Public sector employment as a share of total employment in Türkiye
Türkiye: Public sector employment as a share of total employment was 16.0% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Public sector employment as a share of total employment in Türkiye, 2002–2019
Source: World Bank (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2019, public sector employment as a share of total employment in Türkiye stood at 16.0%. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
That represents a change of up 22.5% on the previous year and up 26.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, public sector employment as a share of total employment in Türkiye peaked at 16.0% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 11.6%, in 2004.
That places Türkiye 49th out of 79 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 10 years of available data.
Public sector employment as a share of total employment in Türkiye, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 12.9% | — |
| 2003 | 13.3% | +3.7% |
| 2004 | 11.6% | -12.8% |
| 2005 | 11.7% | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 12.6% | +8.1% |
| 2010 | 12.9% | +2.5% |
| 2013 | 13.5% | +4.2% |
| 2015 | 12.7% | -6.0% |
| 2016 | 13.1% | +3.2% |
| 2019 | 16.0% | +22.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 12.4% | 11.6% | 13.3% | 5 |
| 2010s | 13.6% | 12.7% | 16.0% | 5 |
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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)
- 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)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is public sector employment as a share of total employment in Türkiye?
- Public sector employment as a share of total employment in Türkiye was 16.0% in 2019, according to World Bank (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest public sector employment as a share of total employment recorded in Türkiye?
- The highest recorded value was 16.0% in 2019.
- What is the lowest public sector employment as a share of total employment recorded in Türkiye?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.6% in 2004.
- How does Türkiye rank for public sector employment as a share of total employment?
- Türkiye ranks 49th out of 79 countries with data for 2019.
- Is public sector employment as a share of total employment rising or falling in Türkiye?
- Over the last ten years it is up 26.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Türkiye data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Public sector employment as a share of total employment. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Share of all employed people who are paid employees of the public sector, including government, the armed forces, public services, and state-owned enterprises.