SDG indicator 8.3.1: Proportion of informal employment in total in Turkey
Turkey: SDG indicator 8.3.1: Proportion of informal employment in total was 26.59 in 2025. ▼ Falling
SDG indicator 8.3.1: Proportion of informal employment in total in Turkey, 2000–2025
Source: International Labour Organization.
Analysis
Turkey recorded 26.59 for sdg indicator 8.3.1: proportion of informal employment in total in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is down 4.0% on the previous year and down 23.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sdg indicator 8.3.1: proportion of informal employment in total in Turkey peaked at 53.4 in 2001 and was at its lowest, 26.59, in 2025.
That places Turkey 47th out of 83 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
SDG indicator 8.3.1: Proportion of informal employment in total in Turkey, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 51.98 | — |
| 2001 | 53.4 | +2.7% |
| 2002 | 52.51 | -1.7% |
| 2003 | 52.13 | -0.7% |
| 2004 | 51.02 | -2.1% |
| 2005 | 49.05 | -3.9% |
| 2006 | 47.75 | -2.7% |
| 2007 | 46.03 | -3.6% |
| 2008 | 44.13 | -4.1% |
| 2009 | 45.06 | +2.1% |
| 2010 | 44.4 | -1.5% |
| 2011 | 43.2 | -2.7% |
| 2012 | 40.16 | -7.0% |
| 2013 | 37.81 | -5.9% |
| 2014 | 36.3 | -4.0% |
| 2015 | 34.78 | -4.2% |
| 2016 | 34.54 | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 35 | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 34.75 | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 35.24 | +1.4% |
| 2020 | 31.42 | -10.8% |
| 2021 | 29.89 | -4.9% |
| 2022 | 28.1 | -6.0% |
| 2023 | 27.31 | -2.8% |
| 2024 | 27.71 | +1.5% |
| 2025 | 26.59 | -4.0% |
Turkey compared with similar countries
- Turkey's 26.59 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 55.37, 48% of the median. (29 countries reporting)
- Turkey's 26.59 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 4.49, 5.9× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 49.31 | 44.13 | 53.4 | 10 |
| 2010s | 37.62 | 34.54 | 44.4 | 10 |
| 2020s | 28.5 | 26.59 | 31.42 | 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 sdg indicator 8.3.1: proportion of informal employment in total in Turkey?
- Sdg indicator 8.3.1: proportion of informal employment in total in Turkey was 26.59 in 2025, according to International Labour Organization.
- What is the highest sdg indicator 8.3.1: proportion of informal employment in total recorded in Turkey?
- The highest recorded value was 53.4 in 2001.
- What is the lowest sdg indicator 8.3.1: proportion of informal employment in total recorded in Turkey?
- The lowest recorded value was 26.59 in 2025.
- How does Turkey rank for sdg indicator 8.3.1: proportion of informal employment in total?
- Turkey ranks 47th out of 83 countries with data for 2025.
- Is sdg indicator 8.3.1: proportion of informal employment in total rising or falling in Turkey?
- Over the last ten years it is down 23.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Turkey data come from?
- The figures come from International Labour Organization, published as part of SDG indicator 8.3.1: Proportion of informal employment in total employment (previous ILO definition - ICLS13). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Data may differ from nationally reported figures and the Global SDG Indicators Database due to differences in sources and/or reference years. This indicator conveys the share of informal employment in total employment. Employment comprises all persons of working age who, during a specified brief period, were either in paid employment (whether at work or with a job but not at work) or in self-employment (whether at work or with an enterprise but not at work). Informal employment comprises persons who in their main or secondary jobs were (a) own-account workers, employers and members of producers' cooperatives employed in their own informal sector enterprises; (b) own-account workers engaged in the production of goods exclusively for own final use by their household (e.g. subsistence farming); (c) contributing family workers, regardless of whether they work in formal or informal sector enterprises; or (d) employees holding informal jobs, whether employed by formal sector enterprises, informal sector enterprises, or as paid domestic workers by households. Data disaggregated by economic activity are provided according to the latest version of the International Standard Industrial Classification of All Economic Activities (ISIC) available for that year. Data may have been regrouped from national classifications, which may not be strictly compatible with ISIC. For more information, refer to the Labour Market-related SDG Indicators (ILOSDG) database description.