Employment in industry, female (% of female employment) in Türkiye
Türkiye: Employment in industry, female (% of female employment) was 17.5% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Employment in industry, female (% of female employment) in Türkiye, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
Türkiye recorded 17.5% for employment in industry, female (% of female employment) in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.9% on the previous year and down 5.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employment in industry, female (% of female employment) in Türkiye peaked at 21.6% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 12.9%, in 1991.
That places Türkiye 32nd out of 187 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Employment in industry, female (% of female employment) in Türkiye, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 12.9% | — |
| 1992 | 16.8% | +30.6% |
| 1993 | 18.3% | +8.8% |
| 1994 | 13.8% | -24.3% |
| 1995 | 13.0% | -6.3% |
| 1996 | 13.0% | +0.5% |
| 1997 | 15.4% | +18.0% |
| 1998 | 14.7% | -4.6% |
| 1999 | 14.8% | +0.9% |
| 2000 | 18.2% | +22.4% |
| 2001 | 16.8% | -7.5% |
| 2002 | 18.6% | +10.6% |
| 2003 | 18.2% | -1.8% |
| 2004 | 21.2% | +16.3% |
| 2005 | 21.6% | +2.0% |
| 2006 | 21.2% | -1.8% |
| 2007 | 20.8% | -2.0% |
| 2008 | 20.4% | -1.8% |
| 2009 | 19.4% | -5.2% |
| 2010 | 20.6% | +6.3% |
| 2011 | 19.9% | -3.1% |
| 2012 | 19.2% | -3.5% |
| 2013 | 19.6% | +2.2% |
| 2014 | 19.6% | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 18.5% | -5.7% |
| 2016 | 18.0% | -2.8% |
| 2017 | 17.6% | -2.0% |
| 2018 | 17.9% | +1.7% |
| 2019 | 17.3% | -3.3% |
| 2020 | 17.7% | +2.5% |
| 2021 | 17.7% | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 18.0% | +2.1% |
| 2023 | 18.1% | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 17.6% | -2.4% |
| 2025 | 17.5% | -0.9% |
Türkiye compared with similar countries
- Türkiye's 17.5% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 11.3%, 1.6× the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Türkiye's 17.5% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 12.4%, 1.4× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Employment in industry, female (% of female employment) in Türkiye changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | +30.6% | 12.9% | 16.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 14.8% | 12.9% | 18.3% | 9 |
| 2000s | 19.6% | 16.8% | 21.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 18.8% | 17.3% | 20.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.8% | 17.5% | 18.1% | 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 employment in industry, female (% of female employment) in Türkiye?
- Employment in industry, female (% of female employment) in Türkiye was 17.5% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest employment in industry, female (% of female employment) recorded in Türkiye?
- The highest recorded value was 21.6% in 2005.
- What is the lowest employment in industry, female (% of female employment) recorded in Türkiye?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.9% in 1991.
- How does Türkiye rank for employment in industry, female (% of female employment)?
- Türkiye ranks 32nd out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is employment in industry, female (% of female employment) rising or falling in Türkiye?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Türkiye data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Employment in industry, female (% of female employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Employment is defined as persons of working age who were engaged in any activity to produce goods or provide services for pay or profit, whether at work during the reference period or not at work due to temporary absence from a job, or to working-time arrangement. The industry sector consists of mining and quarrying, manufacturing, construction, and public utilities (electricity, gas, and water), in accordance with divisions 2-5 (ISIC 2) or categories C-F (ISIC 3) or categories B-F (ISIC 4).