Wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) (modeled) in Turkey
Turkey: Wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) (modeled) was 72.7% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) in Turkey, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
The most recent figure for wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) in Turkey is 72.7%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 18.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) in Turkey peaked at 72.7% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 34.7%, in 1993.
That places Turkey 87th out of 187 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) (modeled) in Turkey, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 36.4% | — |
| 1992 | 36.3% | -0.2% |
| 1993 | 34.7% | -4.5% |
| 1994 | 36.6% | +5.7% |
| 1995 | 36.9% | +0.9% |
| 1996 | 37.3% | +0.9% |
| 1997 | 36.6% | -1.8% |
| 1998 | 37.2% | +1.8% |
| 1999 | 38.3% | +3.0% |
| 2000 | 38.3% | -0.2% |
| 2001 | 36.2% | -5.3% |
| 2002 | 39.9% | +10.2% |
| 2003 | 41.0% | +2.7% |
| 2004 | 47.5% | +15.8% |
| 2005 | 50.3% | +5.9% |
| 2006 | 53.4% | +6.3% |
| 2007 | 55.0% | +2.9% |
| 2008 | 55.6% | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 53.7% | -3.3% |
| 2010 | 53.3% | -0.8% |
| 2011 | 54.0% | +1.4% |
| 2012 | 56.6% | +4.8% |
| 2013 | 59.0% | +4.1% |
| 2014 | 59.4% | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 61.1% | +2.8% |
| 2016 | 62.7% | +2.6% |
| 2017 | 62.7% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 64.7% | +3.1% |
| 2019 | 66.0% | +2.0% |
| 2020 | 68.3% | +3.5% |
| 2021 | 69.0% | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 71.0% | +2.9% |
| 2023 | 72.5% | +2.1% |
| 2024 | 72.1% | -0.5% |
| 2025 | 72.7% | +0.7% |
Turkey compared with similar countries
- Turkey's 72.7% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 68.5%, 1.1× the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Turkey's 72.7% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 88.8%, 82% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 36.7% | 34.7% | 38.3% | 9 |
| 2000s | 47.1% | 36.2% | 55.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 60.0% | 53.3% | 66.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 70.9% | 68.3% | 72.7% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Turkey
More work & labour data for Turkey
- 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 wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) in Turkey?
- Wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) in Turkey was 72.7% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) recorded in Turkey?
- The highest recorded value was 72.7% in 2025.
- What is the lowest wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) recorded in Turkey?
- The lowest recorded value was 34.7% in 1993.
- How does Turkey rank for wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment)?
- Turkey ranks 87th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) rising or falling in Turkey?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Turkey data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Wage and salaried workers (employees) are those workers who hold the type of jobs defined as "paid employment jobs," where the incumbents hold explicit (written or oral) or implicit employment contracts that give them a basic remuneration that is not directly dependent upon the revenue of the unit for which they work.