Ratio of female to male labor force participation rates ilo wdi in Turkey
Turkey: Ratio of female to male labor force participation rates ilo wdi was 51.67 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
51.67
Change on year
up 1.0%
World rank
160th
of 186 countries
All-time high
51.67
in 2025
All-time low
33.02
in 2005
Years of data
36
1990–2025
Ratio of female to male labor force participation rates ilo wdi in Turkey, 1990–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Turkey recorded 51.67 for ratio of female to male labor force participation rates ilo wdi in 2025. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.0% on the previous year and up 17.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ratio of female to male labor force participation rates ilo wdi in Turkey peaked at 51.67 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 33.02, in 2005.
That places Turkey 160th out of 186 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Ratio of female to male labor force participation rates ilo wdi in Turkey, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 42.85 | — |
| 1991 | 42.54 | -0.7% |
| 1992 | 41.08 | -3.4% |
| 1993 | 34.33 | -16.4% |
| 1994 | 39.85 | +16.1% |
| 1995 | 39.76 | -0.2% |
| 1996 | 39.52 | -0.6% |
| 1997 | 37.55 | -5.0% |
| 1998 | 38.12 | +1.5% |
| 1999 | 39.57 | +3.8% |
| 2000 | 36.04 | -8.9% |
| 2001 | 37.24 | +3.3% |
| 2002 | 38.98 | +4.7% |
| 2003 | 37.74 | -3.2% |
| 2004 | 33.19 | -12.1% |
| 2005 | 33.02 | -0.5% |
| 2006 | 33.76 | +2.3% |
| 2007 | 33.84 | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 34.9 | +3.1% |
| 2009 | 36.89 | +5.7% |
| 2010 | 39.02 | +5.8% |
| 2011 | 40.19 | +3.0% |
| 2012 | 41.51 | +3.3% |
| 2013 | 43.02 | +3.7% |
| 2014 | 42.46 | -1.3% |
| 2015 | 44.01 | +3.6% |
| 2016 | 45.08 | +2.4% |
| 2017 | 46.35 | +2.8% |
| 2018 | 47.03 | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 47.73 | +1.5% |
| 2020 | 45.3 | -5.1% |
| 2021 | 46.71 | +3.1% |
| 2022 | 49.1 | +5.1% |
| 2023 | 50.3 | +2.4% |
| 2024 | 51.18 | +1.8% |
| 2025 | 51.67 | +1.0% |
Turkey compared with similar countries
- Turkey's 51.67 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 71.8, 72% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Turkey's 51.67 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 83.33, 62% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 39.52 | 34.33 | 42.85 | 10 |
| 2000s | 35.56 | 33.02 | 38.98 | 10 |
| 2010s | 43.64 | 39.02 | 47.73 | 10 |
| 2020s | 49.04 | 45.3 | 51.67 | 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 rates ilo wdi in Turkey?
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rates ilo wdi in Turkey was 51.67 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest ratio of female to male labor force participation rates ilo wdi recorded in Turkey?
- The highest recorded value was 51.67 in 2025.
- What is the lowest ratio of female to male labor force participation rates ilo wdi recorded in Turkey?
- The lowest recorded value was 33.02 in 2005.
- How does Turkey rank for ratio of female to male labor force participation rates ilo wdi?
- Turkey ranks 160th out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is ratio of female to male labor force participation rates ilo wdi rising or falling in Turkey?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.4%. 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 Ratio of female to male labor force participation rates ilo wdi. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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