Employment-to-population ratio for persons ages 25 to 54 in Turkey
Turkey: Employment-to-population ratio for persons ages 25 to 54 was 63 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Employment-to-population ratio for persons ages 25 to 54 in Turkey, 2000–2025
Source: International Labour Organization.
Analysis
In 2025, employment-to-population ratio for persons ages 25 to 54 in Turkey stood at 63.
The figure is down 0.9% on the previous year and up 8.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employment-to-population ratio for persons ages 25 to 54 in Turkey peaked at 63.56 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 51.9, in 2009.
That places Turkey 77th out of 82 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Employment-to-population ratio for persons ages 25 to 54 in Turkey, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 60.32 | — |
| 2004 | 51.99 | -13.8% |
| 2005 | 51.91 | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 51.99 | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 51.97 | -0.0% |
| 2008 | 52.18 | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 51.9 | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 54.46 | +4.9% |
| 2011 | 56.77 | +4.3% |
| 2012 | 57.64 | +1.5% |
| 2013 | 58.23 | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 59.87 | +2.8% |
| 2022 | 62.47 | +4.4% |
| 2023 | 62.5 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 63.56 | +1.7% |
| 2025 | 63 | -0.9% |
Turkey compared with similar countries
- Turkey's 63 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 75.91, 83% of the median. (29 countries reporting)
- Turkey's 63 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 83.34, 76% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 53.18 | 51.9 | 60.32 | 7 |
| 2010s | 56.78 | 54.46 | 58.23 | 4 |
| 2020s | 62.28 | 59.87 | 63.56 | 5 |
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 for persons ages 25 to 54 in Turkey?
- Employment-to-population ratio for persons ages 25 to 54 in Turkey was 63 in 2025, according to International Labour Organization.
- What is the highest employment-to-population ratio for persons ages 25 to 54 recorded in Turkey?
- The highest recorded value was 63.56 in 2024.
- What is the lowest employment-to-population ratio for persons ages 25 to 54 recorded in Turkey?
- The lowest recorded value was 51.9 in 2009.
- How does Turkey rank for employment-to-population ratio for persons ages 25 to 54?
- Turkey ranks 77th out of 82 countries with data for 2025.
- Is employment-to-population ratio for persons ages 25 to 54 rising or falling in Turkey?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.2%. 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-to-population ratio for persons ages 25 to 54 (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. The prime-age employment-to-population ratio is the number of persons aged 25 to 54 years who are employed as a percentage of the population aged 25 to 54 years. For more information, refer to the Gender Equality and Non-Discrimination Indicators (GEND) database description.