Employees in Turkey
Turkey: Employees was 23,353 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Employees in Turkey, 2000–2025
Source: International Labour Organization.
Analysis
The most recent figure for employees in Turkey is 23,353, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.9% on the previous year and up 31.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employees in Turkey peaked at 23,353 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 10,694, in 2004.
That places Turkey 13th out of 73 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Employees in Turkey, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 11,867 | — |
| 2004 | 10,694 | -9.9% |
| 2005 | 11,436 | +6.9% |
| 2006 | 12,028 | +5.2% |
| 2007 | 12,534 | +4.2% |
| 2008 | 12,937 | +3.2% |
| 2009 | 12,770 | -1.3% |
| 2010 | 13,762 | +7.8% |
| 2011 | 14,876 | +8.1% |
| 2012 | 15,619 | +5.0% |
| 2013 | 16,353 | +4.7% |
| 2014 | 17,125 | +4.7% |
| 2015 | 17,827 | +4.1% |
| 2016 | 18,377 | +3.1% |
| 2017 | 18,960 | +3.2% |
| 2018 | 19,536 | +3.0% |
| 2019 | 19,216 | -1.6% |
| 2020 | 18,719 | -2.6% |
| 2021 | 20,137 | +7.6% |
| 2022 | 21,687 | +7.7% |
| 2023 | 22,532 | +3.9% |
| 2024 | 23,137 | +2.7% |
| 2025 | 23,353 | +0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 12,038 | 10,694 | 12,937 | 7 |
| 2010s | 17,165 | 13,762 | 19,536 | 10 |
| 2020s | 21,594 | 18,719 | 23,353 | 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)
- 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)
- Legislation on sexual harassment in employment 1 (2023)
- Criminal penalties or civil remedies sexual harassment in employment 1 (2023)
- Women can take the same jobs as men 1 (2023)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 54.4% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is employees in Turkey?
- Employees in Turkey was 23,353 in 2025, according to International Labour Organization.
- What is the highest employees recorded in Turkey?
- The highest recorded value was 23,353 in 2025.
- What is the lowest employees recorded in Turkey?
- The lowest recorded value was 10,694 in 2004.
- How does Turkey rank for employees?
- Turkey ranks 13th out of 73 countries with data for 2025.
- Is employees rising or falling in Turkey?
- Over the last ten years it is up 31.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Turkey data come from?
- The figures come from International Labour Organization, published as part of Employees (15+). 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. Employees are all those workers who hold paid employment jobs, which are those where the incumbents hold employment contracts which give them a basic remuneration not directly dependent upon the revenue of the unit for which they work. Data disaggregated by economic activity are provided according to the latest version of the International Standard Industrial Classification of All Economic Activities (ISIC) available for that year. Data may have been regrouped from national classifications, which may not be strictly compatible with ISIC. For more information, refer to the Labour Force Statistics (LFS and STLFS) database description.