Total weekly hours worked of employed persons in Türkiye
Türkiye: Total weekly hours worked of employed persons was 1.50 million in 2027. ▲ Rising
Total weekly hours worked of employed persons in Türkiye, 2005–2027
Source: International Labour Organization.
Analysis
In 2027, total weekly hours worked of employed persons in Türkiye 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 Türkiye peaked at 1.50 million in 2027 and was at its lowest, 1.05 million, in 2007.
That places Türkiye 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 in Türkiye, year by year
| 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% |
Türkiye compared with similar countries
- Türkiye's 1.50 million is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 136,768, 11.0× the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Türkiye'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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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 Türkiye
- 14 Ethiopia 1.81 million compare
- 15 Thailand 1.70 million compare
- 16 Egypt 1.55 million compare
- 18 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 1.44 million compare
- 19 Tanzania, United Republic of 1.43 million compare
- 20 Iran, Islamic Republic of 1.26 million compare
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 total weekly hours worked of employed persons in Türkiye?
- Total weekly hours worked of employed persons in Türkiye was 1.50 million in 2027, according to International Labour Organization.
- What is the highest total weekly hours worked of employed persons recorded in Türkiye?
- The highest recorded value was 1.50 million in 2027.
- What is the lowest total weekly hours worked of employed persons recorded in Türkiye?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.05 million in 2007.
- How does Türkiye rank for total weekly hours worked of employed persons?
- Türkiye ranks 17th out of 188 countries with data for 2027.
- Is total weekly hours worked of employed persons rising or falling in Türkiye?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Türkiye 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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About this data
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.