Employment in agriculture — all countries

Employment in agriculture — Türkiye

Employment in agriculture in Türkiye in 2025 — 14.2%. Ranked 92 in the world out of 182. Since 1991, the indicator has fallen by 31.8 pp.

2025 14.2% −0.3 pp vs 2024
World rank 92of 182
Period maximum 46.1%1991
Period minimum 14.2%2025

Trend over time

1991–2025 · % of employment

Employment in agriculture — Türkiye, 1991–2025020406019911995199920032007201120152019202320251991: 46.1%1992: 43.3%1993: 41%1994: 42.5%1995: 42.6%1996: 42.2%1997: 40.2%1998: 39.5%1999: 38.2%2000: 34.6%2001: 36.1%2002: 33.5%2003: 32.5%2004: 27.8%2005: 24.4%2006: 22.8%2007: 22.2%2008: 22.4%2009: 21.8%2010: 22.5%2011: 22.9%2012: 22.4%2013: 21.7%2014: 21.2%2015: 20.6%2016: 19.7%2017: 19.5%2018: 18.6%2019: 18.3%2020: 17.7%2021: 17.2%2022: 15.7%2023: 14.6%2024: 14.6%2025: 14.2%
Change over the period: −31.8 pp Annual average: -0.94 pp

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Türkiye

Türkiye 14.2%
World 25.8%
Western Asia computed 11.8%
Employment in agriculture — Türkiye, by year Türkiye All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 14.2 −0.3 pp
2024 14.6 −0.1 pp
2023 14.6 −1 pp
2022 15.7 −1.5 pp
2021 17.2 −0.6 pp
2020 17.7 −0.6 pp
2019 18.3 −0.3 pp
2018 18.6 −0.9 pp
2017 19.5 −0.1 pp
2016 19.7 −0.9 pp
2015 20.6 −0.7 pp
2014 21.2 −0.5 pp
2013 21.7 −0.6 pp
2012 22.4 −0.6 pp
2011 22.9 +0.4 pp
2010 22.5 +0.7 pp
2009 21.8 −0.6 pp
2008 22.4 +0.2 pp
2007 22.2 −0.5 pp
2006 22.8 −1.6 pp
2005 24.4 −3.4 pp
2004 27.8 −4.7 pp
2003 32.5 −1 pp
2002 33.5 −2.6 pp
2001 36.1 +1.6 pp
2000 34.6 −3.6 pp
1999 38.2 −1.3 pp
1998 39.5 −0.7 pp
1997 40.2 −2 pp
1996 42.2 −0.4 pp
1995 42.6 +0.1 pp
1994 42.5 +1.5 pp
1993 41 −2.3 pp
1992 43.3 −2.8 pp
1991 46.1

About the indicator

The share of total employment in agriculture, forestry, hunting and fishing. Set against the share of agriculture in GDP it shows the productivity of the sector: if farming employs 50% of workers and produces 20% of GDP, labor productivity there is three times below the average for the economy.

Source: ILOSTAT (ILO), license CC BY 4.0.