Labor force participation rate — all countries

Labor force participation rate — Turkmenistan

Labor force participation rate in Turkmenistan in 2025 — 42.03%. Ranked 169 in the world out of 182. Since 1990, the indicator has fallen by 5.64 pp.

2025 42.03% −0.14 pp vs 2024
World rank 169of 182
Period maximum 56.84%1997
Period minimum 41.55%2020

Trend over time

1990–2025 · % of population aged 15+

Labor force participation rate — Turkmenistan, 1990–2025404550556019901994199820022006201020142018202220251990: 47.67%1991: 48.47%1992: 50.77%1993: 50.86%1994: 53.89%1995: 55.35%1996: 54.59%1997: 56.84%1998: 55.98%1999: 53.84%2000: 53.34%2001: 53%2002: 53.26%2003: 53.07%2004: 52.64%2005: 51.17%2006: 50.05%2007: 48.98%2008: 47.64%2009: 47.23%2010: 46.55%2011: 45.5%2012: 44.82%2013: 44.27%2014: 43.78%2015: 43.54%2016: 43.33%2017: 43.12%2018: 42.93%2019: 42.76%2020: 41.55%2021: 41.7%2022: 42.2%2023: 41.99%2024: 42.17%2025: 42.03%
Change over the period: −5.64 pp Annual average: -0.16 pp

Comparison, 2025

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

Turkmenistan 42.03%
World 60.98%
Central Asia computed 56.16%
Labor force participation rate — Turkmenistan, by year Turkmenistan All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 42.03 −0.14 pp
2024 42.17 +0.18 pp
2023 41.99 −0.21 pp
2022 42.2 +0.5 pp
2021 41.7 +0.15 pp
2020 41.55 −1.21 pp
2019 42.76 −0.17 pp
2018 42.93 −0.18 pp
2017 43.12 −0.21 pp
2016 43.33 −0.21 pp
2015 43.54 −0.24 pp
2014 43.78 −0.49 pp
2013 44.27 −0.55 pp
2012 44.82 −0.68 pp
2011 45.5 −1.06 pp
2010 46.55 −0.68 pp
2009 47.23 −0.42 pp
2008 47.64 −1.34 pp
2007 48.98 −1.06 pp
2006 50.05 −1.13 pp
2005 51.17 −1.46 pp
2004 52.64 −0.44 pp
2003 53.07 −0.19 pp
2002 53.26 +0.26 pp
2001 53 −0.34 pp
2000 53.34 −0.51 pp
1999 53.84 −2.14 pp
1998 55.98 −0.86 pp
1997 56.84 +2.25 pp
1996 54.59 −0.76 pp
1995 55.35 +1.46 pp
1994 53.89 +3.03 pp
1993 50.86 +0.09 pp
1992 50.77 +2.29 pp
1991 48.47 +0.8 pp
1990 47.67

Central Asia, 2025

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

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.