Employment in industry (% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate) in Turkey
Turkey: Employment in industry (% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate) was 27.3% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Employment in industry (% of total employment) in Turkey, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
The most recent figure for employment in industry (% of total employment) in Turkey is 27.3%, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of down 0.3% on the previous year and down 3.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employment in industry (% of total employment) in Turkey peaked at 29.3% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 22.8%, in 1991.
That places Turkey 27th 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 (% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate) in Turkey, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 22.8% | — |
| 1992 | 24.2% | +6.1% |
| 1993 | 24.4% | +0.7% |
| 1994 | 23.2% | -4.8% |
| 1995 | 22.9% | -1.4% |
| 1996 | 23.5% | +2.8% |
| 1997 | 24.8% | +5.4% |
| 1998 | 24.4% | -1.5% |
| 1999 | 24.2% | -1.0% |
| 2000 | 26.3% | +8.6% |
| 2001 | 25.0% | -4.9% |
| 2002 | 25.3% | +1.4% |
| 2003 | 25.1% | -1.1% |
| 2004 | 27.3% | +8.9% |
| 2005 | 28.8% | +5.5% |
| 2006 | 29.2% | +1.5% |
| 2007 | 29.2% | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 29.3% | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 27.7% | -5.3% |
| 2010 | 28.7% | +3.6% |
| 2011 | 29.0% | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 28.5% | -1.6% |
| 2013 | 28.9% | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 28.9% | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 28.3% | -2.2% |
| 2016 | 27.8% | -1.6% |
| 2017 | 27.6% | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 27.7% | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 26.4% | -4.9% |
| 2020 | 27.3% | +3.6% |
| 2021 | 27.6% | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 27.7% | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 27.6% | -0.4% |
| 2024 | 27.4% | -0.8% |
| 2025 | 27.3% | -0.3% |
Turkey compared with similar countries
- Turkey's 27.3% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 21.1%, 1.3× the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Turkey's 27.3% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 23.3%, 1.2× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 23.8% | 22.8% | 24.8% | 9 |
| 2000s | 27.3% | 25.0% | 29.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 28.2% | 26.4% | 29.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 27.5% | 27.3% | 27.7% | 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)
- 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 (% of total employment) in Turkey?
- Employment in industry (% of total employment) in Turkey was 27.3% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest employment in industry (% of total employment) recorded in Turkey?
- The highest recorded value was 29.3% in 2008.
- What is the lowest employment in industry (% of total employment) recorded in Turkey?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.8% in 1991.
- How does Turkey rank for employment in industry (% of total employment)?
- Turkey ranks 27th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is employment in industry (% of total employment) rising or falling in Turkey?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Turkey data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Employment in industry (% of total 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).