Turkiye — Labor participation
Labor Force Participation Rate for Turkiye, 1990–2025.
Labor participation for Turkiye was 54.38% in 2025, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 36 years, from 1990 to 2025. The highest recorded value was 57.00% in 1991. The lowest was 46.23% in 2007 (about 1.2× the low point). Across that span the compound annual growth rate works out to -0.12% per year.
Turkiye ranks 142 of 187 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 76%. The median for Europe & Central Asia is 60.12%, so Turkiye sits below it. It peaked in 1991 and has fallen 5% since. Over the last decade (2015–2025) the figure moved up 6%. Within Europe & Central Asia it ranks 40 of 49 economies; Belgium (54.27%) is just below it. Its sharpest one-year move was down 7% in 1993. That is 4% above this series' own ten-year average.
Data highlights
World ranking. Slipped: 131st of 187 in 1990 → 161st of 187 in 2000 → 161st of 187 in 2010 → 159th of 187 in 2020 → 140th of 182 in 2025.
Key figures
Full history — 1990 to 2025
| Year | % of population ages 15+ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 54.38% | +0.2 pp |
| 2024 | 54.2% | +0.9 pp |
| 2023 | 53.31% | +0.3 pp |
| 2022 | 53.06% | +1.7 pp |
| 2021 | 51.36% | +2.0 pp |
| 2020 | 49.33% | -3.6 pp |
| 2019 | 52.95% | -0.3 pp |
| 2018 | 53.21% | +0.4 pp |
| 2017 | 52.83% | +0.8 pp |
| 2016 | 52% | +0.7 pp |
| 2015 | 51.3% | +0.8 pp |
| 2014 | 50.51% | -0.3 pp |
| 2013 | 50.84% | +0.9 pp |
| 2012 | 49.96% | +0.1 pp |
| 2011 | 49.86% | +1.1 pp |
| 2010 | 48.8% | +0.9 pp |
| 2009 | 47.88% | +1.0 pp |
| 2008 | 46.89% | +0.7 pp |
| 2007 | 46.23% | -0.0 pp |
| 2006 | 46.27% | -0.2 pp |
| 2005 | 46.43% | +0.1 pp |
| 2004 | 46.31% | -2.0 pp |
| 2003 | 48.33% | -1.2 pp |
| 2002 | 49.58% | -0.2 pp |
| 2001 | 49.82% | -0.1 pp |
| 2000 | 49.95% | -2.8 pp |
| 1999 | 52.7% | -0.1 pp |
| 1998 | 52.8% | +0.2 pp |
| 1997 | 52.55% | -1.2 pp |
| 1996 | 53.73% | -0.4 pp |
| 1995 | 54.13% | -0.5 pp |
| 1994 | 54.65% | +2.5 pp |
| 1993 | 52.15% | -3.8 pp |
| 1992 | 55.99% | -1.0 pp |
| 1991 | 57% | +0.4 pp |
| 1990 | 56.61% | — |
Frequently asked questions
What was Turkiye’s Labor participation in 1991?
57% (1991). The full year-by-year table above lists every published year, most recent first.
Are changes in this series measured in percentage points?
Yes. The series is a share expressed in % of population ages 15+, so year-over-year movements in the Change column are percentage points (pp), not percent.
Is Turkiye’s Labor participation growing or shrinking?
Between 1990 and 2025 the series was shrinking overall: -3.9% in total — about 0.1% a year compounded.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank Open Data (CC BY-4.0), indicator SL.TLF.CACT.ZS. Values are reproduced as published; this page only computes summary statistics such as change, CAGR and extremes.
What are the most recent published figures?
The last five published years: 2025: 54.38%; 2024: 54.2%; 2023: 53.31%; 2022: 53.06%; 2021: 51.36%. Earlier years are in the full-history table below.
Related data
SL.TLF.CACT.ZS — Labor Force Participation Rate. Data licensed under CC BY 4.0. Values are reproduced as published; this page computes the summary statistics (change, CAGR, extremes) from the underlying annual series. View the original dataset on data.worldbank.org.