Lower middle income vs Turkey: Employment in industry (% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate)
Employment in industry (% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate) over time
- Lower middle income
- Turkey
How they compare
Turkey currently reports 27.3% against 22.4% in Lower middle income, a difference of 4.9%.
That makes Turkey's figure about 1.2 times Lower middle income's.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Turkey has been ahead every year.
Lower middle income ranks 25th and Turkey ranks 27th of 47 groups.
Turkey has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lower middle income | Turkey | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 15.1% | 23.8% | 8.7% | Turkey |
| 2000s | 17.4% | 27.3% | 9.9% | Turkey |
| 2010s | 21.2% | 28.2% | 7.0% | Turkey |
| 2020s | 21.9% | 27.5% | 5.6% | Turkey |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher employment in industry (% of total employment), Lower middle income or Turkey?
- Turkey, at 27.3% against 22.4% in Lower middle income as of 2025.
- What is the difference in employment in industry (% of total employment) between Lower middle income and Turkey?
- 4.9%, with Turkey ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lower middle income and Turkey?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Lower middle income and Turkey rank globally for employment in industry (% of total employment)?
- Lower middle income ranks 25th and Turkey ranks 27th of 47 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as Employment in industry (% of total 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
Employment is defined as persons of working age who were engaged in any activity to produce goods or provide services for pay or profit, whether at work during the reference period or not at work due to temporary absence from a job, or to working-time arrangement. The industry sector consists of mining and quarrying, manufacturing, construction, and public utilities (electricity, gas, and water), in accordance with divisions 2-5 (ISIC 2) or categories C-F (ISIC 3) or categories B-F (ISIC 4).