Self-employed, female (% of female employment) in Türkiye
Türkiye: Self-employed, female (% of female employment) was 27.3% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Self-employed, female (% of female employment) in Türkiye, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
In 2025, self-employed, female (% of female employment) in Türkiye stood at 27.3%. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is down 1.9% on the previous year and down 29.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, self-employed, female (% of female employment) in Türkiye peaked at 65.3% in 1993 and was at its lowest, 27.3%, in 2025.
Türkiye ranks 101st of 187 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Self-employed, female (% of female employment) in Türkiye, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 63.6% | — |
| 1992 | 63.7% | +0.1% |
| 1993 | 65.3% | +2.6% |
| 1994 | 63.4% | -3.0% |
| 1995 | 63.1% | -0.5% |
| 1996 | 62.7% | -0.5% |
| 1997 | 63.4% | +1.1% |
| 1998 | 62.8% | -1.0% |
| 1999 | 61.7% | -1.8% |
| 2000 | 61.7% | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 63.8% | +3.3% |
| 2002 | 60.1% | -5.8% |
| 2003 | 59.0% | -1.8% |
| 2004 | 52.5% | -10.9% |
| 2005 | 49.7% | -5.4% |
| 2006 | 46.6% | -6.3% |
| 2007 | 45.0% | -3.3% |
| 2008 | 44.4% | -1.3% |
| 2009 | 46.3% | +4.1% |
| 2010 | 46.7% | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 46.0% | -1.6% |
| 2012 | 43.4% | -5.6% |
| 2013 | 41.0% | -5.4% |
| 2014 | 40.6% | -1.2% |
| 2015 | 38.9% | -4.2% |
| 2016 | 37.3% | -4.0% |
| 2017 | 37.3% | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 35.3% | -5.2% |
| 2019 | 34.0% | -3.7% |
| 2020 | 31.7% | -6.9% |
| 2021 | 31.0% | -2.2% |
| 2022 | 29.0% | -6.5% |
| 2023 | 27.5% | -5.3% |
| 2024 | 27.9% | +1.4% |
| 2025 | 27.3% | -1.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 63.3% | 61.7% | 65.3% | 9 |
| 2000s | 52.9% | 44.4% | 63.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 40.0% | 34.0% | 46.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 29.1% | 27.3% | 31.7% | 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)
- 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 self-employed, female (% of female employment) in Türkiye?
- Self-employed, female (% of female employment) in Türkiye was 27.3% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest self-employed, female (% of female employment) recorded in Türkiye?
- The highest recorded value was 65.3% in 1993.
- What is the lowest self-employed, female (% of female employment) recorded in Türkiye?
- The lowest recorded value was 27.3% in 2025.
- How does Türkiye rank for self-employed, female (% of female employment)?
- Türkiye ranks 101st out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is self-employed, female (% of female employment) rising or falling in Türkiye?
- Over the last ten years it is down 29.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Türkiye data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Self-employed, female (% of female employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Self-employed workers are those workers who, working on their own account or with one or a few partners or in cooperative, hold the type of jobs defined as a "self-employment jobs." i.e. jobs where the remuneration is directly dependent upon the profits derived from the goods and services produced. Self-employed workers include sub-categories of employers, own-account workers and members of producers' cooperatives and contributing family workers.