Annual working hours vs. productivity in Turkey
Turkey: Annual working hours vs. productivity was 1,747 hours per worker in 2023. ▼ Falling
Annual working hours vs. productivity in Turkey, 1970–2023
Source: Feenstra et al. - Penn World Table (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hours per worker.
Analysis
Turkey recorded 1,747 hours per worker for annual working hours vs. productivity in 2023.
That represents a change of down 0.7% on the previous year and down 4.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual working hours vs. productivity in Turkey peaked at 2,086 hours per worker in 1970 and was at its lowest, 1,572 hours per worker, in 2020.
That places Turkey 88th out of 129 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 54 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2,032 hours per worker | 1,964 hours per worker | 2,086 hours per worker | 10 |
| 1980s | 1,898 hours per worker | 1,837 hours per worker | 1,957 hours per worker | 10 |
| 1990s | 1,889 hours per worker | 1,866 hours per worker | 1,925 hours per worker | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,926 hours per worker | 1,881 hours per worker | 1,944 hours per worker | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,811 hours per worker | 1,732 hours per worker | 1,877 hours per worker | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,703 hours per worker | 1,572 hours per worker | 1,759 hours per worker | 4 |
Countries ranked near Turkey
- 85 Azerbaijan 1,791 hours per worker compare
- 86 United States 1,789 hours per worker compare
- 87 Czechia 1,774 hours per worker compare
- 89 Portugal 1,735 hours per worker compare
- 90 Canada 1,731 hours per worker compare
- 91 New Zealand 1,708 hours per worker compare
More economy & growth data for Turkey
- Final consumption expenditure 3.4% (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure per capita growth 3.6% (2025)
- Manufacturing, value added 16.8% (2024)
- Manufacturing, value added 373.96 billion constant LCU (2024)
- Households and NPISHs final consumption expenditure 54.7% (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure 1.10 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure 43.21 trillion current LCU (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure 1.11 trillion constant 2015 US$ (2025)
- Gross national expenditure 100.2% (2025)
- Gross national expenditure 63.17 trillion current LCU (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual working hours vs. productivity in Turkey?
- Annual working hours vs. productivity in Turkey was 1,747 hours per worker in 2023, according to Feenstra et al. - Penn World Table (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest annual working hours vs. productivity recorded in Turkey?
- The highest recorded value was 2,086 hours per worker in 1970.
- What is the lowest annual working hours vs. productivity recorded in Turkey?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,572 hours per worker in 2020.
- How does Turkey rank for annual working hours vs. productivity?
- Turkey ranks 88th out of 129 countries with data for 2023.
- Is annual working hours vs. productivity rising or falling in Turkey?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Turkey data come from?
- The figures come from Feenstra et al. - Penn World Table (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Annual working hours vs. productivity. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This is the average sum of hours worked by employees and self-employed people during each year in a country.