Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) in Türkiye
Türkiye: Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) was 60.8% in 2025. ▬ Flat
Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) in Türkiye, 1990–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
Türkiye recorded 60.8% for labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) in 2025. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 9.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) in Türkiye peaked at 60.8% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 49.5%, in 2004.
Türkiye ranks 138th of 187 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) in Türkiye, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 59.5% | — |
| 1991 | 60.1% | +1.0% |
| 1992 | 58.9% | -1.9% |
| 1993 | 55.1% | -6.5% |
| 1994 | 57.6% | +4.5% |
| 1995 | 56.9% | -1.2% |
| 1996 | 56.4% | -0.7% |
| 1997 | 55.3% | -2.0% |
| 1998 | 55.4% | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 55.3% | -0.3% |
| 2000 | 52.6% | -4.9% |
| 2001 | 52.5% | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 52.5% | -0.0% |
| 2003 | 51.3% | -2.3% |
| 2004 | 49.5% | -3.6% |
| 2005 | 49.8% | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 49.8% | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 49.9% | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 50.6% | +1.5% |
| 2009 | 51.7% | +2.2% |
| 2010 | 52.8% | +2.0% |
| 2011 | 53.9% | +2.1% |
| 2012 | 54.0% | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 55.0% | +1.9% |
| 2014 | 54.8% | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 55.7% | +1.6% |
| 2016 | 56.6% | +1.6% |
| 2017 | 57.5% | +1.8% |
| 2018 | 58.1% | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 58.1% | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 54.5% | -6.1% |
| 2021 | 56.9% | +4.4% |
| 2022 | 58.9% | +3.6% |
| 2023 | 59.4% | +0.7% |
| 2024 | 60.4% | +1.7% |
| 2025 | 60.8% | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 57.0% | 55.1% | 60.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 51.0% | 49.5% | 52.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 55.6% | 52.8% | 58.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 58.5% | 54.5% | 60.8% | 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)
- 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, total (% of total population ages) in Türkiye?
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) in Türkiye was 60.8% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) recorded in Türkiye?
- The highest recorded value was 60.8% in 2025.
- What is the lowest labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) recorded in Türkiye?
- The lowest recorded value was 49.5% in 2004.
- How does Türkiye rank for labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages)?
- Türkiye ranks 138th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) rising or falling in Türkiye?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Türkiye data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15-64) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Labor force participation rate is the proportion of the population ages 15-64 that is economically active: all people who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period.