Work & Labour in Türkiye

504 indicators covering work & labour for Türkiye.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Gender share of part-time employment 49.56 Percentage of population in the same subgroup 2025 down 14.8% 10th
Full-time and part-time employment 28,255 Persons 2025 up 17.8% 4th
Full-time and part-time employment based on national definition 28,255 Persons 2025 up 17.8% 4th
Incidence of full-time and part-time employment based on national 86.76 Percentage of population in the same subgroup 2025 down 3.7% 5th
Monthly unemployment rates 8.36 Percentage of labour force in the same subgroup 2025 down 19.1% 1st
Incidence of full-time and part-time employment based on 86.77 Percentage of population in the same subgroup 2025 down 3.7% 6th
Minimum relative to average wages of full-time workers 26.94 Percentage of average wage of full-time employees 2025 down 32.5% 7th
Full-time and part-time employment based on OECD-harmonized definition 28,255 Persons 2025 up 17.8% 5th
Infra-annual registered unemployment and job vacancies 2.23 million Persons 2025 down 17.5% 1st
Long usual weekly working hours — Employment 8,535 Persons 2025 down 16.9% 5th
Labour indicators levels - Regions — Population 68.75 million Persons 2026 up 17.0% 5th
Incidence of employment by long usual weekly hours worked — Share of 26.21 Percentage of workers in the same age, sex and employment status 2025 down 32.1% 1st
Cultural employment by NUTS 2 region 892.9 Thousand persons 2024 up 50.2% 5th
Level of national compliance with labour rights (freedom of) 4.81 2024 up 29.6% 37th
Incidence of involuntary part time employment — Involuntary part-time 1.5 Percentage of employment 2025 up 61.1% 7th
Average usual weekly hours worked on the main job 43.89 Hours per week per person 2025 down 7.7% 1st
Employment by permanency of the job - Incidence — Permanent employment 87.8 Percentage of population in the same subgroup 2025 up 1.2% 7th
Employment by permanency of the job - Incidence — Temporary employment 12.2 Percentage of population in the same subgroup 2025 down 7.7% 5th
Share of women in temporary employment by permanency of the job 29.54 Percentage of population in the same subgroup 2025 up 24.6% 11th
Involuntary part time employment — Involuntary part-time employment 487.98 Persons 2025 up 97.2% 5th
Strictness of employment protection — Individual and collective 2.98 0-6 scale 2025 unchanged 3rd
Strictness of employment protection — Individual dismissals 2.98 0-6 scale 2025 unchanged 3rd
Strictness of employment protection — Temporary contracts 4.19 0-6 scale 2025 down 14.1% 1st
Labour force participation rate 53.52 Percentage of working age population in the same subgroup 2025 up 4.4% 9th
Annual non-financial accounts by institutional sector (Revenue) 173 National currency 2024 up 355.3% 6th
Employment by job tenure intervals - frequency — Dependent employment 16.23 Percentage of population in the same subgroup 2025 down 20.0% 1st
Population outside the labour force — Persons outside the labour force 30,855 Persons 2025 up 9.3% 4th
Employment by job tenure intervals - frequency — Employment tenure 13.49 Percentage of population in the same subgroup 2025 down 15.2% 1st
Labour indicators levels - Regions — Employment 32.57 million Persons 2025 up 22.4% 6th
Labour indicators levels - Regions — Unemployment 2.97 million Persons 2025 down 2.2% 6th
Labour indicators levels - Regions — Labour force 35.54 million Persons 2025 up 19.9% 6th
Employment rates of adults, by educational attainment, age group and 65.21 Percentage of population in the same subgroup 2025 up 4.3% 8th
Labour force participation rates of adults, by educational 72.54 Percentage of population in the same subgroup 2025 up 3.2% 8th
Unemployment rates of adults, by educational attainment, age group 10.11 Percentage of labour force in the same subgroup 2025 down 8.2% 1st
Physiotherapists — Health and social employment 0.12 Per 1 000 inhabitants 2024 up 200.0% 7th
Labour indicators rates - Regions — Employment to population ratio -33.1 Percentage points 2025 up 11.7% 5th
Labour statistics - Regions (for 'Developer API') — Employment to -33.1 Percentage points 2025 up 11.7% 5th
Labour indicators rates - Regions — Labour force participation rate -33.8 Percentage points 2025 up 15.9% 5th
Labour statistics - Regions (for 'Developer API') — Labour force -33.8 Percentage points 2025 up 15.9% 5th
Labour indicators rates - Regions — Long-term unemployment rate 4.5 Percentage points 2025 up 32.4% 1st
Labour statistics - Regions (for 'Developer API') — Long-term 4.5 Percentage points 2025 up 32.4% 1st
Employment by job tenure intervals - average job tenure — Dependent 5.75 Years 2025 up 8.8% 10th
Employment by job tenure intervals - average job tenure — Employment 8.04 Years 2025 down 3.0% 10th
Labour indicators by urban-rural territorial typology — Population 28.75 million Persons 2026 up 11.1% 1st
Proportion of informal employment, by sector and sex - 13th ICLS 27.7% 2024 down 23.7% 50th
Ageing healthcare workforce - Regions — Active physicians 2.39 Per 1 000 inhabitants 2023 up 35.8% 1st
Part-time employment - Regions 4.51 million Persons 2025 up 56.2% 5th
Hospital employment 13.66 Per 1 000 inhabitants 2024 up 60.9% 3rd
Employment expectations indicators - monthly data 90.8 Index 2026 down 11.0% 39th
Proportion of adults (15 years and older) active in labor force with 95.2% 2024 up 33.9% 32nd
Proportion of adults (15 years and older) out of labor force with an 67.7% 2024 up 49.2% 52nd
Unemployment by sex and age - monthly data 2,981 Thousand persons 2026 down 22.8% 3rd
Employment by job tenure intervals - persons — Dependent employment 23,352 Persons 2025 up 30.9% 4th
Population and employment - national accounts - annual data 88,629 Thousand persons 2024 up 13.5% 2nd
Employment by job tenure intervals - persons — Employment tenure 32,566 Persons 2025 up 22.3% 4th
Labour market outcomes of immigrants - Employment, unemployment, and 10.36 Percentage of labour force in the same subgroup 2024 down 18.3% 2nd
[ILO] Proportion of unemployed persons receiving unemployment cash 2.5% 2022 down 61.5% 71st
Labour force by educational attainment level 35,377 Thousand persons 2025 up 19.8% 2nd
Employed persons by professional status 32,407 Thousand persons 2025 up 22.3% 4th
Employed persons by professional status and occupation 32,407 Thousand persons 2025 up 22.3% 4th