Public sector employment (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) in Turkey
Turkey: Public sector employment (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) was 5,156 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Public sector employment in Turkey, 2009–2025
Source: International Labour Organization.
Analysis
In 2025, public sector employment in Turkey stood at 5,156. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.8% on the previous year and up 54.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, public sector employment in Turkey peaked at 5,156 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 2,676, in 2009.
Turkey ranks 6th of 42 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Public sector employment (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) in Turkey, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 2,676 | — |
| 2010 | 2,818 | +5.3% |
| 2011 | 2,963 | +5.1% |
| 2012 | 3,192 | +7.7% |
| 2013 | 3,213 | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 3,148 | -2.0% |
| 2015 | 3,332 | +5.8% |
| 2016 | 3,511 | +5.4% |
| 2017 | 3,516 | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 4,146 | +17.9% |
| 2019 | 4,427 | +6.8% |
| 2020 | 4,478 | +1.2% |
| 2021 | 4,545 | +1.5% |
| 2022 | 4,620 | +1.7% |
| 2023 | 4,846 | +4.9% |
| 2024 | 4,968 | +2.5% |
| 2025 | 5,156 | +3.8% |
Turkey compared with similar countries
- Turkey's 5,156 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 347.79, 14.8× the median. (15 countries reporting)
- Turkey's 5,156 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 775.67, 6.6× the median. (14 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2,676 | 2,676 | 2,676 | 1 |
| 2010s | 3,427 | 2,818 | 4,427 | 10 |
| 2020s | 4,769 | 4,478 | 5,156 | 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 public sector employment in Turkey?
- Public sector employment in Turkey was 5,156 in 2025, according to International Labour Organization.
- What is the highest public sector employment recorded in Turkey?
- The highest recorded value was 5,156 in 2025.
- What is the lowest public sector employment recorded in Turkey?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,676 in 2009.
- How does Turkey rank for public sector employment?
- Turkey ranks 6th out of 42 countries with data for 2025.
- Is public sector employment rising or falling in Turkey?
- Over the last ten years it is up 54.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Turkey data come from?
- The figures come from International Labour Organization, published as part of Public sector employment (previous ILO definition - ICLS13). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
With the aim of promoting international comparability, statistics presented on ILOSTAT are based on standard international definitions wherever feasible and may differ from official national figures. This series is based on the 13th ICLS definitions. For time series comparability, it includes countries that have implemented the 19th ICLS standards, for which data are also available in the Work Statistics -- 19th ICLS (WORK) database. The employed comprise all persons of working age who, during a specified brief period, were in one of the following categories: a) paid employment (whether at work or with a job but not at work); or b) self-employment (whether at work or with an enterprise but not at work). For more information, refer to the Worker and Sector Profiles (PROF) database description.