Earthquake deaths in Turkey
Turkey: Earthquake deaths was 1 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
1
Change on year
down 100.0%
World rank
37th
of 51 countries
All-time high
60,000
in 1598
All-time low
1
in 1962
Years of data
99
1509–2024
Earthquake deaths in Turkey, 1509–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Turkey recorded 1 for earthquake deaths in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 99 years on record.
That represents a change of down 100.0% on the previous year and down 99.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, earthquake deaths in Turkey peaked at 60,000 in 1598 and was at its lowest, 1, in 1962.
That places Turkey 37th out of 51 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Earthquake deaths in Turkey, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1509 | 5,000 | — |
| 1542 | 4,500 | -10.0% |
| 1577 | 40 | -99.1% |
| 1598 | 60,000 | +149900.0% |
| 1648 | 2,000 | -96.7% |
| 1653 | 2,500 | +25.0% |
| 1668 | 17,500 | +600.0% |
| 1679 | 7,600 | -56.6% |
| 1688 | 16,000 | +110.5% |
| 1690 | 20 | -99.9% |
| 1719 | 6,000 | +29900.0% |
| 1754 | 2,000 | -66.7% |
| 1766 | 4,000 | +100.0% |
| 1783 | 26 | -99.4% |
| 1784 | 5,000 | +19130.8% |
| 1822 | 20,000 | +300.0% |
| 1835 | 300 | -98.5% |
| 1840 | 1,049 | +249.7% |
| 1844 | 200 | -80.9% |
| 1852 | 17 | -91.5% |
| 1855 | 3,900 | +22841.2% |
| 1859 | 15,000 | +284.6% |
| 1862 | 800 | -94.7% |
| 1863 | 802 | +0.2% |
| 1866 | 675 | -15.8% |
| 1869 | 3 | -99.6% |
| 1872 | 1,800 | +59900.0% |
| 1875 | 1,300 | -27.8% |
| 1878 | 40 | -96.9% |
| 1880 | 30 | -25.0% |
| 1881 | 107 | +256.7% |
| 1883 | 15,000 | +13918.7% |
| 1893 | 400 | -97.3% |
| 1894 | 1,349 | +237.2% |
| 1899 | 1,364 | +1.1% |
| 1900 | 140 | -89.7% |
| 1902 | 4 | -97.1% |
| 1903 | 4,560 | +113900.0% |
| 1909 | 8 | -99.8% |
| 1912 | 2,800 | +34900.0% |
| 1914 | 4,000 | +42.9% |
| 1924 | 110 | -97.2% |
| 1925 | 203 | +84.5% |
| 1926 | 400 | +97.0% |
| 1928 | 170 | -57.5% |
| 1929 | 64 | -62.4% |
| 1934 | 120 | +87.5% |
| 1935 | 545 | +354.2% |
| 1938 | 224 | -58.9% |
| 1939 | 32,754 | +14522.3% |
| 1940 | 53 | -99.8% |
| 1941 | 445 | +739.6% |
| 1942 | 1,037 | +133.0% |
| 1943 | 4,855 | +368.2% |
| 1944 | 2,432 | -49.9% |
| 1945 | 607 | -75.0% |
| 1946 | 852 | +40.4% |
| 1949 | 320 | -62.4% |
| 1950 | 20 | -93.8% |
| 1951 | 54 | +170.0% |
| 1952 | 217 | +301.9% |
| 1953 | 1,107 | +410.1% |
| 1955 | 23 | -97.9% |
| 1956 | 4 | -82.6% |
| 1957 | 70 | +1650.0% |
| 1959 | 18 | -74.3% |
| 1962 | 1 | -94.4% |
| 1963 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 27 | +2600.0% |
| 1966 | 2,430 | +8900.0% |
| 1967 | 183 | -92.5% |
| 1968 | 26 | -85.8% |
| 1969 | 53 | +103.8% |
| 1970 | 1,087 | +1950.9% |
| 1971 | 1,051 | -3.3% |
| 1974 | 2 | -99.8% |
| 1975 | 2,311 | +115450.0% |
| 1976 | 5,011 | +116.8% |
| 1977 | 36 | -99.3% |
| 1983 | 1,347 | +3641.7% |
| 1984 | 6 | -99.6% |
| 1986 | 15 | +150.0% |
| 1991 | 1 | -93.3% |
| 1992 | 653 | +65200.0% |
| 1995 | 95 | -85.5% |
| 1998 | 145 | +52.6% |
