Gender in Turkey

249 indicators covering gender for Turkey.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Can a Woman Apply For a Passport in the Same Way as a Man? 1 2023 unchanged 1st
Women Business and the Law Index (WBL), Mobility Score 100 2023 unchanged 1st
Can a Woman Work in a Job Deemed Dangerous in the Same Way as a Man? 1 2023 unchanged 1st
Can a Woman Work in An Industrial Job in the Same Way as a Man? 0 2023 131st
Can a Woman Work at Night in the Same Way as a Man? 1 2023 unchanged 1st
Does the Law Mandate Equal Remuneration For Work of Equal Value? 1 2023 unchanged 1st
Women Business and the Law Index (WBL), Pay Score 75 2023 unchanged 73rd
Can a Woman Obtain a Judgment of Divorce in the Same Way as a Man? 1 2023 unchanged 1st
Can a Woman Be Head of Household in the Same Way as a Man? 1 2023 unchanged 1st
Is There No Legal Provision That Requires a Married Woman to Obey Her 1 2023 unchanged 1st
Does a Woman Have the Same Rights to Remarry as a Man? 0 2023 123rd
Is There Legislation Specifically Addressing Domestic Violence? 1 2023 unchanged 1st
Women Business and the Law Index (WBL), Marriage Score 80 2023 unchanged 105th
Are Periods of Absence Due to Childcare Accounted For in Pension 0 2023 110th
Is the Mandatory Retirement Age For Men and Women the Same? 1 2023 unchanged 1st
Is the Age at Which Men and Women Can Retire With Partial Pension 1 2023 unchanged 1st
Is the Age at Which Men and Women Can Retire With Full Pension 0 2023 128th
Women Business and the Law Index (WBL), Pension Score 50 2023 unchanged 137th
Can a Woman Get a Job in the Same Way as a Man? 1 2023 unchanged 1st
Women Business and the Law Index (WBL), Workplace Score 100 2023 unchanged 1st
Women Business and the Law Index 82.5 2023 up 3.1% 83rd
Women Business and the Law Index 82.5 2023 up 3.1% 83rd
Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) 170.9% 2025 up 26.7% 23rd
Share of female employment by economic sector 18.0% 2025 down 33.9% 78th
Maternal Mortality Ratio, Modeled Estimate 15 2023 down 25.0% 134th
Prevalence rate of hypertension in men aged 30-79 30.8 2019 down 1.6% 169th
Prevalence rate of hypertension in women aged 30-79 34.4 2019 down 11.3% 129th
Total Fertility Rate 1.88 2022 down 12.4% 108th
Tertiary Gross Enrollment Rate 105.89 2023 up 32.9% 10th
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female 17.61 years 2018 up 49.3% 19th
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male 18.7 years 2018 up 42.0% 5th
Proportion of women in ministerial level positions 5.9% 2025 up 47.1% 173rd
Women of reproductive age 22.57 million 2023 up 10.5% 18th
Women who have their need for family planning satisfied with modern 62.3% 2026 up 4.2% 112th
Share of people who don't drink alcohol, men vs women 76.8% 2020 down 2.5% 27th
Number of seats held by women in national parliaments 118 2026 up 43.9% 25th
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments 19.9% 2026 up 33.7% 138th
Share of women in ministerial positions 5.9% 2024 up 47.1% 174th
Share of women in parliament 19.9% 2025 up 33.5% 127th
Preprimary Gross Enrollment Rate 39.75 2020 up 56.1% 136th
Own-account workers, female (% of female employment) 8.8% 2016 down 29.3% 140th
Own-account workers, male (% of male employment) 20.1% 2016 down 21.6% 115th
Proportion of Seats Held By Women in National Parliaments 19.87 2024 up 37.8% 128th
Representation of women in the lower chamber of parliament 0.4 ratio 2026 up 21.2% 114th
Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (%) 189.7% 2025 up 40.9% 21st
Access to justice women row, annual growth rate -100 % change on previous year 2010 42nd
Share of pregnant women who have anemia 31.9% 2023 up 0.9% 70th
Number of women of reproductive age (aged 15-49 years) with anaemia 6,593 2023 up 12.6% 13th
Proportion of women aged 15-49 years with anaemia 29.3% 2023 up 1.7% 77th
Proportion of women aged 15-49 years with anaemia, pregnant 31.9% 2023 up 0.9% 72nd
Proportion of women aged 15-49 years with anaemia, non-pregnant 29.2% 2023 up 1.7% 77th
Prevalence of anaemia in women aged 15-49 29.3 2023 up 1.7% 74th
Gender Development Index 0.941 2022 up 2.8% 116th
Proportion of women in managerial positions - 13th ICLS 19.7% 2024 up 47.5% 128th
Literacy rate, adult female 95.3% 2021 up 5.5% 28th
Adjusted gender parity index for participation rate in organized 0.9597 2023 down 3.5% 154th
Gender Inequality Index 0.259 2022 down 29.2% 100th
Suicide Rate 2.69 2021 down 13.5% 162nd
Female migrants 48.4% 2020 down 10.6% 122nd
Share of temporary employees 12.2 2025 down 7.7% 57th