Self-employed, male (% of male employment) in Türkiye
Türkiye: Self-employed, male (% of male employment) was 29.2% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Self-employed, male (% of male employment) in Türkiye, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
In 2025, self-employed, male (% of male employment) in Türkiye stood at 29.2%.
The figure is down 0.6% on the previous year and down 6.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, self-employed, male (% of male employment) in Türkiye peaked at 47.5% in 1991 and was at its lowest, 29.1%, in 2023.
Türkiye ranks 107th 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, male (% of male employment) in Türkiye, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 47.5% | — |
| 1992 | 47.4% | -0.2% |
| 1993 | 47.4% | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 47.2% | -0.4% |
| 1995 | 47.1% | -0.3% |
| 1996 | 46.8% | -0.5% |
| 1997 | 46.7% | -0.3% |
| 1998 | 46.3% | -0.9% |
| 1999 | 46.1% | -0.4% |
| 2000 | 45.8% | -0.6% |
| 2001 | 46.8% | +2.1% |
| 2002 | 44.4% | -5.0% |
| 2003 | 43.8% | -1.4% |
| 2004 | 41.3% | -5.6% |
| 2005 | 39.3% | -4.8% |
| 2006 | 37.4% | -5.0% |
| 2007 | 35.8% | -4.2% |
| 2008 | 35.2% | -1.6% |
| 2009 | 35.7% | +1.4% |
| 2010 | 34.2% | -4.2% |
| 2011 | 33.3% | -2.7% |
| 2012 | 32.5% | -2.3% |
| 2013 | 31.8% | -2.3% |
| 2014 | 31.5% | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 31.1% | -1.4% |
| 2016 | 30.7% | -1.3% |
| 2017 | 31.1% | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 30.9% | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 30.7% | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 29.8% | -3.0% |
| 2021 | 29.7% | -0.5% |
| 2022 | 29.5% | -0.8% |
| 2023 | 29.1% | -1.0% |
| 2024 | 29.3% | +0.6% |
| 2025 | 29.2% | -0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 46.9% | 46.1% | 47.5% | 9 |
| 2000s | 40.5% | 35.2% | 46.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 31.8% | 30.7% | 34.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 29.4% | 29.1% | 29.8% | 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, male (% of male employment) in Türkiye?
- Self-employed, male (% of male employment) in Türkiye was 29.2% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest self-employed, male (% of male employment) recorded in Türkiye?
- The highest recorded value was 47.5% in 1991.
- What is the lowest self-employed, male (% of male employment) recorded in Türkiye?
- The lowest recorded value was 29.1% in 2023.
- How does Türkiye rank for self-employed, male (% of male employment)?
- Türkiye ranks 107th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is self-employed, male (% of male employment) rising or falling in Türkiye?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.2%. 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, male (% of male 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.