Public sector employment in Türkiye
Türkiye: Public sector employment was 5,156 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Public sector employment in Türkiye, 2009–2025
Source: International Labour Organization.
Analysis
In 2025, public sector employment in Türkiye 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 Türkiye peaked at 5,156 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 2,676, in 2009.
Türkiye 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 in Türkiye, 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% |
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 Türkiye
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 in Türkiye?
- Public sector employment in Türkiye was 5,156 in 2025, according to International Labour Organization.
- What is the highest public sector employment recorded in Türkiye?
- The highest recorded value was 5,156 in 2025.
- What is the lowest public sector employment recorded in Türkiye?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,676 in 2009.
- How does Türkiye rank for public sector employment?
- Türkiye ranks 6th out of 42 countries with data for 2025.
- Is public sector employment rising or falling in Türkiye?
- Over the last ten years it is up 54.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Türkiye 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.