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Labor force — Türkiye

Labor force in Türkiye in 2025 — 36,882,225 people. Ranked 18 in the world out of 182. Since 1990, the indicator has risen by 81.2%.

2025 36.88M people +1.3% vs 2024
World rank 18of 182
Period maximum 36.88M people2025
Period minimum 20.21M people1993

Trend over time

1990–2025 · people

Labor force — Türkiye, 1990–202520M25M30M35M40M19901994199820022006201020142018202220251990: 20,354,848 people1991: 21,015,986 people1992: 21,160,763 people1993: 20,211,005 people1994: 21,720,314 people1995: 22,054,066 people1996: 22,434,274 people1997: 22,467,652 people1998: 23,094,059 people1999: 23,563,397 people2000: 22,804,910 people2001: 23,207,086 people2002: 23,537,756 people2003: 23,365,651 people2004: 22,775,376 people2005: 23,212,611 people2006: 23,497,202 people2007: 23,635,212 people2008: 24,405,474 people2009: 25,413,653 people2010: 26,452,690 people2011: 27,575,358 people2012: 28,126,488 people2013: 29,149,709 people2014: 29,521,920 people2015: 30,550,902 people2016: 31,514,194 people2017: 32,535,361 people2018: 33,302,540 people2019: 33,686,201 people2020: 31,770,146 people2021: 33,490,693 people2022: 35,081,594 people2023: 35,554,975 people2024: 36,409,307 people2025: 36,882,225 people
Change over the period: +16.53M (+81.2%) Average annual rate: 1.71 %

Comparison, 2025

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

Türkiye 36.88M people
World 3.74B people
Europe & Central Asia 429M people
Western Asia computed 117M people
Upper-middle-income countries computed 1.38B people
Labor force — Türkiye, by year Türkiye All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2025 36.88M +472,918 +1.3%
2024 36.41M +854,332 +2.4%
2023 35.55M +473,381 +1.35%
2022 35.08M +1.59M +4.75%
2021 33.49M +1.72M +5.42%
2020 31.77M −1.92M −5.69%
2019 33.69M +383,661 +1.15%
2018 33.3M +767,179 +2.36%
2017 32.54M +1.02M +3.24%
2016 31.51M +963,292 +3.15%
2015 30.55M +1.03M +3.49%
2014 29.52M +372,211 +1.28%
2013 29.15M +1.02M +3.64%
2012 28.13M +551,130 +2%
2011 27.58M +1.12M +4.24%
2010 26.45M +1.04M +4.09%
2009 25.41M +1.01M +4.13%
2008 24.41M +770,262 +3.26%
2007 23.64M +138,010 +0.59%
2006 23.5M +284,591 +1.23%
2005 23.21M +437,235 +1.92%
2004 22.78M −590,275 −2.53%
2003 23.37M −172,105 −0.73%
2002 23.54M +330,670 +1.42%
2001 23.21M +402,176 +1.76%
2000 22.8M −758,487 −3.22%
1999 23.56M +469,338 +2.03%
1998 23.09M +626,407 +2.79%
1997 22.47M +33,378 +0.15%
1996 22.43M +380,208 +1.72%
1995 22.05M +333,752 +1.54%
1994 21.72M +1.51M +7.47%
1993 20.21M −949,758 −4.49%
1992 21.16M +144,777 +0.69%
1991 21.02M +661,138 +3.25%
1990 20.35M — —

Western Asia, 2025

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

TR Türkiye 36.88M SA Saudi Arabia 18.38M IQ Iraq 12.49M YE Yemen 8.16M AE United Arab Emirates 7.6M SY Syria 6.76M AZ Azerbaijan 5.11M IL Israel 4.83M JO Jordan 3.22M KW Kuwait 2.93M OM Oman 2.84M QA Qatar 2.2M GE Georgia 2.01M AM Armenia 1.49M BH Bahrain 919,501 CY Cyprus 770,268
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About the indicator

The economically active population — everyone aged 15 and over who either works or actively looks for work. It covers the employed, the unemployed and first-time job seekers; it leaves out students, homemakers and other people who do not offer their labor on the market. The size of the labor force is the basic constraint on the growth potential of an economy.

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

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