Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) … national in Turkey
Turkey: Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) … national was 47.6% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) in Turkey, 1960–2025
Source: Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
Turkey recorded 47.6% for labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) in 2025.
That represents a change of up 1.0% on the previous year and up 13.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) in Turkey peaked at 76.7% in 1960 and was at its lowest, 37.4%, in 2006.
That places Turkey 55th out of 176 countries with data for 2025, putting it 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, total (%) … national in Turkey, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 76.7% | — |
| 1965 | 72.0% | -6.1% |
| 1970 | 63.9% | -11.2% |
| 1975 | 62.7% | -1.9% |
| 1980 | 65.2% | +4.0% |
| 1985 | 64.0% | -1.8% |
| 1988 | 57.1% | -10.9% |
| 1989 | 56.2% | -1.5% |
| 1990 | 54.7% | -2.8% |
| 2000 | 42.5% | -22.2% |
| 2001 | 42.1% | -1.0% |
| 2002 | 40.9% | -3.0% |
| 2003 | 38.4% | -6.0% |
| 2004 | 37.8% | -1.6% |
| 2005 | 37.7% | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 37.4% | -0.9% |
| 2007 | 37.7% | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 38.1% | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 38.7% | +1.5% |
| 2010 | 38.3% | -0.9% |
| 2011 | 39.3% | +2.5% |
| 2012 | 38.2% | -2.7% |
| 2013 | 39.6% | +3.8% |
| 2014 | 40.8% | +3.0% |
| 2015 | 42.0% | +2.9% |
| 2016 | 42.4% | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 43.3% | +2.1% |
| 2018 | 44.0% | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 44.4% | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 39.1% | -12.1% |
| 2021 | 41.7% | +6.7% |
| 2022 | 43.8% | +5.2% |
| 2023 | 45.6% | +4.0% |
| 2024 | 47.2% | +3.4% |
| 2025 | 47.6% | +1.0% |
Turkey compared with similar countries
- Turkey's 47.6% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 38.6%, 1.2× the median. (49 countries reporting)
- Turkey's 47.6% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 35.5%, 1.3× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 74.4% | 72.0% | 76.7% | 2 |
| 1970s | 63.3% | 62.7% | 63.9% | 2 |
| 1980s | 60.6% | 56.2% | 65.2% | 4 |
| 1990s | 54.7% | 54.7% | 54.7% | 1 |
| 2000s | 39.1% | 37.4% | 42.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 41.2% | 38.2% | 44.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 44.2% | 39.1% | 47.6% | 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, total (%) in Turkey?
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) in Turkey was 47.6% 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, total (%) recorded in Turkey?
- The highest recorded value was 76.7% in 1960.
- What is the lowest labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) recorded in Turkey?
- The lowest recorded value was 37.4% in 2006.
- How does Turkey rank for labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%)?
- Turkey ranks 55th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
- Is labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) rising or falling in Turkey?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.3%. 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, total (%) (national estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.