Vulnerable employment — all countries

Vulnerable employment — Türkiye

Vulnerable employment in Türkiye in 2025 — 23.91%. Ranked 79 in the world out of 182. Since 1991, the indicator has fallen by 23.42 pp.

2025 23.91% −0.31 pp vs 2024
World rank 79of 182
Period maximum 47.33%1991
Period minimum 23.91%2025

Trend over time

1991–2025 · % of employment

Vulnerable employment — Türkiye, 1991–20252030405019911995199920032007201120152019202320251991: 47.33%1992: 47.13%1993: 46.88%1994: 46.75%1995: 46.55%1996: 46.29%1997: 46.11%1998: 45.75%1999: 45.44%2000: 44.95%2001: 46.21%2002: 43.37%2003: 43.07%2004: 39.11%2005: 36.6%2006: 34.07%2007: 32.45%2008: 31.76%2009: 32.95%2010: 32.43%2011: 31.78%2012: 30.73%2013: 29.94%2014: 29.59%2015: 28.81%2016: 28.07%2017: 28.37%2018: 27.73%2019: 27.25%2020: 25.87%2021: 25.52%2022: 24.82%2023: 23.94%2024: 24.21%2025: 23.91%
Change over the period: −23.42 pp Annual average: -0.69 pp

Comparison, 2025

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

Türkiye 23.91%
World 42.38%
Western Asia computed 20.54%
Vulnerable employment — Türkiye, by year Türkiye All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 23.91 −0.31 pp
2024 24.21 +0.27 pp
2023 23.94 −0.88 pp
2022 24.82 −0.7 pp
2021 25.52 −0.35 pp
2020 25.87 −1.37 pp
2019 27.25 −0.48 pp
2018 27.73 −0.64 pp
2017 28.37 +0.3 pp
2016 28.07 −0.74 pp
2015 28.81 −0.78 pp
2014 29.59 −0.35 pp
2013 29.94 −0.79 pp
2012 30.73 −1.05 pp
2011 31.78 −0.66 pp
2010 32.43 −0.51 pp
2009 32.95 +1.19 pp
2008 31.76 −0.69 pp
2007 32.45 −1.62 pp
2006 34.07 −2.53 pp
2005 36.6 −2.51 pp
2004 39.11 −3.96 pp
2003 43.07 −0.3 pp
2002 43.37 −2.84 pp
2001 46.21 +1.25 pp
2000 44.95 −0.48 pp
1999 45.44 −0.31 pp
1998 45.75 −0.36 pp
1997 46.11 −0.18 pp
1996 46.29 −0.26 pp
1995 46.55 −0.2 pp
1994 46.75 −0.13 pp
1993 46.88 −0.25 pp
1992 47.13 −0.2 pp
1991 47.33

About the indicator

The share of own-account workers and contributing family workers in total employment. The ILO devised the category as a substitute for informal employment where informality is not measured: such workers usually have no employment contract, no social insurance and no protection against dismissal, and their income depends directly on what they produce. In the poorest countries this share exceeds three quarters of the employed — wage work there is closer to an exception.

Important: Not the same as informal employment: an employee without a contract does not fall into this category, though they are no better protected. The indicator understates informality in countries where off-the-books hiring is widespread.

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