Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) in Türkiye
Türkiye: Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) was 15.9% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) in Türkiye, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
The most recent figure for contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) in Türkiye is 15.9%, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of down 3.2% on the previous year and down 44.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) in Türkiye peaked at 54.7% in 1993 and was at its lowest, 15.9%, in 2025.
That places Türkiye 46th out of 187 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) in Türkiye, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 52.0% | — |
| 1992 | 52.2% | +0.4% |
| 1993 | 54.7% | +4.7% |
| 1994 | 52.0% | -4.9% |
| 1995 | 51.6% | -0.7% |
| 1996 | 51.3% | -0.7% |
| 1997 | 52.3% | +1.9% |
| 1998 | 51.5% | -1.4% |
| 1999 | 50.2% | -2.6% |
| 2000 | 50.6% | +0.8% |
| 2001 | 51.8% | +2.3% |
| 2002 | 48.2% | -6.9% |
| 2003 | 47.7% | -1.0% |
| 2004 | 43.3% | -9.2% |
| 2005 | 39.3% | -9.3% |
| 2006 | 34.7% | -11.7% |
| 2007 | 34.0% | -2.0% |
| 2008 | 33.9% | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 34.2% | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 34.6% | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 34.9% | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 33.1% | -5.2% |
| 2013 | 30.9% | -6.7% |
| 2014 | 30.4% | -1.6% |
| 2015 | 28.8% | -5.4% |
| 2016 | 27.3% | -5.2% |
| 2017 | 26.8% | -2.0% |
| 2018 | 24.6% | -8.1% |
| 2019 | 23.8% | -3.3% |
| 2020 | 21.0% | -11.9% |
| 2021 | 20.2% | -3.7% |
| 2022 | 18.2% | -9.6% |
| 2023 | 16.4% | -10.0% |
| 2024 | 16.4% | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 15.9% | -3.2% |
Türkiye compared with similar countries
- Türkiye's 15.9% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 4.7%, 3.4× the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Türkiye's 15.9% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.9%, 16.7× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 52.0% | 50.2% | 54.7% | 9 |
| 2000s | 41.8% | 33.9% | 51.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 29.5% | 23.8% | 34.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 18.0% | 15.9% | 21.0% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Türkiye
More work & labour data for Türkiye
- 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 contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) in Türkiye?
- Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) in Türkiye was 15.9% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) recorded in Türkiye?
- The highest recorded value was 54.7% in 1993.
- What is the lowest contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) recorded in Türkiye?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.9% in 2025.
- How does Türkiye rank for contributing family workers, female (% of female employment)?
- Türkiye ranks 46th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) rising or falling in Türkiye?
- Over the last ten years it is down 44.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Türkiye data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Contributing family workers are those workers who hold "self-employment jobs" as own-account workers in a market-oriented establishment operated by a related person living in the same household.