Female labor force participation rate — all countries

Female labor force participation rate — Türkiye

Female labor force participation rate in Türkiye in 2025 — 37.15%. Ranked 157 in the world out of 182. Since 1990, the indicator has risen by 3.21 pp.

2025 37.15% +0.36 pp vs 2024
World rank 157of 182
Period maximum 37.15%2025
Period minimum 23.11%2005

Trend over time

1990–2025 · % of women aged 15+

Female labor force participation rate — Türkiye, 1990–2025202530354019901994199820022006201020142018202220251990: 33.93%1991: 33.99%1992: 32.59%1993: 26.65%1994: 31.14%1995: 30.8%1996: 30.46%1997: 28.72%1998: 29.18%1999: 29.92%2000: 26.51%2001: 27.09%2002: 27.86%2003: 26.55%2004: 23.14%2005: 23.11%2006: 23.43%2007: 23.45%2008: 24.33%2009: 25.87%2010: 27.45%2011: 28.64%2012: 29.36%2013: 30.64%2014: 30.17%2015: 31.42%2016: 32.38%2017: 33.53%2018: 34.12%2019: 34.29%2020: 30.83%2021: 32.77%2022: 35.02%2023: 35.76%2024: 36.79%2025: 37.15%
Change over the period: +3.21 pp Annual average: 0.09 pp

Comparison, 2025

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

Türkiye 37.15%
World 48.94%
Western Asia computed 28.37%
Female labor force participation rate — Türkiye, by year Türkiye All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 37.15 +0.36 pp
2024 36.79 +1.02 pp
2023 35.76 +0.75 pp
2022 35.02 +2.24 pp
2021 32.77 +1.94 pp
2020 30.83 −3.46 pp
2019 34.29 +0.17 pp
2018 34.12 +0.58 pp
2017 33.53 +1.15 pp
2016 32.38 +0.96 pp
2015 31.42 +1.25 pp
2014 30.17 −0.47 pp
2013 30.64 +1.28 pp
2012 29.36 +0.72 pp
2011 28.64 +1.19 pp
2010 27.45 +1.58 pp
2009 25.87 +1.54 pp
2008 24.33 +0.88 pp
2007 23.45 +0.02 pp
2006 23.43 +0.31 pp
2005 23.11 −0.02 pp
2004 23.14 −3.41 pp
2003 26.55 −1.32 pp
2002 27.86 +0.78 pp
2001 27.09 +0.58 pp
2000 26.51 −3.41 pp
1999 29.92 +0.75 pp
1998 29.18 +0.46 pp
1997 28.72 −1.74 pp
1996 30.46 −0.34 pp
1995 30.8 −0.34 pp
1994 31.14 +4.49 pp
1993 26.65 −5.94 pp
1992 32.59 −1.4 pp
1991 33.99 +0.06 pp
1990 33.93

About the indicator

The share of women aged 15 and over who belong to the labor force. The spread across countries runs from under 10% to over 80%, and it is one of the strongest dividing lines between socioeconomic models. Historically the rate rose together with falling fertility and wider access to education.

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