Contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) in Türkiye
Türkiye: Contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) was 3.8% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) in Türkiye, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
The most recent figure for contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) in Türkiye is 3.8%, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.5% on the previous year and down 24.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) in Türkiye peaked at 12.6% in 1993 and was at its lowest, 3.6%, in 2023.
Türkiye ranks 72nd of 187 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) in Türkiye, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 11.3% | — |
| 1992 | 11.5% | +1.6% |
| 1993 | 12.6% | +9.6% |
| 1994 | 11.6% | -7.8% |
| 1995 | 11.6% | -0.0% |
| 1996 | 11.5% | -0.7% |
| 1997 | 11.8% | +2.9% |
| 1998 | 11.5% | -2.9% |
| 1999 | 11.1% | -3.2% |
| 2000 | 11.4% | +2.6% |
| 2001 | 11.9% | +4.1% |
| 2002 | 10.3% | -13.0% |
| 2003 | 9.1% | -11.7% |
| 2004 | 8.7% | -4.3% |
| 2005 | 7.5% | -14.2% |
| 2006 | 6.2% | -17.2% |
| 2007 | 5.8% | -6.8% |
| 2008 | 5.6% | -3.3% |
| 2009 | 6.1% | +9.9% |
| 2010 | 5.9% | -4.7% |
| 2011 | 5.6% | -4.1% |
| 2012 | 5.4% | -4.8% |
| 2013 | 5.3% | -1.4% |
| 2014 | 5.2% | -1.6% |
| 2015 | 5.0% | -3.5% |
| 2016 | 4.9% | -2.6% |
| 2017 | 4.8% | -1.5% |
| 2018 | 4.7% | -1.8% |
| 2019 | 4.7% | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 4.6% | -2.2% |
| 2021 | 4.4% | -4.0% |
| 2022 | 3.9% | -12.1% |
| 2023 | 3.6% | -7.7% |
| 2024 | 3.9% | +7.1% |
| 2025 | 3.8% | -2.5% |
Türkiye compared with similar countries
- Türkiye's 3.8% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 2.2%, 1.7× the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Türkiye's 3.8% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.7%, 5.4× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 11.6% | 11.1% | 12.6% | 9 |
| 2000s | 8.3% | 5.6% | 11.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.1% | 4.7% | 5.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.0% | 3.6% | 4.6% | 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, male (% of male employment) in Türkiye?
- Contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) in Türkiye was 3.8% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) recorded in Türkiye?
- The highest recorded value was 12.6% in 1993.
- What is the lowest contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) recorded in Türkiye?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.6% in 2023.
- How does Türkiye rank for contributing family workers, male (% of male employment)?
- Türkiye ranks 72nd out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) rising or falling in Türkiye?
- Over the last ten years it is down 24.8%. 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, male (% of male 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.