Population outside the labour force — Persons outside the labour force in Türkiye

Türkiye: Population outside the labour force — Persons outside the labour force was 30,855 Persons in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
30,855 Persons
Change on year
up 2.1%
Rank
4th
of 10 groups
All-time high
31,727 Persons
in 2020
All-time low
26,789 Persons
in 2006
Years of data
20
2006–2025

Population outside the labour force — Persons outside the labour force in Türkiye, 2006–2025

010.0k20.0k30.0k2006201520252006: 26.8k Persons2007: 27.2k Persons2008: 27.3k Persons2009: 27.4k Persons2010: 27.3k Persons2011: 27.2k Persons2012: 27.7k Persons2013: 27.6k Persons2014: 28.2k Persons2015: 28.2k Persons2016: 28.2k Persons2017: 28.3k Persons2018: 28.4k Persons2019: 28.9k Persons2020: 31.7k Persons2021: 31.0k Persons2022: 30.4k Persons2023: 30.5k Persons2024: 30.2k Persons2025: 30.9k Persons

Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Persons.

Analysis

In 2025, population outside the labour force — persons outside the labour force in Türkiye stood at 30,855 Persons.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.1% on the previous year and up 9.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population outside the labour force — persons outside the labour force in Türkiye peaked at 31,727 Persons in 2020 and was at its lowest, 26,789 Persons, in 2006.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 27,179 Persons 26,789 Persons 27,359 Persons 4
2010s 28,003 Persons 27,165 Persons 28,944 Persons 10
2020s 30,779 Persons 30,220 Persons 31,727 Persons 6

Countries ranked near Türkiye

  1. 1 OECD 444,834 Persons compare
  2. 2 United States 100,465 Persons compare
  3. 3 Mexico 41,805 Persons compare
  4. 4 Japan 39,622 Persons compare
  5. 5 Germany 27,503 Persons compare
  6. 6 Italy 25,790 Persons compare
  7. 7 France 23,942 Persons compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is population outside the labour force — persons outside the labour force in Türkiye?
Population outside the labour force — persons outside the labour force in Türkiye was 30,855 Persons in 2025, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
What is the highest population outside the labour force — persons outside the labour force recorded in Türkiye?
The highest recorded value was 31,727 Persons in 2020.
What is the lowest population outside the labour force — persons outside the labour force recorded in Türkiye?
The lowest recorded value was 26,789 Persons in 2006.
How does Türkiye rank for population outside the labour force — persons outside the labour force?
Türkiye ranks 4th out of 10 groups with data for 2025.
Is population outside the labour force — persons outside the labour force rising or falling in Türkiye?
Over the last ten years it is up 9.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Türkiye data come from?
The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Population outside the labour force — Persons outside the labour force. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Population outside the labour force — Persons outside the labour force
Unit
Persons
Source
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Licence
OECD Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage
46 places, 1,266 data points, 1955–2025
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The infra-annual dataflow on the outside the labour force population is a subset of the infra-annual labour statistics database, which contains predominantly monthly and quarterly statistics on the outside the labour force population by age groups (15+, 15-24, 25-54, 55-64, 15-64 and 15-74 where available) and sex and associated statistical methodological information and associated statistical methodological information, for the OECD member countries and for selected other economies. The persons outside the labour force comprise all persons of working age who, during the specified reference period, were not in the labour force (that is, were not employed or unemployed). The infra-annual labour statistics compiled for all OECD member countries, are drawn from Labour Force Surveys based on definition provided by the 19th Conference of Labour Statisticians in 2013. The uniform application of these definitions across all OECD member countries results in estimates that are internationally comparable.