Public sector employment as a share of total employment in Turkey
Turkey: Public sector employment as a share of total employment was 16.03 in 2019. ▲ Rising
Public sector employment as a share of total employment in Turkey, 2002–2019
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2019, public sector employment as a share of total employment in Turkey stood at 16.03. 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 Turkey peaked at 16.03 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 11.64, in 2004.
That places Turkey 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 Turkey, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 12.87 | — |
| 2003 | 13.35 | +3.7% |
| 2004 | 11.64 | -12.8% |
| 2005 | 11.69 | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 12.64 | +8.1% |
| 2010 | 12.95 | +2.5% |
| 2013 | 13.49 | +4.2% |
| 2015 | 12.68 | -6.0% |
| 2016 | 13.09 | +3.2% |
| 2019 | 16.03 | +22.5% |
Turkey compared with similar countries
- Turkey's 16.03 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 16.29, 98% of the median. (26 countries reporting)
- Turkey's 16.03 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 24.43, 66% of the median. (35 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 12.44 | 11.64 | 13.35 | 5 |
| 2010s | 13.65 | 12.68 | 16.03 | 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 public sector employment as a share of total employment in Turkey?
- Public sector employment as a share of total employment in Turkey was 16.03 in 2019, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest public sector employment as a share of total employment recorded in Turkey?
- The highest recorded value was 16.03 in 2019.
- What is the lowest public sector employment as a share of total employment recorded in Turkey?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.64 in 2004.
- How does Turkey rank for public sector employment as a share of total employment?
- Turkey ranks 49th out of 79 countries with data for 2019.
- Is public sector employment as a share of total employment rising or falling in Turkey?
- Over the last ten years it is up 26.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Turkey data come from?
- The figures come from 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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