Annual working hours per worker in Turkey
Turkey: Annual working hours per worker was 1,747 hours per worker in 2023. ▼ Falling
Annual working hours per worker in Turkey, 1970–2023
Source: Feenstra et al. - Penn World Table (2025); Huberman and Minns (2005) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hours per worker.
Analysis
Turkey recorded 1,747 hours per worker for annual working hours per worker in 2023.
The figure is down 0.7% on the previous year and down 4.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual working hours per worker in Turkey peaked at 2,086 hours per worker in 1970 and was at its lowest, 1,572 hours per worker, in 2020.
Turkey ranks 88th of 130 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 54 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2,032 hours per worker | 1,964 hours per worker | 2,086 hours per worker | 10 |
| 1980s | 1,898 hours per worker | 1,837 hours per worker | 1,957 hours per worker | 10 |
| 1990s | 1,889 hours per worker | 1,866 hours per worker | 1,925 hours per worker | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,926 hours per worker | 1,881 hours per worker | 1,944 hours per worker | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,811 hours per worker | 1,732 hours per worker | 1,877 hours per worker | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,703 hours per worker | 1,572 hours per worker | 1,759 hours per worker | 4 |
Countries ranked near Turkey
- 85 Azerbaijan 1,791 hours per worker compare
- 86 United States 1,789 hours per worker compare
- 87 Czechia 1,774 hours per worker compare
- 89 Portugal 1,735 hours per worker compare
- 90 Canada 1,731 hours per worker compare
- 91 New Zealand 1,708 hours per worker compare
More work & labour data for Turkey
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- 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 worker in Turkey?
- Annual working hours per worker in Turkey was 1,747 hours per worker in 2023, according to Feenstra et al. - Penn World Table (2025); Huberman and Minns (2005) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest annual working hours per worker recorded in Turkey?
- The highest recorded value was 2,086 hours per worker in 1970.
- What is the lowest annual working hours per worker recorded in Turkey?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,572 hours per worker in 2020.
- How does Turkey rank for annual working hours per worker?
- Turkey ranks 88th out of 130 countries with data for 2023.
- Is annual working hours per worker rising or falling in Turkey?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Turkey data come from?
- The figures come from Feenstra et al. - Penn World Table (2025); Huberman and Minns (2005) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Annual working hours per worker. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Average working hours per worker in a given year.