Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled estimates) in Turkey

Turkey: Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled estimates) was 1.50 million in 2027. ▲ Rising

Latest (2027)
1.50 million
Change on year
up 1.0%
World rank
17th
of 188 countries
All-time high
1.50 million
in 2027
All-time low
1.05 million
in 2007
Years of data
23
2005–2027

Total weekly hours worked of employed persons in Turkey, 2005–2027

0500.0k1.0M1.5M2005201620272005: 1.1M2006: 1.1M2007: 1.1M2008: 1.1M2009: 1.1M2010: 1.1M2011: 1.2M2012: 1.2M2013: 1.2M2014: 1.2M2015: 1.3M2016: 1.3M2017: 1.3M2018: 1.4M2019: 1.3M2020: 1.2M2021: 1.3M2022: 1.4M2023: 1.4M2024: 1.5M2025: 1.5M2026: 1.5M2027: 1.5M

Source: International Labour Organization.

Analysis

In 2027, total weekly hours worked of employed persons in Turkey stood at 1.50 million. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.

That represents a change of up 1.0% on the previous year and up 14.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, total weekly hours worked of employed persons in Turkey peaked at 1.50 million in 2027 and was at its lowest, 1.05 million, in 2007.

That places Turkey 17th out of 188 countries with data for 2027, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.

Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled estimates) in Turkey, year by year

Annual values for Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled estimates) in Turkey, 2005 to 2027.
Year Value Change
2005 1.07 million —
2006 1.09 million +1.5%
2007 1.05 million -3.1%
2008 1.09 million +3.3%
2009 1.06 million -2.2%
2010 1.11 million +4.1%
2011 1.17 million +5.5%
2012 1.22 million +4.4%
2013 1.23 million +0.7%
2014 1.21 million -1.5%
2015 1.25 million +3.2%
2016 1.27 million +1.6%
2017 1.31 million +3.1%
2018 1.37 million +5.0%
2019 1.33 million -3.2%
2020 1.21 million -9.0%
2021 1.32 million +8.7%
2022 1.41 million +7.2%
2023 1.44 million +2.2%
2024 1.45 million +0.6%
2025 1.47 million +1.5%
2026 1.49 million +1.1%
2027 1.50 million +1.0%

Turkey compared with similar countries

  • Turkey's 1.50 million is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 136,768, 11.0× the median. (53 countries reporting)
  • Turkey's 1.50 million is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 116,137, 12.9× the median. (48 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 1.07 million 1.05 million 1.09 million 5
2010s 1.25 million 1.11 million 1.37 million 10
2020s 1.41 million 1.21 million 1.50 million 8

Countries ranked near Turkey

  1. 14 Ethiopia 1.81 million compare
  2. 15 Thailand 1.70 million compare
  3. 16 Egypt 1.55 million compare
  4. 18 Democratic Republic of Congo 1.44 million compare
  5. 19 Tanzania 1.43 million compare
  6. 20 Iran 1.26 million compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is total weekly hours worked of employed persons in Turkey?
Total weekly hours worked of employed persons in Turkey was 1.50 million in 2027, according to International Labour Organization.
What is the highest total weekly hours worked of employed persons recorded in Turkey?
The highest recorded value was 1.50 million in 2027.
What is the lowest total weekly hours worked of employed persons recorded in Turkey?
The lowest recorded value was 1.05 million in 2007.
How does Turkey rank for total weekly hours worked of employed persons?
Turkey ranks 17th out of 188 countries with data for 2027.
Is total weekly hours worked of employed persons rising or falling in Turkey?
Over the last ten years it is up 14.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Turkey data come from?
The figures come from International Labour Organization, published as part of Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled estimates). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled estimates)
Source
International Labour Organization
Licence
ILO Terms of Use (attribution required)
Coverage
276 places, 6,324 data points, 2005–2027
Last refreshed

Imputed observations are not based on national data, are subject to high uncertainty and should not be used for country comparisons or rankings.This series is based on the 13th ICLS definitions. This indicator refers to total weekly hours actually worked of employed persons in their main job. For more information, refer to the ILO Modelled Estimates (ILOEST) database description.