Female employment rate, 1980 vs. 2024 in Türkiye
Türkiye: Female employment rate, 1980 vs. 2024 was 32.1% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Female employment rate, 1980 vs. 2024 in Türkiye, 1988–2025
Source: Labour Force Statistics, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Türkiye recorded 32.1% for female employment rate, 1980 vs. 2024 in 2025.
That represents a change of down 1.1% on the previous year and up 16.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, female employment rate, 1980 vs. 2024 in Türkiye peaked at 34.4% in 1989 and was at its lowest, 20.7%, in 2005.
Türkiye ranks 155th of 172 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 29 years of available data.
Female employment rate, 1980 vs. 2024 in Türkiye, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1988 | 33.0% | — |
| 1989 | 34.4% | +4.4% |
| 1990 | 31.2% | -9.2% |
| 2000 | 24.9% | -20.3% |
| 2001 | 25.1% | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 25.3% | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 23.9% | -5.5% |
| 2004 | 20.8% | -13.1% |
| 2005 | 20.7% | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 21.0% | +1.3% |
| 2007 | 21.0% | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 21.6% | +3.0% |
| 2009 | 22.3% | +3.1% |
| 2010 | 24.0% | +7.7% |
| 2011 | 25.6% | +6.4% |
| 2012 | 26.3% | +2.9% |
| 2013 | 27.1% | +3.0% |
| 2014 | 26.7% | -1.6% |
| 2015 | 27.5% | +3.2% |
| 2016 | 28.0% | +1.7% |
| 2017 | 28.9% | +3.1% |
| 2018 | 29.4% | +2.0% |
| 2019 | 28.7% | -2.5% |
| 2020 | 26.3% | -8.5% |
| 2021 | 28.0% | +6.6% |
| 2022 | 30.4% | +8.6% |
| 2023 | 31.3% | +3.0% |
| 2024 | 32.5% | +3.7% |
| 2025 | 32.1% | -1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 33.7% | 33.0% | 34.4% | 2 |
| 1990s | 31.2% | 31.2% | 31.2% | 1 |
| 2000s | 22.7% | 20.7% | 25.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 27.2% | 24.0% | 29.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 30.1% | 26.3% | 32.5% | 6 |
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More work & labour data for Türkiye
- 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)
- 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)
- Legislation on sexual harassment in employment 1 (1=yes; 0=no) (2023)
- Criminal sanctions or compensation for workplace sexual harassment 1 (1=yes; 0=no) (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is female employment rate, 1980 vs. 2024 in Türkiye?
- Female employment rate, 1980 vs. 2024 in Türkiye was 32.1% in 2025, according to Labour Force Statistics, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest female employment rate, 1980 vs. 2024 recorded in Türkiye?
- The highest recorded value was 34.4% in 1989.
- What is the lowest female employment rate, 1980 vs. 2024 recorded in Türkiye?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.7% in 2005.
- How does Türkiye rank for female employment rate, 1980 vs. 2024?
- Türkiye ranks 155th out of 172 countries with data for 2025.
- Is female employment rate, 1980 vs. 2024 rising or falling in Türkiye?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Türkiye data come from?
- The figures come from Labour Force Statistics, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Female employment rate, 1980 vs. 2024. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of the female working-age population who are employed. Figures refer to national estimates and may not be fully comparable across countries.