Male labor participation rate in Turkey
Turkey: Male labor participation rate was 71.89 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
71.89
Change on year
up 0.0%
World rank
74th
of 186 countries
All-time high
79.92
in 1991
All-time low
68.05
in 2020
Years of data
36
1990–2025
Male labor participation rate in Turkey, 1990–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Turkey recorded 71.89 for male labor participation rate in 2025.
The figure is up 0.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, male labor participation rate in Turkey peaked at 79.92 in 1991 and was at its lowest, 68.05, in 2020.
Turkey ranks 74th of 186 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 36 years of available data.
Male labor participation rate in Turkey, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 79.19 | — |
| 1991 | 79.92 | +0.9% |
| 1992 | 79.33 | -0.7% |
| 1993 | 77.62 | -2.2% |
| 1994 | 78.14 | +0.7% |
| 1995 | 77.47 | -0.9% |
| 1996 | 77.06 | -0.5% |
| 1997 | 76.48 | -0.8% |
| 1998 | 76.53 | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 75.62 | -1.2% |
| 2000 | 73.55 | -2.7% |
| 2001 | 72.74 | -1.1% |
| 2002 | 71.48 | -1.7% |
| 2003 | 70.33 | -1.6% |
| 2004 | 69.72 | -0.9% |
| 2005 | 70.01 | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 69.39 | -0.9% |
| 2007 | 69.3 | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 69.71 | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 70.11 | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 70.34 | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 71.26 | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 70.73 | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 71.22 | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 71.05 | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 71.38 | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 71.83 | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 72.35 | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 72.53 | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 71.83 | -1.0% |
| 2020 | 68.05 | -5.3% |
| 2021 | 70.17 | +3.1% |
| 2022 | 71.32 | +1.6% |
| 2023 | 71.11 | -0.3% |
| 2024 | 71.87 | +1.1% |
| 2025 | 71.89 | +0.0% |
Turkey compared with similar countries
- Turkey's 71.89 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 71.64, 1.0× the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Turkey's 71.89 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 66.3, 1.1× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 77.74 | 75.62 | 79.92 | 10 |
| 2000s | 70.63 | 69.3 | 73.55 | 10 |
| 2010s | 71.45 | 70.34 | 72.53 | 10 |
| 2020s | 70.73 | 68.05 | 71.89 | 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 male labor participation rate in Turkey?
- Male labor participation rate in Turkey was 71.89 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest male labor participation rate recorded in Turkey?
- The highest recorded value was 79.92 in 1991.
- What is the lowest male labor participation rate recorded in Turkey?
- The lowest recorded value was 68.05 in 2020.
- How does Turkey rank for male labor participation rate?
- Turkey ranks 74th out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is male labor participation rate rising or falling in Turkey?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Turkey data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Male labor participation rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 36 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).