Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, total (%) … ages modeled in Turkey
Turkey: Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, total (%) … ages modeled was 39.7% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, total (%) in Turkey, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
In 2025, employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, total (%) in Turkey stood at 39.7%.
The figure is up 1.0% on the previous year and up 15.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, total (%) in Turkey peaked at 46.9% in 1991 and was at its lowest, 29.0%, in 2009.
That places Turkey 68th out of 187 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, total (%) … ages modeled in Turkey, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 46.9% | — |
| 1992 | 44.4% | -5.4% |
| 1993 | 39.6% | -10.8% |
| 1994 | 43.0% | +8.5% |
| 1995 | 41.1% | -4.4% |
| 1996 | 42.0% | +2.3% |
| 1997 | 40.3% | -4.0% |
| 1998 | 39.5% | -1.9% |
| 1999 | 39.7% | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 37.0% | -6.7% |
| 2001 | 35.4% | -4.5% |
| 2002 | 33.1% | -6.3% |
| 2003 | 30.6% | -7.5% |
| 2004 | 30.1% | -1.7% |
| 2005 | 30.3% | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 30.3% | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 30.2% | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 30.4% | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 29.0% | -4.6% |
| 2010 | 30.1% | +3.7% |
| 2011 | 32.1% | +6.8% |
| 2012 | 31.6% | -1.6% |
| 2013 | 32.3% | +2.4% |
| 2014 | 33.6% | +4.0% |
| 2015 | 34.3% | +2.1% |
| 2016 | 34.2% | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 34.5% | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 35.2% | +2.1% |
| 2019 | 33.3% | -5.3% |
| 2020 | 29.3% | -11.9% |
| 2021 | 32.4% | +10.4% |
| 2022 | 35.4% | +9.3% |
| 2023 | 37.6% | +6.4% |
| 2024 | 39.4% | +4.6% |
| 2025 | 39.7% | +1.0% |
Turkey compared with similar countries
- Turkey's 39.7% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 31.5%, 1.3× the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Turkey's 39.7% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 29.8%, 1.3× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 41.8% | 39.5% | 46.9% | 9 |
| 2000s | 31.6% | 29.0% | 37.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 33.1% | 30.1% | 35.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 35.6% | 29.3% | 39.7% | 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 to population ratio, ages 15-24, total (%) in Turkey?
- Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, total (%) in Turkey was 39.7% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, total (%) recorded in Turkey?
- The highest recorded value was 46.9% in 1991.
- What is the lowest employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, total (%) recorded in Turkey?
- The lowest recorded value was 29.0% in 2009.
- How does Turkey rank for employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, total (%)?
- Turkey ranks 68th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, total (%) rising or falling in Turkey?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 to population ratio, ages 15-24, total (%) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Employment to population ratio is the proportion of a country's population that is employed.