Average weekly hours usually worked per employed person in Turkey
Turkey: Average weekly hours usually worked per employed person was 43.76 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Average weekly hours usually worked per employed person in Turkey, 2000–2025
Source: International Labour Organization.
Analysis
The most recent figure for average weekly hours usually worked per employed person in Turkey is 43.76, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is down 0.5% on the previous year and down 7.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, average weekly hours usually worked per employed person in Turkey peaked at 52.88 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 43.76, in 2025.
That places Turkey 18th out of 88 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Average weekly hours usually worked per employed person in Turkey, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 49.2 | — |
| 2001 | 51.08 | +3.8% |
| 2002 | 51.04 | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 50.6 | -0.9% |
| 2004 | 51.85 | +2.5% |
| 2005 | 52.88 | +2.0% |
| 2006 | 52.32 | -1.1% |
| 2007 | 51.04 | -2.4% |
| 2008 | 50.52 | -1.0% |
| 2009 | 49.36 | -2.3% |
| 2010 | 49.27 | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 48.86 | -0.8% |
| 2012 | 48.39 | -1.0% |
| 2013 | 47.87 | -1.1% |
| 2014 | 47.77 | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 47.44 | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 46.79 | -1.4% |
| 2017 | 46.41 | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 45.7 | -1.5% |
| 2019 | 45.44 | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 44.59 | -1.9% |
| 2021 | 45.14 | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 44.96 | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 44.77 | -0.4% |
| 2024 | 44 | -1.7% |
| 2025 | 43.76 | -0.5% |
Turkey compared with similar countries
- Turkey's 43.76 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 42.99, 1.0× the median. (29 countries reporting)
- Turkey's 43.76 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 39.22, 1.1× the median. (41 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 50.99 | 49.2 | 52.88 | 10 |
| 2010s | 47.39 | 45.44 | 49.27 | 10 |
| 2020s | 44.54 | 43.76 | 45.14 | 6 |
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 average weekly hours usually worked per employed person in Turkey?
- Average weekly hours usually worked per employed person in Turkey was 43.76 in 2025, according to International Labour Organization.
- What is the highest average weekly hours usually worked per employed person recorded in Turkey?
- The highest recorded value was 52.88 in 2005.
- What is the lowest average weekly hours usually worked per employed person recorded in Turkey?
- The lowest recorded value was 43.76 in 2025.
- How does Turkey rank for average weekly hours usually worked per employed person?
- Turkey ranks 18th out of 88 countries with data for 2025.
- Is average weekly hours usually worked per employed person rising or falling in Turkey?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Turkey data come from?
- The figures come from International Labour Organization, published as part of Average weekly hours usually worked per employed person. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
With the aim of promoting international comparability, statistics presented on ILOSTAT are based on standard international definitions wherever feasible and may differ from official national figures. This series is based on the 13th ICLS definitions. For time series comparability, it includes countries that have implemented the 19th ICLS standards, for which data are also available in the Work Statistics -- 19th ICLS (WORK) database. The concept of hours usually worked relates to the typical value of hours actually worked in a job per a short reference period such as one week, over a long observation period of a month, quarter, season or year that comprises the short reference measurement period used. The typical value may be the modal value of the distribution of hours actually worked per short period over the long observation period, where meaningful. The short reference period for measuring hours usually worked should be the same as the reference period used to measure employment. For more information, refer to the Wages and Working Time Statistics (COND) database description.