Labor market, Overall in Turkey
Turkey: Labor market, Overall was 0.7654 in 2014. ▼ Falling
Labor market, Overall in Turkey, 1973–2014
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
The most recent figure for labor market, overall in Turkey is 0.7654, measured in 2014. That is the lowest value across all 42 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor market, overall in Turkey peaked at 0.8542 in 1973 and was at its lowest, 0.7654, in 2003.
That places Turkey 33rd out of 90 countries with data for 2014, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 42 years of available data.
Labor market, Overall in Turkey, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1973 | 0.8542 | — |
| 1974 | 0.8542 | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.8542 | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 0.8532 | -0.1% |
| 1977 | 0.8532 | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.8532 | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.8532 | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.8532 | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 0.8532 | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.8532 | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.8271 | -3.1% |
| 1984 | 0.8271 | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.8271 | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.8271 | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.8271 | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.8271 | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.8271 | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.8271 | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 0.8271 | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.8271 | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.8271 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.8271 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.8271 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.8271 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.8271 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.8271 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.8271 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.8271 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.8271 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.8271 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.7654 | -7.5% |
| 2004 | 0.7654 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.7654 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.7654 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.7654 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.7654 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.7654 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.7654 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.7654 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.7654 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.7654 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.7654 | +0.0% |
Turkey compared with similar countries
- Turkey's 0.7654 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.6962, 1.1× the median. (28 countries reporting)
- Turkey's 0.7654 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.6185, 1.2× the median. (34 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.8536 | 0.8532 | 0.8542 | 7 |
| 1980s | 0.8349 | 0.8271 | 0.8532 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.8271 | 0.8271 | 0.8271 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.7839 | 0.7654 | 0.8271 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7654 | 0.7654 | 0.7654 | 5 |
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 market, overall in Turkey?
- Labor market, overall in Turkey was 0.7654 in 2014, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest labor market, overall recorded in Turkey?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8542 in 1973.
- What is the lowest labor market, overall recorded in Turkey?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7654 in 2003.
- How does Turkey rank for labor market, overall?
- Turkey ranks 33rd out of 90 countries with data for 2014.
- Is labor market, overall rising or falling in Turkey?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Turkey data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Labor market, Overall. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The SRD contains data on a wide range of structural policies across different countries. These policies are things that affect how markets function, like labor laws, regulations on businesses, and trade policies.