How has the change of individuals over the age of 18 in Turkey on various issues in the last 10 years? The answer is given by KONDA Research and Consulting, a joint stock company specializing in surveys and consultancy in Turkey.
in society individuals over the age of 18 The calculations of these ratios, which reveal the situation in different fields, have been calculated for 11 years within the scope of the KONDA Barometer. 125 studies conducted across Turkey and the KONDA Lifestyles Survey, which was repeated 3 times between 2008 and 2018.
Each of the ratios in this research, which presents a high-resolution photograph of Turkish society, is almost minimum 2700, maximum 33,000 people calculated using the data.
Turkey’s population over the age of 18 is calculated as 62,378,000 people as of 2021. Therefore, each figure in this image corresponds to approximately 620,000 people.
10 years ago, in 2011, the adult population was 55,490,000 people. The population has increased 14% in 10 years.
Age Group Distribution: Turkish society reveals an aging image compared to the past 10 years.
10 years ago, the proportion of the population aged 50 and over was approximately one-quarter, today this ratio has increased to one-third.
Education Level Groups: Although the general education level of Turkish society has increased visibly in the last 10 years, 7 out of every 100 people still have not received any formal education.
Marital Status: Two-thirds of the Turkish population is married or about to get married.
This rate was two-thirds 10 years ago. The rate of singles increased from 20% to 29%.
Decision of Marriage: When only married people are considered as 100 people, it is seen that less than half of the people who get married by mutual decision are still.
Although this rate does not seem to have changed in 10 years, it seems to have decreased a lot in young people.
“Where Did You Grow Up?” Answers to the question:
While more than half of the adult population in the country lives in metropolises, only 17 out of 100 people state that they grew up in a metropolis.
Type of Settlement Living in: In Turkey, the proportion of people living in rural areas and district centers is decreasing and the density of metropolitan cities is increasing.
Type of House Occupied: This finding is a result of the findings of the surveyors by observing the household they surveyed.
The number of people living in detached houses has decreased by half, while the rate of people living in apartments is two-thirds. Currently, 10 out of every 100 houses in cities are shanty settlements.
Employment Status (Employees): 44 out of every 100 adults are in employment.
10 years ago that number was 39. There are still 10 people working as white collar workers.
Employment Status (Unemployed): Nearly half of the unemployed 56% are housewives.
The student rate has increased by 60% within 10 years.
Employment Status of Women: Assuming women as 100 people, 56 of them describe themselves as housewives.
While 8 out of 10 women are white-collar, this rate is 18 for men.
Home Ownership: One-third of the population is rented.
Car Ownership: 56 out of every 100 households own a car.
Car ownership has increased from 37 to 56 since 2012.
Home and Car Ownership: Less than half the rate of both house and car ownership.
About one-fifth of the population has neither a house nor a car.
Credit Card Ownership: Slightly more than half of the adult population has a credit card.
This rate was at the level of one-third 9 years ago.
Ethnic Identity Distribution: Kurds and Zazas make up roughly one-fifth of the adult population.
Distribution of Religion/Sect: 94 out of every 100 people state that they have a religious belief.
Of these, 88 are Sunni Muslims and 5 are Alevi Muslims.
Level of Religiosity: There is no special change in the distribution of the level of religiosity in the society.
One unbelieving group has become a little more visible.
Covering Status of Women: If we consider 100 women over the age of 18 in Turkey, we can see that 41 of them do not cover their heads.
According to the comparison of the last 10 years, it is seen that there is a slight decrease in the rate of veiling.
Praying: 24 out of every 100 adults say they have never prayed.
This rate was 17 people 13 years ago.
Social Media Usage: 82 out of every 100 people use social media.
This number was 38 10 years ago. The rate of those who state that they do not use any social media platform is even below one in ten.
Facebook Usage: Half of the adult population has a Facebook account.
This rate was 31 people 10 years ago. 36 out of 100 people use social media but do not use Facebook.
Twitter Usage: Twitter has increased the number of users from 5% to 27% in the last 10 years.
However, the Twitter user rate has not increased for the last 4 years and continues at the level of 20%.
Usage of Instagram: Instagram is the fastest growing social media platform. 55 out of every 100 adults have an account.
In 2013, this rate was below 5%.
Watching News on TV: In 2012, only 4% of people stated that they did not watch news on TV.
This rate increased to 28% in 2021.
Online Shopping: In 2016, the rate of online shoppers was 22%. In 2021, this rate increased to 64%.
Smartphone Ownership: While 42 out of every 100 adults owned a smartphone in 2015, 90 now own it.
Passport Ownership: As of 2021, only 14 out of 100 adults say they own a passport.
This rate was 7 people in 2011.
Bank Account Ownership: 3 out of 4 adults have a bank account.
Since 2015, this rate has increased by 50%.
Use of Alcoholic Drinks: 2 out of 3 adults state that they have never had an alcoholic beverage.
Those who smoke once a week or more are 7 people out of 100.
Smoking: There is no special change in the rate of smokers.
30 out of 100 adults say they are smokers.
Reading Books: When asked about the number of books read in the last 3 months, 13 years ago, it was seen that 28 out of 100 people had read at least one book. This rate increased to 69 in 2019.
Lifestyle: 31 out of 100 adults consider themselves in the “modern” class. This rate was 27 9 years ago.
The proportion of those who describe themselves as traditional conservatives did not show any change.