Youth informal employment rate (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) in Türkiye
Türkiye: Youth informal employment rate (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) was 23.03 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Youth informal employment rate (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) in Türkiye, 2000–2025
Source: International Labour Organization.
Analysis
Türkiye recorded 23.03 for youth informal employment rate (previous ilo definition - icls13) in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of down 3.1% on the previous year and down 34.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, youth informal employment rate (previous ilo definition - icls13) in Türkiye peaked at 60.54 in 2001 and was at its lowest, 23.03, in 2025.
Türkiye ranks 50th of 56 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Youth informal employment rate (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) in Türkiye, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 58.88 | — |
| 2001 | 60.54 | +2.8% |
| 2002 | 59.76 | -1.3% |
| 2003 | 57.64 | -3.5% |
| 2004 | 57.44 | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 53.98 | -6.0% |
| 2006 | 51.86 | -3.9% |
| 2007 | 47.95 | -7.5% |
| 2008 | 44.33 | -7.5% |
| 2009 | 47.06 | +6.1% |
| 2010 | 46.13 | -2.0% |
| 2011 | 44.71 | -3.1% |
| 2012 | 39.77 | -11.0% |
| 2013 | 37.64 | -5.4% |
| 2014 | 36.9 | -2.0% |
| 2015 | 35.02 | -5.1% |
| 2016 | 34.3 | -2.1% |
| 2017 | 35.29 | +2.9% |
| 2018 | 33.96 | -3.8% |
| 2019 | 35 | +3.1% |
| 2020 | 31.4 | -10.3% |
| 2021 | 29.27 | -6.8% |
| 2022 | 26.39 | -9.8% |
| 2023 | 24.12 | -8.6% |
| 2024 | 23.76 | -1.5% |
| 2025 | 23.03 | -3.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 53.94 | 44.33 | 60.54 | 10 |
| 2010s | 37.87 | 33.96 | 46.13 | 10 |
| 2020s | 26.33 | 23.03 | 31.4 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Türkiye
- 47 Chile 28.78 compare
- 48 Russian Federation 23.9 compare
- 49 Mauritius 23.39 compare
- 51 Brunei Darussalam 19.56 compare
- 52 Saint Lucia 17.59 compare
- 53 North Macedonia 16.38 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 youth informal employment rate (previous ilo definition - icls13) in Türkiye?
- Youth informal employment rate (previous ilo definition - icls13) in Türkiye was 23.03 in 2025, according to International Labour Organization.
- What is the highest youth informal employment rate (previous ilo definition - icls13) recorded in Türkiye?
- The highest recorded value was 60.54 in 2001.
- What is the lowest youth informal employment rate (previous ilo definition - icls13) recorded in Türkiye?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.03 in 2025.
- How does Türkiye rank for youth informal employment rate (previous ilo definition - icls13)?
- Türkiye ranks 50th out of 56 countries with data for 2025.
- Is youth informal employment rate (previous ilo definition - icls13) rising or falling in Türkiye?
- Over the last ten years it is down 34.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Türkiye data come from?
- The figures come from International Labour Organization, published as part of Youth informal employment rate (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) (15-29). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
With the aim of promoting international comparability, statistics presented on ILOSTAT are based on standard international definitions wherever feasible and may differ from official national figures. This series is based on the 13th ICLS definitions. For time series comparability, it includes countries that have implemented the 19th ICLS standards, for which data are also available in the Work Statistics -- 19th ICLS (WORK) database. This harmonized series for informal employment is derived using the same set of criteria across countries to improve comparability. The criteria used are based on employment status, institutional sector, destination of production, bookkeeping, registration, social security contribution, places of work and size. For more information, refer to the Labour Force Statistics (LFS and STLFS) database description.