Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male … male national in Turkey
Turkey: Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male … male national was 60.1% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) in Turkey, 1960–2025
Source: Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
In 2025, labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) in Turkey stood at 60.1%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.9% on the previous year and up 10.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) in Turkey peaked at 86.4% in 1960 and was at its lowest, 50.1%, in 2020.
Turkey ranks 30th of 174 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male … male national in Turkey, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 86.4% | — |
| 1965 | 82.1% | -5.0% |
| 1970 | 73.1% | -10.9% |
| 1975 | 74.1% | +1.4% |
| 1980 | 78.9% | +6.4% |
| 1985 | 78.5% | -0.5% |
| 1988 | 73.6% | -6.3% |
| 1989 | 70.9% | -3.6% |
| 1990 | 71.8% | +1.3% |
| 2000 | 57.6% | -19.8% |
| 2001 | 56.3% | -2.2% |
| 2002 | 53.3% | -5.5% |
| 2003 | 50.6% | -5.0% |
| 2004 | 51.3% | +1.5% |
| 2005 | 51.7% | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 51.1% | -1.1% |
| 2007 | 51.6% | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 51.7% | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 52.2% | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 50.9% | -2.5% |
| 2011 | 52.3% | +2.8% |
| 2012 | 50.8% | -2.9% |
| 2013 | 51.9% | +2.2% |
| 2014 | 54.0% | +4.0% |
| 2015 | 54.2% | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 54.3% | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 55.2% | +1.7% |
| 2018 | 56.3% | +2.0% |
| 2019 | 55.9% | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 50.1% | -10.4% |
| 2021 | 53.1% | +6.0% |
| 2022 | 56.2% | +5.7% |
| 2023 | 57.4% | +2.3% |
| 2024 | 59.5% | +3.6% |
| 2025 | 60.1% | +0.9% |
Turkey compared with similar countries
- Turkey's 60.1% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 44.0%, 1.4× the median. (49 countries reporting)
- Turkey's 60.1% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 38.9%, 1.5× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 84.2% | 82.1% | 86.4% | 2 |
| 1970s | 73.6% | 73.1% | 74.1% | 2 |
| 1980s | 75.5% | 70.9% | 78.9% | 4 |
| 1990s | 71.8% | 71.8% | 71.8% | 1 |
| 2000s | 52.7% | 50.6% | 57.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 53.6% | 50.8% | 56.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 56.1% | 50.1% | 60.1% | 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, male (%) in Turkey?
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) in Turkey was 60.1% 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, male (%) recorded in Turkey?
- The highest recorded value was 86.4% in 1960.
- What is the lowest labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) recorded in Turkey?
- The lowest recorded value was 50.1% in 2020.
- How does Turkey rank for labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%)?
- Turkey ranks 30th out of 174 countries with data for 2025.
- Is labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) rising or falling in Turkey?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.9%. 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, male (%) (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.