Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24 … female national in Turkey
Turkey: Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24 … female national was 34.3% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) in Turkey, 1960–2025
Source: Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
Turkey recorded 34.3% for labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) in 2025.
The figure is up 0.9% on the previous year and up 15.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) in Turkey peaked at 66.0% in 1960 and was at its lowest, 24.4%, in 2006.
Turkey ranks 83rd of 174 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24 … female national in Turkey, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 66.0% | — |
| 1965 | 60.9% | -7.7% |
| 1970 | 53.8% | -11.6% |
| 1975 | 50.1% | -6.9% |
| 1980 | 50.7% | +1.3% |
| 1985 | 49.1% | -3.2% |
| 1988 | 42.5% | -13.6% |
| 1989 | 43.2% | +1.8% |
| 1990 | 39.4% | -8.8% |
| 2000 | 28.1% | -28.7% |
| 2001 | 28.5% | +1.4% |
| 2002 | 29.0% | +1.9% |
| 2003 | 26.8% | -7.7% |
| 2004 | 25.0% | -6.7% |
| 2005 | 24.5% | -2.1% |
| 2006 | 24.4% | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 24.4% | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 25.1% | +3.0% |
| 2009 | 25.8% | +2.5% |
| 2010 | 26.3% | +2.1% |
| 2011 | 26.8% | +1.8% |
| 2012 | 25.9% | -3.3% |
| 2013 | 27.5% | +6.4% |
| 2014 | 27.7% | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 29.8% | +7.6% |
| 2016 | 30.4% | +2.1% |
| 2017 | 31.1% | +2.4% |
| 2018 | 31.3% | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 32.6% | +4.2% |
| 2020 | 27.5% | -15.5% |
| 2021 | 29.7% | +7.9% |
| 2022 | 31.0% | +4.3% |
| 2023 | 33.1% | +6.7% |
| 2024 | 34.0% | +2.7% |
| 2025 | 34.3% | +0.9% |
Turkey compared with similar countries
- Turkey's 34.3% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 33.0%, 1.0× the median. (49 countries reporting)
- Turkey's 34.3% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 32.2%, 1.1× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24 … female national in Turkey changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | -28.7% | 39.4% | 28.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 63.4% | 60.9% | 66.0% | 2 |
| 1970s | 52.0% | 50.1% | 53.8% | 2 |
| 1980s | 46.4% | 42.5% | 50.7% | 4 |
| 1990s | 39.4% | 39.4% | 39.4% | 1 |
| 2000s | 26.1% | 24.4% | 29.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 28.9% | 25.9% | 32.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 31.6% | 27.5% | 34.3% | 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 labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) in Turkey?
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) in Turkey was 34.3% in 2025, according to Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) recorded in Turkey?
- The highest recorded value was 66.0% in 1960.
- What is the lowest labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) recorded in Turkey?
- The lowest recorded value was 24.4% in 2006.
- How does Turkey rank for labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%)?
- Turkey ranks 83rd out of 174 countries with data for 2025.
- Is labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) rising or falling in Turkey?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.0%. 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 Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) (national estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24 is the proportion of the population ages 15-24 that is economically active: all people who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period.