Labor force participation rate — all countries

Labor force participation rate — Türkiye

Labor force participation rate in Türkiye in 2025 — 54.38%. Ranked 140 in the world out of 182. Since 1990, the indicator has fallen by 2.24 pp.

2025 54.38% +0.18 pp vs 2024
World rank 140of 182
Period maximum 57%1991
Period minimum 46.23%2007

Trend over time

1990–2025 · % of population aged 15+

Labor force participation rate — Türkiye, 1990–20254550556019901994199820022006201020142018202220251990: 56.61%1991: 57%1992: 55.99%1993: 52.15%1994: 54.65%1995: 54.13%1996: 53.73%1997: 52.55%1998: 52.8%1999: 52.7%2000: 49.95%2001: 49.82%2002: 49.58%2003: 48.33%2004: 46.31%2005: 46.43%2006: 46.27%2007: 46.23%2008: 46.89%2009: 47.88%2010: 48.8%2011: 49.86%2012: 49.96%2013: 50.84%2014: 50.51%2015: 51.3%2016: 52%2017: 52.83%2018: 53.21%2019: 52.95%2020: 49.33%2021: 51.36%2022: 53.06%2023: 53.31%2024: 54.2%2025: 54.38%
Change over the period: −2.24 pp Annual average: -0.06 pp

Comparison, 2025

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

Türkiye 54.38%
World 60.98%
Western Asia computed 51.54%
Labor force participation rate — Türkiye, by year Türkiye All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 54.38 +0.18 pp
2024 54.2 +0.89 pp
2023 53.31 +0.26 pp
2022 53.06 +1.7 pp
2021 51.36 +2.03 pp
2020 49.33 −3.62 pp
2019 52.95 −0.26 pp
2018 53.21 +0.38 pp
2017 52.83 +0.83 pp
2016 52 +0.7 pp
2015 51.3 +0.79 pp
2014 50.51 −0.33 pp
2013 50.84 +0.88 pp
2012 49.96 +0.09 pp
2011 49.86 +1.06 pp
2010 48.8 +0.92 pp
2009 47.88 +0.99 pp
2008 46.89 +0.66 pp
2007 46.23 −0.04 pp
2006 46.27 −0.16 pp
2005 46.43 +0.13 pp
2004 46.31 −2.03 pp
2003 48.33 −1.25 pp
2002 49.58 −0.25 pp
2001 49.82 −0.13 pp
2000 49.95 −2.75 pp
1999 52.7 −0.1 pp
1998 52.8 +0.24 pp
1997 52.55 −1.18 pp
1996 53.73 −0.39 pp
1995 54.13 −0.52 pp
1994 54.65 +2.5 pp
1993 52.15 −3.84 pp
1992 55.99 −1.01 pp
1991 57 +0.38 pp
1990 56.61

About the indicator

The share of the population aged 15 and over that belongs to the labor force. It shows how fully a country uses its labor potential. The decline in advanced countries comes from an aging population and longer years of schooling, while low values in developing ones usually come from limited participation by women.

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