Turkey vs World: Upper-middle income: Labour dependency ratio (ILO modelled estimates)
Labour dependency ratio (ILO modelled estimates) over time
- Turkey
- World: Upper-middle income
How they compare
Turkey currently reports 1.51 against 1.09 in World: Upper-middle income, a difference of 0.42.
That makes Turkey's figure about 1.4 times World: Upper-middle income's.
Across all 37 years both countries report, Turkey has been ahead every year.
Turkey ranks 70th and World: Upper-middle income ranks 67th of 188 countries.
Turkey has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Turkey | World: Upper-middle income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.01 | 1.14 | 0.8654 | Turkey |
| 2000s | 2.25 | 1.1 | 1.16 | Turkey |
| 2010s | 1.89 | 1.08 | 0.8091 | Turkey |
| 2020s | 1.67 | 1.11 | 0.5586 | Turkey |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher labour dependency ratio, Turkey or World: Upper-middle income?
- Turkey, at 1.51 against 1.09 in World: Upper-middle income as of 2027.
- What is the difference in labour dependency ratio between Turkey and World: Upper-middle income?
- 0.42, with Turkey ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Turkey and World: Upper-middle income?
- 37 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2027.
- How do Turkey and World: Upper-middle income rank globally for labour dependency ratio?
- Turkey ranks 70th and World: Upper-middle income ranks 67th of 188 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Labour Organization, published as Labour dependency ratio (ILO modelled estimates). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Imputed observations are not based on national data, are subject to high uncertainty and should not be used for country comparisons or rankings. This series is based on the 13th ICLS definitions. This indicator provides the ratio of dependents (persons aged 0 to 14 + persons aged 15 and above that are either outside the labour force or unemployed) to total employment. For more information, refer to the ILO Modelled Estimates (ILOEST) database description.