Employment rates by educational attainment level, citizenship and in Türkiye
Türkiye: Employment rates by educational attainment level, citizenship and was 55.0% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
55.0%
Change on year
down 0.4%
World rank
45th
of 48 countries
All-time high
55.2%
in 2024
All-time low
44.3%
in 2009
Years of data
20
2006–2025
Employment rates by educational attainment level, citizenship and in Türkiye, 2006–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
Türkiye recorded 55.0% for employment rates by educational attainment level, citizenship and in 2025.
That represents a change of down 0.4% on the previous year and up 9.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employment rates by educational attainment level, citizenship and in Türkiye peaked at 55.2% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 44.3%, in 2009.
That places Türkiye 45th out of 48 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Employment rates by educational attainment level, citizenship and in Türkiye, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 44.6% | — |
| 2007 | 44.6% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 44.9% | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 44.3% | -1.3% |
| 2010 | 46.3% | +4.5% |
| 2011 | 48.4% | +4.5% |
| 2012 | 48.9% | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 49.5% | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 49.5% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 50.2% | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 50.6% | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 51.5% | +1.8% |
| 2018 | 52.0% | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 50.3% | -3.3% |
| 2020 | 47.5% | -5.6% |
| 2021 | 50.3% | +5.9% |
| 2022 | 52.8% | +5.0% |
| 2023 | 53.8% | +1.9% |
| 2024 | 55.2% | +2.6% |
| 2025 | 55.0% | -0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 44.6% | 44.3% | 44.9% | 4 |
| 2010s | 49.7% | 46.3% | 52.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 52.4% | 47.5% | 55.2% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Türkiye
- 42 Martinique 61.0% compare
- 43 North Macedonia 58.8% compare
- 44 Bosnia and Herzegovina 55.1% compare
- 46 Guadeloupe 54.6% compare
- 47 Montenegro 50.3% compare
- 48 Mayotte 30.3% compare
More work & labour data for Türkiye
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual -1 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -0.9895 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -1.01 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -1.52 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 0.4636 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 82,192 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 13,435 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 32,750 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 32,589 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 65,338 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is employment rates by educational attainment level, citizenship and in Türkiye?
- Employment rates by educational attainment level, citizenship and in Türkiye was 55.0% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest employment rates by educational attainment level, citizenship and recorded in Türkiye?
- The highest recorded value was 55.2% in 2024.
- What is the lowest employment rates by educational attainment level, citizenship and recorded in Türkiye?
- The lowest recorded value was 44.3% in 2009.
- How does Türkiye rank for employment rates by educational attainment level, citizenship and?
- Türkiye ranks 45th out of 48 countries with data for 2025.
- Is employment rates by educational attainment level, citizenship and rising or falling in Türkiye?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Türkiye data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Employment rates by educational attainment level, citizenship and NUTS 2 region. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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