Employment-to-population ratio — all countries

Employment-to-population ratio — Türkiye

Employment-to-population ratio in Türkiye in 2025 — 49.75%. Ranked 142 in the world out of 182. Since 1991, the indicator has fallen by 2.57 pp.

2025 49.75% +0.32 pp vs 2024
World rank 142of 182
Period maximum 52.32%1991
Period minimum 41.16%2009

Trend over time

1991–2025 · % of population aged 15+

Employment-to-population ratio — Türkiye, 1991–20254045505519911995199920032007201120152019202320251991: 52.32%1992: 51.23%1993: 47.48%1994: 49.96%1995: 49.99%1996: 50.17%1997: 48.96%1998: 49.16%1999: 48.65%2000: 46.7%2001: 45.65%2002: 44.44%2003: 43.24%2004: 41.29%2005: 41.49%2006: 41.54%2007: 41.48%2008: 41.75%2009: 41.16%2010: 43.01%2011: 44.98%2012: 45.36%2013: 45.9%2014: 45.51%2015: 46.01%2016: 46.33%2017: 47.06%2018: 47.38%2019: 45.68%2020: 42.85%2021: 45.21%2022: 47.5%2023: 48.31%2024: 49.43%2025: 49.75%
Change over the period: −2.57 pp Annual average: -0.08 pp

Comparison, 2025

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

Türkiye 49.75%
World 58.06%
Western Asia computed 47.01%
Employment-to-population ratio — Türkiye, by year Türkiye All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 49.75 +0.32 pp
2024 49.43 +1.12 pp
2023 48.31 +0.81 pp
2022 47.5 +2.29 pp
2021 45.21 +2.36 pp
2020 42.85 −2.83 pp
2019 45.68 −1.7 pp
2018 47.38 +0.32 pp
2017 47.06 +0.73 pp
2016 46.33 +0.32 pp
2015 46.01 +0.5 pp
2014 45.51 −0.39 pp
2013 45.9 +0.55 pp
2012 45.36 +0.37 pp
2011 44.98 +1.98 pp
2010 43.01 +1.84 pp
2009 41.16 −0.58 pp
2008 41.75 +0.27 pp
2007 41.48 −0.06 pp
2006 41.54 +0.05 pp
2005 41.49 +0.21 pp
2004 41.29 −1.95 pp
2003 43.24 −1.21 pp
2002 44.44 −1.2 pp
2001 45.65 −1.06 pp
2000 46.7 −1.95 pp
1999 48.65 −0.51 pp
1998 49.16 +0.2 pp
1997 48.96 −1.21 pp
1996 50.17 +0.18 pp
1995 49.99 +0.03 pp
1994 49.96 +2.48 pp
1993 47.48 −3.75 pp
1992 51.23 −1.09 pp
1991 52.32

About the indicator

The ratio of the employed to the population aged 15 and over. Unlike the unemployment rate it does not depend on whether a person is looking for work, so it captures the actual involvement of the population in the economy better. Employment and unemployment together give the full picture: low unemployment alongside low employment means mass withdrawal from the labor force.

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