Poverty and living standards in Manisa, Afyonkarahisar, Kütahya, Uşak, Türkiye: official figures
10.5% of people in the Manisa, Afyonkarahisar, Kütahya, Uşak region (TR33) were in relative poverty in TÜİK's 2025 survey, measured against a regional poverty line of half the regional median income (112,034 lira a year), 12th highest of 26 regions.
How many poor people live in the Manisa, Afyonkarahisar, Kütahya, Uşak region?
About 325 thousand people in the Manisa, Afyonkarahisar, Kütahya, Uşak region lived below the regional poverty line in the 2025 survey.
Source: Turkish Statistical Institute (TÜİK) · saved copyHow unequal is income in the Manisa, Afyonkarahisar, Kütahya, Uşak region?
The richest 20% of people in the Manisa, Afyonkarahisar, Kütahya, Uşak region received 44.7% of all income in the 2025 survey and the poorest 20% received 7.1%, so the top fifth had 6.3 times the income of the bottom fifth (national ratio 7.5).
Source: Turkish Statistical Institute (TÜİK) · saved copyHow expensive is rent in the Manisa, Afyonkarahisar, Kütahya, Uşak region?
Housing costs (rent, water, electricity and fuel) in the Manisa, Afyonkarahisar, Kütahya, Uşak region stood at 94.4 on TÜİK's 2024 regional price index (Türkiye = 100), 12th cheapest of 26 regions.
Source: Turkish Statistical Institute (TÜİK) · saved copyMore figures
- With the wider line of 60% of regional median income (134,441 lira), the poverty rate in the Manisa, Afyonkarahisar, Kütahya, Uşak region was 18.1% in 2025, 13th lowest of 26 regions. Source: Turkish Statistical Institute (TÜİK) · saved copy
- The relative poverty rate in the Manisa, Afyonkarahisar, Kütahya, Uşak region rose from 10.4% in 2024 to 10.5% in 2025 (50% line). Source: Turkish Statistical Institute (TÜİK) · saved copy
- In the 2014 survey the poverty rate in the Manisa, Afyonkarahisar, Kütahya, Uşak region was 6.8% at the 50% line, compared with 10.5% in 2025. Source: Turkish Statistical Institute (TÜİK) · saved copy
- On the S80/S20 income ratio, the Manisa, Afyonkarahisar, Kütahya, Uşak region was 13th most equal of 26 regions in the 2025 survey. Source: Turkish Statistical Institute (TÜİK) · saved copy
How Manisa, Afyonkarahisar, Kütahya, Uşak compares with other statistical regions
Relative poverty rate, 50% of the regional median income (%) (2025)
Manisa, Afyonkarahisar, Kütahya, Uşak ranks 12 of 26, highest first. Poverty line set separately for each region
| Rank | Region | Relative poverty rate, 50% of the regional median income (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 9 | Hatay, Kahramanmaraş, Osmaniye | 10.9% |
| 10 | Antalya, Isparta, Burdur | 10.8% |
| 11 | İzmir | 10.7% |
| 12 | Manisa, Afyonkarahisar, Kütahya, Uşak | 10.5% |
| 13 | Konya, Karaman | 10.2% |
| 14 | Bursa, Eskişehir, Bilecik | 10.2% |
| 15 | Aydın, Denizli, Muğla | 10.1% |
Relative poverty rate, 60% of the regional median income (%) (2025)
Manisa, Afyonkarahisar, Kütahya, Uşak ranks 14 of 26, highest first. Poverty line set separately for each region
| Rank | Region | Relative poverty rate, 60% of the regional median income (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 11 | Ağrı, Kars, Iğdır, Ardahan | 19.2% |
| 12 | İzmir | 18.2% |
| 13 | Bursa, Eskişehir, Bilecik | 18.1% |
| 14 | Manisa, Afyonkarahisar, Kütahya, Uşak | 18.1% |
| 15 | İstanbul | 17.9% |
| 16 | Adana, Mersin | 17.6% |
| 17 | Samsun, Tokat, Çorum, Amasya | 17.1% |
Share of total income received by the richest 20% (%) (2025)
Manisa, Afyonkarahisar, Kütahya, Uşak ranks 14 of 26, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Share of total income received by the richest 20% (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 11 | Erzurum, Erzincan, Bayburt | 46.4% |
| 12 | Adana, Mersin | 46.3% |
| 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% |
Income quintile share ratio S80/S20 (richest 20% vs poorest 20%) (2025)
Manisa, Afyonkarahisar, Kütahya, Uşak ranks 14 of 26, highest first. Computed from quintile shares
| Rank | Region | Income quintile share ratio S80/S20 (richest 20% vs poorest 20%) |
|---|---|---|
| 11 | Tekirdağ, Edirne, Kırklareli | 6.60 |
| 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 |
Price level of rent, water, electricity and fuels (Türkiye = 100) (2024)
Manisa, Afyonkarahisar, Kütahya, Uşak ranks 15 of 26, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Price level of rent, water, electricity and fuels (Türkiye = 100) |
|---|---|---|
| 12 | Konya, Karaman | 96.8 |
| 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 |
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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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