Employers, male (% of male employment) in Türkiye
Türkiye: Employers, male (% of male employment) was 6.1% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Employers, male (% of male employment) in Türkiye, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
Türkiye recorded 6.1% for employers, male (% of male employment) in 2025.
That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and up 2.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employers, male (% of male employment) in Türkiye peaked at 7.4% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 5.7%, in 2020.
Türkiye ranks 47th of 187 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Employers, male (% of male employment) in Türkiye, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 6.8% | — |
| 1992 | 6.8% | -0.8% |
| 1993 | 6.5% | -4.1% |
| 1994 | 6.8% | +4.2% |
| 1995 | 6.8% | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 6.8% | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 6.7% | -1.6% |
| 1998 | 6.7% | +0.6% |
| 1999 | 6.8% | +0.5% |
| 2000 | 6.6% | -2.0% |
| 2001 | 6.9% | +4.8% |
| 2002 | 7.2% | +4.4% |
| 2003 | 6.5% | -10.3% |
| 2004 | 6.4% | -2.1% |
| 2005 | 6.7% | +5.2% |
| 2006 | 7.0% | +5.3% |
| 2007 | 7.1% | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 7.4% | +3.8% |
| 2009 | 7.2% | -2.5% |
| 2010 | 6.8% | -5.9% |
| 2011 | 6.6% | -2.4% |
| 2012 | 6.4% | -3.2% |
| 2013 | 5.9% | -7.1% |
| 2014 | 5.9% | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 6.0% | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 6.0% | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 6.0% | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 6.0% | -1.2% |
| 2019 | 5.9% | -1.1% |
| 2020 | 5.7% | -3.3% |
| 2021 | 5.8% | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 5.8% | +1.0% |
| 2023 | 6.1% | +4.6% |
| 2024 | 6.1% | -0.4% |
| 2025 | 6.1% | +0.4% |
Türkiye compared with similar countries
- Türkiye's 6.1% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 4.4%, 1.4× the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Türkiye's 6.1% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 4.9%, 1.2× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6.7% | 6.5% | 6.8% | 9 |
| 2000s | 6.9% | 6.4% | 7.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.1% | 5.9% | 6.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.9% | 5.7% | 6.1% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Türkiye
- 44 Channel Islands 6.3% compare
- 45 Somalia 6.2% compare
- 46 Palestine, State of 6.1% compare
- 48 Austria 6.0% compare
- 49 El Salvador 6.0% compare
- 50 Eritrea 5.9% compare
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 employers, male (% of male employment) in Türkiye?
- Employers, male (% of male employment) in Türkiye was 6.1% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest employers, male (% of male employment) recorded in Türkiye?
- The highest recorded value was 7.4% in 2008.
- What is the lowest employers, male (% of male employment) recorded in Türkiye?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.7% in 2020.
- How does Türkiye rank for employers, male (% of male employment)?
- Türkiye ranks 47th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is employers, male (% of male employment) rising or falling in Türkiye?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.0%. 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 Employers, male (% of male employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Employers are those workers who, working on their own account or with one or a few partners, hold the type of jobs defined as a "self-employment jobs" i.e. jobs where the remuneration is directly dependent upon the profits derived from the goods and services produced), and, in this capacity, have engaged, on a continuous basis, one or more persons to work for them as employee(s).