Annual working hours per person employed in Turkey
Turkey: Annual working hours per person employed was 1,832 in 2016. ▼ Falling
Latest (2016)
1,832
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
13th
of 37 countries
All-time high
2,086
in 1970
All-time low
1,832
in 2013
Years of data
47
1970–2016
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.
Annual working hours per person employed in Turkey, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 2,086 | — |
| 1971 | 2,077 | -0.4% |
| 1972 | 2,069 | -0.4% |
| 1973 | 2,060 | -0.4% |
| 1974 | 2,044 | -0.8% |
| 1975 | 2,028 | -0.8% |
| 1976 | 2,012 | -0.8% |
| 1977 | 1,996 | -0.8% |
| 1978 | 1,980 | -0.8% |
| 1979 | 1,964 | -0.8% |
| 1980 | 1,957 | -0.4% |
| 1981 | 1,950 | -0.4% |
| 1982 | 1,943 | -0.4% |
| 1983 | 1,935 | -0.4% |
| 1984 | 1,871 | -3.3% |
| 1985 | 1,898 | +1.4% |
| 1986 | 1,883 | -0.8% |
| 1987 | 1,844 | -2.1% |
| 1988 | 1,837 | -0.4% |
| 1989 | 1,867 | +1.6% |
| 1990 | 1,866 | -0.1% |
| 1991 | 1,870 | +0.2% |
| 1992 | 1,897 | +1.4% |
| 1993 | 1,917 | +1.1% |
| 1994 | 1,886 | -1.6% |
| 1995 | 1,876 | -0.5% |
| 1996 | 1,892 | +0.9% |
| 1997 | 1,878 | -0.7% |
| 1998 | 1,884 | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 1,925 | +2.2% |
| 2000 | 1,937 | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 1,942 | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 1,943 | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 1,943 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 1,918 | -1.3% |
| 2005 | 1,936 | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 1,944 | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 1,911 | -1.7% |
| 2008 | 1,900 | -0.6% |
| 2009 | 1,881 | -1.0% |
| 2010 | 1,877 | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 1,864 | -0.7% |
| 2012 | 1,855 | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 1,832 | -1.2% |
| 2014 | 1,832 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 1,832 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 1,832 | +0.0% |
Turkey compared with similar countries
- Turkey's 1,832 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1,713, 1.1× the median. (28 countries reporting)
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 |
Countries ranked near Turkey
More work & labour data for Turkey
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 31,966 (2027)
- Labour force participation rate (ILO modelled estimates) 54.63 (2027)
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 38,497 (2027)
- Unemployment rate (ILO modelled estimates) 8.78 (2027)
- Labour dependency ratio 1.51 (2027)
- Output per worker, GDP constant 2021 international $ at PPP 95,928 (2027)
- Output per worker, GDP constant 2015 US $ 41,171 (2027)
- Employment-to-population ratio (ILO modelled estimates) 49.84 (2027)
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+) 0.6505 % change on previous year (2027)
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), annual growth rate 1.11 % change on previous year (2027)
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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