Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) … national in Turkey
Turkey: Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) … national was 50.7% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) in Turkey, 1960–2025
Source: Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
In 2025, ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) in Turkey stood at 50.7%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.8% on the previous year and up 15.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) in Turkey peaked at 69.8% in 1960 and was at its lowest, 33.0%, in 2005.
Turkey ranks 172nd of 196 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) … national in Turkey, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 69.8% | — |
| 1965 | 61.3% | -12.1% |
| 1970 | 60.1% | -2.1% |
| 1975 | 55.5% | -7.6% |
| 1980 | 54.7% | -1.5% |
| 1985 | 53.2% | -2.6% |
| 1988 | 44.2% | -16.9% |
| 1989 | 46.3% | +4.8% |
| 1990 | 42.8% | -7.5% |
| 2000 | 36.0% | -15.9% |
| 2001 | 37.3% | +3.4% |
| 2002 | 39.0% | +4.7% |
| 2003 | 37.8% | -3.2% |
| 2004 | 33.2% | -12.1% |
| 2005 | 33.0% | -0.5% |
| 2006 | 33.8% | +2.3% |
| 2007 | 33.9% | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 34.9% | +3.1% |
| 2009 | 36.9% | +5.7% |
| 2010 | 39.0% | +5.8% |
| 2011 | 40.2% | +3.0% |
| 2012 | 41.5% | +3.3% |
| 2013 | 43.0% | +3.6% |
| 2014 | 42.5% | -1.3% |
| 2015 | 44.0% | +3.6% |
| 2016 | 45.1% | +2.4% |
| 2017 | 46.4% | +2.8% |
| 2018 | 47.0% | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 47.7% | +1.5% |
| 2020 | 45.3% | -5.1% |
| 2021 | 46.7% | +3.1% |
| 2022 | 49.2% | +5.2% |
| 2023 | 50.4% | +2.4% |
| 2024 | 51.1% | +1.5% |
| 2025 | 50.7% | -0.8% |
Turkey compared with similar countries
- Turkey's 50.7% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 70.0%, 73% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Turkey's 50.7% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 85.0%, 60% of the median. (54 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 65.6% | 61.3% | 69.8% | 2 |
| 1970s | 57.8% | 55.5% | 60.1% | 2 |
| 1980s | 49.6% | 44.2% | 54.7% | 4 |
| 1990s | 42.8% | 42.8% | 42.8% | 1 |
| 2000s | 35.6% | 33.0% | 39.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 43.6% | 39.0% | 47.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 48.9% | 45.3% | 51.1% | 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 ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) in Turkey?
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) in Turkey was 50.7% in 2025, according to Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) recorded in Turkey?
- The highest recorded value was 69.8% in 1960.
- What is the lowest ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) recorded in Turkey?
- The lowest recorded value was 33.0% in 2005.
- How does Turkey rank for ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%)?
- Turkey ranks 172nd out of 196 countries with data for 2025.
- Is ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) rising or falling in Turkey?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Turkey data come from?
- The figures come from Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) (national estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate is the proportion of female labor force participation relative to male labor force participation. The labor force participation rate is the labor force as a percent of the population ages 15 and older. The labor force is the sum of all persons of working age who are employed and those who are unemployed.