Annual working hours per person employed in Turkey
Turkey: Annual working hours per person employed was 1,832 in 2016. ▼ Falling
Annual working hours per person employed in Turkey, 1970–2016
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Turkey recorded 1,832 for annual working hours per person employed in 2016. That is the lowest value across all 47 years on record.
That represents a change of down 5.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual working hours per person employed in Turkey peaked at 2,086 in 1970 and was at its lowest, 1,832, in 2013.
That places Turkey 13th out of 37 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 47 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2,032 | 1,964 | 2,086 | 10 |
| 1980s | 1,898 | 1,837 | 1,957 | 10 |
| 1990s | 1,889 | 1,866 | 1,925 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,926 | 1,881 | 1,944 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,846 | 1,832 | 1,877 | 7 |
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More work & labour data for Turkey
- Legislation on sexual harassment in employment 1 (2023)
- Criminal penalties or civil remedies sexual harassment in employment 1 (2023)
- Women can take the same jobs as men 1 (2023)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 54.4% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 71.9% (2025)
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 51.7% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 37.1% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15-6 60.8% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) 78.7% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 42.5% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual working hours per person employed in Turkey?
- Annual working hours per person employed in Turkey was 1,832 in 2016, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest annual working hours per person employed recorded in Turkey?
- The highest recorded value was 2,086 in 1970.
- What is the lowest annual working hours per person employed recorded in Turkey?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,832 in 2013.
- How does Turkey rank for annual working hours per person employed?
- Turkey ranks 13th out of 37 countries with data for 2016.
- Is annual working hours per person employed rising or falling in Turkey?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Turkey data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Annual working hours per person employed. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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