| 1999 | 18,023 | +12329.7% |
| 2000 | 8 | -100.0% |
| 2002 | 44 | +450.0% |
| 2003 | 178 | +304.5% |
| 2004 | 30 | -83.1% |
| 2005 | 3 | -90.0% |
| 2010 | 51 | +1600.0% |
| 2011 | 646 | +1166.7% |
| 2017 | 2 | -99.7% |
| 2019 | 1 | -50.0% |
| 2020 | 160 | +15900.0% |
| 2023 | 56,705 | +35340.6% |
| 2024 | 1 | -100.0% |
Turkey compared with similar countries
- Turkey's 1 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 3, 33% of the median. (17 countries reporting)
- Turkey's 1 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 2, 50% of the median. (13 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Earthquake deaths in Turkey changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1598 | +149900.0% | 40 | 60,000 |
| 1975 | +115450.0% | 2 | 2,311 |
| 1903 | +113900.0% | 4 | 4,560 |
| 1992 | +65200.0% | 1 | 653 |
| 1872 | +59900.0% | 3 | 1,800 |
| 2023 | +35340.6% | 160 | 56,705 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1500s | 5,000 | 5,000 | 5,000 | 1 |
| 1540s | 4,500 | 4,500 | 4,500 | 1 |
| 1570s | 40 | 40 | 40 | 1 |
| 1590s | 60,000 | 60,000 | 60,000 | 1 |
| 1640s | 2,000 | 2,000 | 2,000 | 1 |
| 1650s | 2,500 | 2,500 | 2,500 | 1 |
| 1660s | 17,500 | 17,500 | 17,500 | 1 |
| 1670s | 7,600 | 7,600 | 7,600 | 1 |
| 1680s | 16,000 | 16,000 | 16,000 | 1 |
| 1690s | 20 | 20 | 20 | 1 |
| 1710s | 6,000 | 6,000 | 6,000 | 1 |
| 1750s | 2,000 | 2,000 | 2,000 | 1 |
| 1760s | 4,000 | 4,000 | 4,000 | 1 |
| 1780s | 2,513 | 26 | 5,000 | 2 |
| 1820s | 20,000 | 20,000 | 20,000 | 1 |
| 1830s | 300 | 300 | 300 | 1 |
| 1840s | 624.5 | 200 | 1,049 | 2 |
| 1850s | 6,306 | 17 | 15,000 | 3 |
| 1860s | 570 | 3 | 802 | 4 |
| 1870s | 1,047 | 40 | 1,800 | 3 |
| 1880s | 5,046 | 30 | 15,000 | 3 |
| 1890s | 1,038 | 400 | 1,364 | 3 |
| 1900s | 1,178 | 4 | 4,560 | 4 |
| 1910s | 3,400 | 2,800 | 4,000 | 2 |
| 1920s | 189.4 | 64 | 400 | 5 |
| 1930s | 8,411 | 120 | 32,754 | 4 |
| 1940s | 1,325 | 53 | 4,855 | 8 |
| 1950s | 189.12 | 4 | 1,107 | 8 |
| 1960s | 388.71 | 1 | 2,430 | 7 |
| 1970s | 1,583 | 2 | 5,011 | 6 |
| 1980s | 456 | 6 | 1,347 | 3 |
| 1990s | 3,783 | 1 | 18,023 | 5 |
| 2000s | 52.6 | 3 | 178 | 5 |
| 2010s | 175 | 1 | 646 | 4 |
| 2020s | 18,955 | 1 | 56,705 | 3 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is earthquake deaths in Turkey?
- Earthquake deaths in Turkey was 1 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest earthquake deaths recorded in Turkey?
- The highest recorded value was 60,000 in 1598.
- What is the lowest earthquake deaths recorded in Turkey?
- The lowest recorded value was 1 in 1962.
- How does Turkey rank for earthquake deaths?
- Turkey ranks 37th out of 51 countries with data for 2024.
- Is earthquake deaths rising or falling in Turkey?
- Over the last ten years it is down 99.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Turkey data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Earthquake deaths. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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