Hours of work needed to escape poverty — Working hours needed to in Türkiye
Türkiye: Hours of work needed to escape poverty — Working hours needed to was 8 Hours per week in 2025. ▼ Falling
Hours of work needed to escape poverty — Working hours needed to in Türkiye, 2005–2025
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Hours per week.
Analysis
Türkiye recorded 8 Hours per week for hours of work needed to escape poverty — working hours needed to in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 21 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 52.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, hours of work needed to escape poverty — working hours needed to in Türkiye peaked at 20 Hours per week in 2007 and was at its lowest, 8 Hours per week, in 2024.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.
Hours of work needed to escape poverty — Working hours needed to in Türkiye, year by year
| Year | Hours per week | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 12 Hours per week | — |
| 2006 | 14 Hours per week | +16.7% |
| 2007 | 20 Hours per week | +42.9% |
| 2008 | 16 Hours per week | -20.0% |
| 2009 | 16 Hours per week | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 16 Hours per week | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 16 Hours per week | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 17 Hours per week | +6.2% |
| 2013 | 17 Hours per week | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 17 Hours per week | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 17 Hours per week | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 15 Hours per week | -11.8% |
| 2017 | 14 Hours per week | -6.7% |
| 2018 | 15 Hours per week | +7.1% |
| 2019 | 13 Hours per week | -13.3% |
| 2020 | 12 Hours per week | -7.7% |
| 2021 | 14 Hours per week | +16.7% |
| 2022 | 14 Hours per week | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 10 Hours per week | -28.6% |
| 2024 | 8 Hours per week | -20.0% |
| 2025 | 8 Hours per week | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 15.6 Hours per week | 12 Hours per week | 20 Hours per week | 5 |
| 2010s | 15.7 Hours per week | 13 Hours per week | 17 Hours per week | 10 |
| 2020s | 11 Hours per week | 8 Hours per week | 14 Hours per week | 6 |
Countries ranked near Türkiye
- 5 Lithuania 19 Hours per week compare
- 6 Netherlands 18 Hours per week compare
- 8 Austria 23 Hours per week compare
- 9 Spain 21 Hours per week compare
- 10 Italy 20 Hours per week compare
- 10 Romania 20 Hours per week compare
- 10 Canada 20 Hours per week compare
- 10 Hungary 20 Hours per week compare
- 10 Portugal 20 Hours per week compare
- 10 Switzerland 20 Hours per week compare
- 10 OECD 20 Hours per week compare
- 10 Bulgaria 20 Hours per week compare
More economy & growth data for Türkiye
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 2.98 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 3.48 Percent per annum (2029)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Annual growth US$, 2015 prices 3.87 % (2024)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Annual growth US$ 15.14 % (2024)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Annual growth Standard Local 3.87 % (2024)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Annual growth Standard Local Currency 59.13 % (2024)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Share of GDP Standard Local Currency 25.09 % (2024)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Share of GDP Standard Local Currency 31 % (2024)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Share of GDP US$, 2015 prices 25.09 % (2024)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Share of GDP US$ 31 % (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is hours of work needed to escape poverty — working hours needed to in Türkiye?
- Hours of work needed to escape poverty — working hours needed to in Türkiye was 8 Hours per week in 2025, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest hours of work needed to escape poverty — working hours needed to recorded in Türkiye?
- The highest recorded value was 20 Hours per week in 2007.
- What is the lowest hours of work needed to escape poverty — working hours needed to recorded in Türkiye?
- The lowest recorded value was 8 Hours per week in 2024.
- How does Türkiye rank for hours of work needed to escape poverty — working hours needed to?
- Türkiye ranks 8th out of 8 countries with data for 2025.
- Is hours of work needed to escape poverty — working hours needed to rising or falling in Türkiye?
- Over the last ten years it is down 52.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Türkiye data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Hours of work needed to escape poverty — Working hours needed to escape poverty for a jobless family claiming minimum income benefits. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This indicator measures the working hours needed to escape poverty for a jobless family claiming minimum income benefits. Calculations for families with children assume 2 children aged 4 and 6 who do not use formal childcare.