Disability employment gap by level of activity limitation and sex in Türkiye
Türkiye: Disability employment gap by level of activity limitation and sex was 18.6% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Disability employment gap by level of activity limitation and sex in Türkiye, 2014–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage point.
Analysis
The most recent figure for disability employment gap by level of activity limitation and sex in Türkiye is 18.6%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.
The figure is up 4.5% on the previous year and up 31.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, disability employment gap by level of activity limitation and sex in Türkiye peaked at 18.6% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 14.1%, in 2015.
That places Türkiye 17th out of 46 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Disability employment gap by level of activity limitation and sex in Türkiye, year by year
| Year | Percentage point | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 15.6% | — |
| 2015 | 14.1% | -9.6% |
| 2016 | 15.1% | +7.1% |
| 2017 | 17.3% | +14.6% |
| 2018 | 15.8% | -8.7% |
| 2019 | 15.9% | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 15.9% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 16.2% | +1.9% |
| 2022 | 15.9% | -1.9% |
| 2023 | 15.6% | -1.9% |
| 2024 | 17.8% | +14.1% |
| 2025 | 18.6% | +4.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 15.6% | 14.1% | 17.3% | 6 |
| 2020s | 16.7% | 15.6% | 18.6% | 6 |
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- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual -1 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -0.9895 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -1.01 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -1.52 % change on previous year (2050)
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- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 82,192 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 13,435 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 32,750 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 32,589 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 65,338 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is disability employment gap by level of activity limitation and sex in Türkiye?
- Disability employment gap by level of activity limitation and sex in Türkiye was 18.6% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest disability employment gap by level of activity limitation and sex recorded in Türkiye?
- The highest recorded value was 18.6% in 2025.
- What is the lowest disability employment gap by level of activity limitation and sex recorded in Türkiye?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.1% in 2015.
- How does Türkiye rank for disability employment gap by level of activity limitation and sex?
- Türkiye ranks 17th out of 46 countries with data for 2025.
- Is disability employment gap by level of activity limitation and sex rising or falling in Türkiye?
- Over the last ten years it is up 31.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Türkiye data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Disability employment gap by level of activity limitation and sex (source EU-SILC). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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