region (TR82) were in relative poverty in TÜİK's 2025 survey, measured against a regional poverty line of half the regional median income (121,274 lira a year), 2nd highest of 26 regions.
How many poor people live in the Kastamonu, Çankırı, Sinop region?
About 114 thousand people in the Kastamonu, Çankırı, Sinop region lived below the regional poverty line in the 2025 survey.
Source: Turkish Statistical Institute (TÜİK) · saved copyHow unequal is income in the Kastamonu, Çankırı, Sinop region?
The richest 20% of people in the Kastamonu, Çankırı, Sinop region received 42.1% of all income in the 2025 survey and the poorest 20% received 7.1%, so the top fifth had 5.9 times the income of the bottom fifth (national ratio 7.5).
Source: Turkish Statistical Institute (TÜİK) · saved copyHow expensive is rent in the Kastamonu, Çankırı, Sinop region?
Housing costs (rent, water, electricity and fuel) in the Kastamonu, Çankırı, Sinop region stood at 88.5 on TÜİK's 2024 regional price index (Türkiye = 100), 8th cheapest of 26 regions.
Source: Turkish Statistical Institute (TÜİK) · saved copyMore figures
- With the wider line of 60% of regional median income (145,529 lira), the poverty rate in the Kastamonu, Çankırı, Sinop region was 21.9% in 2025, the highest of 26 regions. Source: Turkish Statistical Institute (TÜİK) · saved copy
- The relative poverty rate in the Kastamonu, Çankırı, Sinop region rose from 12.3% in 2024 to 14.3% in 2025 (50% line). Source: Turkish Statistical Institute (TÜİK) · saved copy
- In the 2014 survey the poverty rate in the Kastamonu, Çankırı, Sinop region was 9.0% at the 50% line, compared with 14.3% in 2025. Source: Turkish Statistical Institute (TÜİK) · saved copy
- On the S80/S20 income ratio, the Kastamonu, Çankırı, Sinop region was 11th most equal of 26 regions in the 2025 survey. Source: Turkish Statistical Institute (TÜİK) · saved copy
How Kastamonu, Çankırı, Sinop compares with other statistical regions
Relative poverty rate, 50% of the regional median income (%) (2025)
Kastamonu, Çankırı, Sinop ranks 2 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)
Kastamonu, Çankırı, Sinop ranks 1 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)
Kastamonu, Çankırı, Sinop ranks 20 of 26, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Share of total income received by the richest 20% (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 17 | Konya, Karaman | 43.8% |
| 18 | Şanlıurfa, Diyarbakır | 43.3% |
| 19 | Kayseri, Sivas, Yozgat | 42.3% |
| 20 | Kastamonu, Çankırı, Sinop | 42.1% |
| 21 | Trabzon, Ordu, Giresun, Rize, Artvin, Gümüşhane | 42.0% |
| 22 | Van, Muş, Bitlis, Hakkari | 41.6% |
| 23 | Bursa, Eskişehir, Bilecik | 41.5% |
Income quintile share ratio S80/S20 (richest 20% vs poorest 20%) (2025)
Kastamonu, Çankırı, Sinop ranks 16 of 26, highest first. Computed from quintile shares
| Rank | Region | Income quintile share ratio S80/S20 (richest 20% vs poorest 20%) |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 19 | Kayseri, Sivas, Yozgat | 5.36 |
Price level of rent, water, electricity and fuels (Türkiye = 100) (2024)
Kastamonu, Çankırı, Sinop ranks 19 of 26, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Price level of rent, water, electricity and fuels (Türkiye = 100) |
|---|---|---|
| 16 | Hatay, Kahramanmaraş, Osmaniye | 92.9 |
| 17 | Samsun, Tokat, Çorum, Amasya | 91.9 |
| 18 | Şanlıurfa, Diyarbakır | 89.4 |
| 19 | Kastamonu, Çankırı, Sinop | 88.5 |
| 20 | Kayseri, Sivas, Yozgat | 86.1 |
| 21 | Erzurum, Erzincan, Bayburt | 84.8 |
| 22 | Malatya, Elazığ, Bingöl, Tunceli | 83.5 |
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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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