Syria vs Turkey: Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment)
Syria
16.3%
in 2025
Turkey
15.9%
in 2025
Syria rank
43rd
Turkey rank
46th
Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) over time
- Syria
- Turkey
How they compare
Syria currently reports 16.3% against 15.9% in Turkey, a difference of 0.4%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Syria ahead.
Syria ranks 43rd and Turkey ranks 46th of 187 countries.
Turkey has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Syria | Turkey | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 49.4% | 52.0% | 2.5% | Turkey |
| 2000s | 27.8% | 41.8% | 13.9% | Turkey |
| 2010s | 14.3% | 29.5% | 15.3% | Turkey |
| 2020s | 16.8% | 18.0% | 1.2% | Turkey |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher contributing family workers, female (% of female employment), Syria or Turkey?
- Syria, at 16.3% against 15.9% in Turkey as of 2025.
- What is the difference in contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) between Syria and Turkey?
- 0.4%, with Syria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Syria and Turkey?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Syria and Turkey rank globally for contributing family workers, female (% of female employment)?
- Syria ranks 43rd and Turkey ranks 46th of 187 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Contributing family workers are those workers who hold "self-employment jobs" as own-account workers in a market-oriented establishment operated by a related person living in the same household.