Female share of employment in senior and middle management (%) in Turkey
Turkey: Female share of employment in senior and middle management (%) was 21.7% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Female share of employment in senior and middle management in Turkey, 2000–2025
Source: Labour Market-related SDG Indicators database (ILOSDG), International Labour Organization (ILO). Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, female share of employment in senior and middle management in Turkey stood at 21.7%. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.0% on the previous year and up 49.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, female share of employment in senior and middle management in Turkey peaked at 21.7% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 14.3%, in 2012.
That places Turkey 92nd out of 102 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Female share of employment in senior and middle management (%) in Turkey, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 14.6% | — |
| 2004 | 16.5% | +13.2% |
| 2005 | 15.7% | -5.0% |
| 2006 | 17.2% | +9.8% |
| 2007 | 18.0% | +4.7% |
| 2008 | 19.4% | +7.6% |
| 2009 | 20.1% | +3.3% |
| 2010 | 18.8% | -6.5% |
| 2011 | 18.7% | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 14.3% | -23.1% |
| 2013 | 16.6% | +15.5% |
| 2014 | 15.5% | -6.4% |
| 2015 | 14.5% | -6.6% |
| 2016 | 16.7% | +15.5% |
| 2017 | 17.3% | +3.2% |
| 2018 | 16.3% | -5.3% |
| 2019 | 17.5% | +7.2% |
| 2020 | 19.3% | +10.0% |
| 2021 | 20.7% | +7.1% |
| 2022 | 19.6% | -4.9% |
| 2023 | 20.5% | +4.6% |
| 2024 | 21.5% | +4.4% |
| 2025 | 21.7% | +1.0% |
Turkey compared with similar countries
- Turkey's 21.7% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 37.6%, 58% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
- Turkey's 21.7% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 35.0%, 62% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 17.4% | 14.6% | 20.1% | 7 |
| 2010s | 16.6% | 14.3% | 18.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 20.5% | 19.3% | 21.7% | 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 female share of employment in senior and middle management in Turkey?
- Female share of employment in senior and middle management in Turkey was 21.7% in 2025, according to Labour Market-related SDG Indicators database (ILOSDG), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest female share of employment in senior and middle management recorded in Turkey?
- The highest recorded value was 21.7% in 2025.
- What is the lowest female share of employment in senior and middle management recorded in Turkey?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.3% in 2012.
- How does Turkey rank for female share of employment in senior and middle management?
- Turkey ranks 92nd out of 102 countries with data for 2025.
- Is female share of employment in senior and middle management rising or falling in Turkey?
- Over the last ten years it is up 49.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Turkey data come from?
- The figures come from Labour Market-related SDG Indicators database (ILOSDG), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Female share of employment in senior and middle management (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The female share of employment in senior and middle management conveys the number of women in management as a percentage of employment in management. Employment in management is defined based on the International Standard Classification of Occupations. This series refers to senior and middle management only, thus excluding junior management (category 1 in both ISCO-08 and ISCO-88 minus category 14 in ISCO-08 and minus category 13 in ISCO-88).