Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, total (%) … ages national in Turkey
Turkey: Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, total (%) … ages national was 40.3% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, total (%) in Turkey, 1988–2025
Source: Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
Turkey recorded 40.3% for employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, total (%) in 2025.
The figure is up 2.1% on the previous year and up 17.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, total (%) in Turkey peaked at 47.6% in 1988 and was at its lowest, 28.9%, in 2009.
That places Turkey 57th out of 155 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 29 years of available data.
Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, total (%) … ages national in Turkey, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1988 | 47.6% | — |
| 1989 | 47.1% | -1.0% |
| 1990 | 45.9% | -2.5% |
| 2000 | 37.0% | -19.5% |
| 2001 | 35.3% | -4.6% |
| 2002 | 33.0% | -6.4% |
| 2003 | 30.5% | -7.6% |
| 2004 | 30.0% | -1.6% |
| 2005 | 30.2% | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 30.3% | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 30.2% | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 30.3% | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 28.9% | -4.7% |
| 2010 | 30.0% | +3.8% |
| 2011 | 32.1% | +6.8% |
| 2012 | 31.5% | -1.7% |
| 2013 | 32.2% | +2.3% |
| 2014 | 33.5% | +4.0% |
| 2015 | 34.2% | +2.1% |
| 2016 | 34.1% | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 34.3% | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 35.0% | +2.1% |
| 2019 | 33.1% | -5.5% |
| 2020 | 29.2% | -11.9% |
| 2021 | 32.2% | +10.5% |
| 2022 | 35.3% | +9.5% |
| 2023 | 37.7% | +6.6% |
| 2024 | 39.5% | +4.8% |
| 2025 | 40.3% | +2.1% |
Turkey compared with similar countries
- Turkey's 40.3% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 30.6%, 1.3× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Turkey's 40.3% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 29.7%, 1.4× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 47.3% | 47.1% | 47.6% | 2 |
| 1990s | 45.9% | 45.9% | 45.9% | 1 |
| 2000s | 31.6% | 28.9% | 37.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 33.0% | 30.0% | 35.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 35.7% | 29.2% | 40.3% | 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 40.3% in 2025, according to Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, total (%) recorded in Turkey?
- The highest recorded value was 47.6% in 1988.
- What is the lowest employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, total (%) recorded in Turkey?
- The lowest recorded value was 28.9% in 2009.
- How does Turkey rank for employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, total (%)?
- Turkey ranks 57th out of 155 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 17.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Turkey data come from?
- The figures come from Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, total (%) (national 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.