Work & Labour in Turkey

108 indicators covering work & labour for Turkey.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) 34.8% 2025 up 17.7% 80th
Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) 59.3% 2025 up 10.0% 37th
Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) 47.3% 2025 up 12.6% 59th
Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 42.5% 2025 up 22.4% 153rd
Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) 78.7% 2025 up 3.2% 86th
Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15-6 60.8% 2025 up 9.1% 137th
Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 37.1% 2025 up 18.2% 158th
Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 51.7% 2025 up 17.4% 160th
Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 71.9% 2025 up 0.7% 74th
Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 54.4% 2025 up 6.0% 141st
Employers, female (% of female employment) 1.7% 2025 up 23.5% 106th
Employers, male (% of male employment) 6.1% 2025 up 2.0% 46th
Employers, total (% of total employment) 4.6% 2025 up 0.9% 48th
Self-employed, female (% of female employment) 27.3% 2025 down 29.7% 101st
Self-employed, male (% of male employment) 29.2% 2025 down 6.2% 107th
Self-employed, total (% of total employment) 28.5% 2025 down 14.6% 103rd
Wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) 72.7% 2025 up 18.9% 86th
Wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) 70.8% 2025 up 2.8% 80th
Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) 71.5% 2025 up 7.3% 84th
Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) 15.9% 2025 down 44.8% 46th
Contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) 3.8% 2025 down 24.8% 72nd
Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) 7.8% 2025 down 35.8% 56th
Employment in industry, female (% of female employment) 17.5% 2025 down 5.5% 32nd
Employment in industry, male (% of male employment) 32.2% 2025 down 0.9% 40th
Employment in industry (% of total employment) 27.3% 2025 down 3.5% 27th
Employment in services, female (% of female employment) 64.5% 2025 up 18.9% 108th
Employment in services, male (% of male employment) 55.5% 2025 up 11.3% 77th
Employment in services (% of total employment) 58.5% 2025 up 14.3% 97th
Unemployment, youth female (% of female labor force ages 15-24) 21.8% 2025 down 0.9% 53rd
Unemployment, youth male (% of male labor force ages 15-24) 12.8% 2025 down 21.8% 88th
Unemployment, youth total (% of total labor force ages 15-24) 16.0% 2025 down 12.3% 71st
GDP per person employed 94,942 constant 2021 PPP $ 2025 up 28.0% 40th
Unemployment, total (% of total labor force) 8.4% 2025 down 18.5% 47th
Unemployment, male (% of male labor force) 6.9% 2025 down 25.4% 55th
Unemployment, female (% of female labor force) 11.4% 2025 down 9.9% 33rd
Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 36.2% 2025 up 14.9% 170th
Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 71.3% 2025 down 0.4% 90th
Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 53.5% 2025 up 4.3% 156th
Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) 34.3% 2025 up 15.1% 81st
Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) 60.1% 2025 up 10.9% 30th
Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 50.8% 2025 up 15.4% 172nd
Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) 47.6% 2025 up 13.3% 54th
Unemployment, youth total (% of total labor force ages 15-24) 15.4% 2025 down 16.9% 64th
Unemployment, youth male (% of male labor force ages 15-24) 11.7% 2025 down 29.1% 85th
Unemployment, youth female (% of female labor force ages 15-24) 22.2% 2025 down 0.1% 45th
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, female (% of 30.3% 2025 down 11.2% 53rd
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, male (% of ma 16.2% 2025 up 12.5% 75th
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of y 23.1% 2025 down 4.0% 68th
Productivity: output per hour worked 56.52 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour 2023 up 33.6% 24th
Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, female (%) 27.2% 2025 up 18.0% 101st
Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, male (%) 51.8% 2025 up 14.7% 43rd
Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, total (%) 39.7% 2025 up 15.7% 67th
Employment to population ratio, 15+, female (%) 32.8% 2025 up 19.6% 158th
Employment to population ratio, 15+, male (%) 66.9% 2025 up 3.3% 83rd
Employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%) 49.7% 2025 up 8.1% 142nd
Vulnerable employment, female (% of female employment) 25.6% 2025 down 31.7% 99th
Vulnerable employment, male (% of male employment) 23.1% 2025 down 8.2% 113th
Vulnerable employment, total (% of total employment) 23.9% 2025 down 17.0% 106th
Unemployment with basic education 7.4% 2024 down 19.9% 55th
Unemployment with basic education, male 7.1% 2024 down 23.2% 52nd