[World Bank] Proportion of population covered by labour market in Turkey
Turkey: [World Bank] Proportion of population covered by labour market was 2.0% in 2019. ▲ Rising
[World Bank] Proportion of population covered by labour market in Turkey, 2009–2019
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Turkey recorded 2.0% for [world bank] proportion of population covered by labour market in 2019. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
The figure is up 100.0% on the previous year and up 100.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, [world bank] proportion of population covered by labour market in Turkey peaked at 2.0% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 1.0%, in 2009.
That places Turkey 10th out of 24 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
[World Bank] Proportion of population covered by labour market in Turkey, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 1.0% | — |
| 2010 | 1.0% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 1.0% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 1.0% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 1.0% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 1.0% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 1.0% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 1.0% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 2.0% | +100.0% |
| 2018 | 1.0% | -50.0% |
| 2019 | 2.0% | +100.0% |
Turkey compared with similar countries
- Turkey's 2.0% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 2.0%, 1.0× the median. (12 countries reporting)
- Turkey's 2.0% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 2.0%, 1.0× the median. (7 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.0% | 1.0% | 1.0% | 1 |
| 2010s | 1.2% | 1.0% | 2.0% | 10 |
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 [world bank] proportion of population covered by labour market in Turkey?
- [world bank] proportion of population covered by labour market in Turkey was 2.0% in 2019, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest [world bank] proportion of population covered by labour market recorded in Turkey?
- The highest recorded value was 2.0% in 2017.
- What is the lowest [world bank] proportion of population covered by labour market recorded in Turkey?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.0% in 2009.
- How does Turkey rank for [world bank] proportion of population covered by labour market?
- Turkey ranks 10th out of 24 countries with data for 2019.
- Is [world bank] proportion of population covered by labour market rising or falling in Turkey?
- Over the last ten years it is up 100.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Turkey data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of [World Bank] Proportion of population covered by labour market programs (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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