Female employment rate in Turkey
Turkey: Female employment rate was 32.8% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Female employment rate in Turkey, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Turkey recorded 32.8% for female employment rate in 2025. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is up 1.3% on the previous year and up 19.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, female employment rate in Turkey peaked at 32.8% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 20.5%, in 2005.
Turkey ranks 158th of 186 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Female employment rate in Turkey, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 31.6% | — |
| 1992 | 30.1% | -4.8% |
| 1993 | 24.2% | -19.6% |
| 1994 | 28.6% | +18.5% |
| 1995 | 28.5% | -0.3% |
| 1996 | 28.6% | +0.4% |
| 1997 | 26.5% | -7.6% |
| 1998 | 27.2% | +2.7% |
| 1999 | 27.7% | +1.7% |
| 2000 | 24.8% | -10.1% |
| 2001 | 25.1% | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 25.2% | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 23.9% | -5.4% |
| 2004 | 20.6% | -13.7% |
| 2005 | 20.5% | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 20.8% | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 20.9% | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 21.5% | +3.0% |
| 2009 | 22.2% | +3.0% |
| 2010 | 23.9% | +7.7% |
| 2011 | 25.4% | +6.4% |
| 2012 | 26.2% | +3.1% |
| 2013 | 27.0% | +3.0% |
| 2014 | 26.6% | -1.5% |
| 2015 | 27.4% | +3.2% |
| 2016 | 27.9% | +1.8% |
| 2017 | 28.8% | +3.1% |
| 2018 | 29.4% | +2.0% |
| 2019 | 28.6% | -2.5% |
| 2020 | 26.2% | -8.4% |
| 2021 | 28.0% | +6.6% |
| 2022 | 30.3% | +8.4% |
| 2023 | 31.2% | +3.0% |
| 2024 | 32.4% | +3.8% |
| 2025 | 32.8% | +1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 28.1% | 24.2% | 31.6% | 9 |
| 2000s | 22.5% | 20.5% | 25.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 27.1% | 23.9% | 29.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 30.1% | 26.2% | 32.8% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Turkey
- 155 Venezuela 34.9% compare
- 156 Bosnia and Herzegovina 34.0% compare
- 157 South Africa 32.9% compare
- 159 India 31.1% compare
- 160 Eswatini 31.0% compare
- 161 Saudi Arabia 30.3% compare
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)
- 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)
- Legislation on sexual harassment in employment 1 (1=yes; 0=no) (2023)
- Criminal sanctions or compensation for workplace sexual harassment 1 (1=yes; 0=no) (2023)
- Women can take the same jobs as men 1 (1=yes; 0=no) (2023)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 54.4% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is female employment rate in Turkey?
- Female employment rate in Turkey was 32.8% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest female employment rate recorded in Turkey?
- The highest recorded value was 32.8% in 2025.
- What is the lowest female employment rate recorded in Turkey?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.5% in 2005.
- How does Turkey rank for female employment rate?
- Turkey ranks 158th out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is female employment rate rising or falling in Turkey?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Turkey data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Female employment rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of the female working-age population (ages 15 and older) who are employed.