Employment in STEM: ICLS13) … outside in Turkey
Turkey: Employment in STEM: ICLS13) … outside was 88.72 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Employment in STEM occupations outside the formal sector in Turkey, 2012–2025
Source: International Labour Organization.
Analysis
In 2025, employment in stem occupations outside the formal sector in Turkey stood at 88.72. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.
The figure is up 3.5% on the previous year and up 69.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employment in stem occupations outside the formal sector in Turkey peaked at 88.72 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 42.04, in 2013.
That places Turkey 9th out of 39 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Employment in STEM: ICLS13) … outside in Turkey, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 50.9 | — |
| 2013 | 42.04 | -17.4% |
| 2014 | 46.5 | +10.6% |
| 2015 | 52.33 | +12.5% |
| 2016 | 52.78 | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 67.52 | +27.9% |
| 2018 | 74.18 | +9.9% |
| 2019 | 88.66 | +19.5% |
| 2020 | 81.86 | -7.7% |
| 2021 | 61.15 | -25.3% |
| 2022 | 65.64 | +7.3% |
| 2023 | 65.6 | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 85.74 | +30.7% |
| 2025 | 88.72 | +3.5% |
Turkey compared with similar countries
- Turkey's 88.72 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 22.07, 4.0× the median. (21 countries reporting)
- Turkey's 88.72 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 4, 22.2× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 59.36 | 42.04 | 88.66 | 8 |
| 2020s | 74.78 | 61.15 | 88.72 | 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 stem occupations outside the formal sector in Turkey?
- Employment in stem occupations outside the formal sector in Turkey was 88.72 in 2025, according to International Labour Organization.
- What is the highest employment in stem occupations outside the formal sector recorded in Turkey?
- The highest recorded value was 88.72 in 2025.
- What is the lowest employment in stem occupations outside the formal sector recorded in Turkey?
- The lowest recorded value was 42.04 in 2013.
- How does Turkey rank for employment in stem occupations outside the formal sector?
- Turkey ranks 9th out of 39 countries with data for 2025.
- Is employment in stem occupations outside the formal sector rising or falling in Turkey?
- Over the last ten years it is up 69.6%. 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 Employment in STEM occupations outside the formal sector (previous ILO definition - ICLS13). 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. For more information, refer to the Worker and Sector Profiles (PROF) database description.