Annual working hours per worker in Turkey
Turkey: Annual working hours per worker was 1,747 hours per worker in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
1,747 hours per worker
Change on year
down 0.7%
World rank
88th
of 130 countries
All-time high
2,086 hours per worker
in 1970
All-time low
1,572 hours per worker
in 2020
Years of data
54
1970–2023
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.
Annual working hours per worker in Turkey, year by year
| Year | hours per worker | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 2,086 hours per worker | — |
| 1971 | 2,077 hours per worker | -0.4% |
| 1972 | 2,069 hours per worker | -0.4% |
| 1973 | 2,060 hours per worker | -0.4% |
| 1974 | 2,044 hours per worker | -0.8% |
| 1975 | 2,028 hours per worker | -0.8% |
| 1976 | 2,012 hours per worker | -0.8% |
| 1977 | 1,996 hours per worker | -0.8% |
| 1978 | 1,980 hours per worker | -0.8% |
| 1979 | 1,964 hours per worker | -0.8% |
| 1980 | 1,957 hours per worker | -0.4% |
| 1981 | 1,950 hours per worker | -0.4% |
| 1982 | 1,943 hours per worker | -0.4% |
| 1983 | 1,935 hours per worker | -0.4% |
| 1984 | 1,871 hours per worker | -3.3% |
| 1985 | 1,898 hours per worker | +1.4% |
| 1986 | 1,883 hours per worker | -0.8% |
| 1987 | 1,844 hours per worker | -2.1% |
| 1988 | 1,837 hours per worker | -0.4% |
| 1989 | 1,867 hours per worker | +1.6% |
| 1990 | 1,866 hours per worker | -0.1% |
| 1991 | 1,870 hours per worker | +0.2% |
| 1992 | 1,897 hours per worker | +1.4% |
| 1993 | 1,917 hours per worker | +1.1% |
| 1994 | 1,886 hours per worker | -1.6% |
| 1995 | 1,876 hours per worker | -0.5% |
| 1996 | 1,892 hours per worker | +0.9% |
| 1997 | 1,878 hours per worker | -0.7% |
| 1998 | 1,884 hours per worker | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 1,925 hours per worker | +2.2% |
| 2000 | 1,937 hours per worker | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 1,942 hours per worker | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 1,943 hours per worker | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 1,943 hours per worker | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 1,918 hours per worker | -1.3% |
| 2005 | 1,936 hours per worker | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 1,944 hours per worker | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 1,911 hours per worker | -1.7% |
| 2008 | 1,900 hours per worker | -0.6% |
| 2009 | 1,881 hours per worker | -1.0% |
| 2010 | 1,877 hours per worker | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 1,864 hours per worker | -0.7% |
| 2012 | 1,855 hours per worker | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 1,832 hours per worker | -1.2% |
| 2014 | 1,830 hours per worker | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 1,811 hours per worker | -1.0% |
| 2016 | 1,789 hours per worker | -1.2% |
| 2017 | 1,775 hours per worker | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 1,745 hours per worker | -1.7% |
| 2019 | 1,732 hours per worker | -0.8% |
| 2020 | 1,572 hours per worker | -9.2% |
| 2021 | 1,732 hours per worker | +10.2% |
| 2022 | 1,759 hours per worker | +1.6% |
| 2023 | 1,747 hours per worker | -0.7% |
Turkey compared with similar countries
- Turkey's 1,747 hours per worker is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 2,063 hours per worker, 85% of the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Turkey's 1,747 hours per worker is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1,735 hours per worker, 1.0× the median. (47 countries reporting)
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
- 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 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.