Average household size falls in Turkey
One-person households increased in 2019, latest data shows
ANKARA
Turkey's average household size fell to 3.35 persons last year from 3.69 in 2012, the country’s statistical authority said on Wednesday.
One-person households in the country increased to 16.9% in 2019 from 13.9% in 2014, noted TurkStat.
Meanwhile, extended-family households dropped to 15% in 2019 from 16.7% in 2014.
It was observed that the proportion of multi-person and no-family households rose to 3% in 2019, being 2.1% in 2014.
The ratio of one-family households dropped to 65.1% in 2019, from 67.4% in 2014.
One-family households are defined as households comprised of a couple without children, a couple with at least one child, or a single parent with at least one child.
Marriages between first cousins showed a steady decline to 4% in 2019 from 5% in 2014, and 5.9% in 2010.
An overwhelming majority of people, 74%, said their families made them happiest in 2019.
"While the percentage of men who mentioned that their families made them happiest was 79.5%, this statistic was 68.8% for women," it indicated.
Data also showed that 26.9% of extended families lived below the poverty threshold.
Housing and rent took up the largest chunk of expenditure for families with 23.7%.
This was followed by expenditure on food and non-alcoholic beverages and transportation with 20.3% and 18.3%, respectively.
Health expenses ranked lowest with 2.2%, education 2.3%, and entertainment 2.9%.
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