Share of workers in informal employment vs. GDP per capita in Türkiye
Türkiye: Share of workers in informal employment vs. GDP per capita was 27.7% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of workers in informal employment vs. GDP per capita in Türkiye, 2000–2024
Source: International Labour Organization – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Türkiye recorded 27.7% for share of workers in informal employment vs. gdp per capita in 2024.
That represents a change of up 1.5% on the previous year and down 23.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of workers in informal employment vs. gdp per capita in Türkiye peaked at 53.4% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 27.3%, in 2023.
That places Türkiye 45th out of 82 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Share of workers in informal employment vs. GDP per capita in Türkiye, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 52.0% | — |
| 2001 | 53.4% | +2.7% |
| 2002 | 52.5% | -1.7% |
| 2003 | 52.1% | -0.7% |
| 2004 | 51.0% | -2.1% |
| 2005 | 49.0% | -3.9% |
| 2006 | 47.8% | -2.7% |
| 2007 | 46.0% | -3.6% |
| 2008 | 44.1% | -4.1% |
| 2009 | 45.1% | +2.1% |
| 2010 | 44.4% | -1.5% |
| 2011 | 43.2% | -2.7% |
| 2012 | 40.2% | -7.0% |
| 2013 | 37.8% | -5.9% |
| 2014 | 36.3% | -4.0% |
| 2015 | 34.8% | -4.2% |
| 2016 | 34.5% | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 35.0% | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 34.8% | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 35.2% | +1.4% |
| 2020 | 31.4% | -10.8% |
| 2021 | 29.9% | -4.9% |
| 2022 | 28.1% | -6.0% |
| 2023 | 27.3% | -2.8% |
| 2024 | 27.7% | +1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 49.3% | 44.1% | 53.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 37.6% | 34.5% | 44.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 28.9% | 27.3% | 31.4% | 5 |
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)
- 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)
- Legislation on sexual harassment in employment 1 (1=yes; 0=no) (2023)
- Criminal sanctions or compensation for workplace sexual harassment 1 (1=yes; 0=no) (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of workers in informal employment vs. gdp per capita in Türkiye?
- Share of workers in informal employment vs. gdp per capita in Türkiye was 27.7% in 2024, according to International Labour Organization – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of workers in informal employment vs. gdp per capita recorded in Türkiye?
- The highest recorded value was 53.4% in 2001.
- What is the lowest share of workers in informal employment vs. gdp per capita recorded in Türkiye?
- The lowest recorded value was 27.3% in 2023.
- How does Türkiye rank for share of workers in informal employment vs. gdp per capita?
- Türkiye ranks 45th out of 82 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of workers in informal employment vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Türkiye?
- Over the last ten years it is down 23.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Türkiye data come from?
- The figures come from International Labour Organization – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of workers in informal employment vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of employed people working in jobs that lack basic social or legal protection and employment benefits. Does not include illegal and illicit activities. Figures refer to national estimates and may not be fully comparable across countries.