ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Labour force participation rate by in Türkiye

Türkiye: ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Labour force participation rate by was 49.62 % in 2013. ▼ Falling

Latest (2013)
49.62 %
Change on year
down 4.0%
World rank
4th
of 4 countries
All-time high
55.66 %
in 2002
All-time low
46.63 %
in 2006
Years of data
14
2000–2013

ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Labour force participation rate by in Türkiye, 2000–2013

02040602000200620132000: 54.6 %2001: 54.8 %2002: 55.7 %2003: 52.3 %2004: 51.3 %2005: 46.9 %2006: 46.6 %2007: 47 %2008: 47.4 %2009: 49.5 %2010: 50.6 %2011: 52.6 %2012: 51.7 %2013: 49.6 %

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.

Analysis

The most recent figure for ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by in Türkiye is 49.62 %, measured in 2013.

The figure is down 4.0% on the previous year and down 5.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by in Türkiye peaked at 55.66 % in 2002 and was at its lowest, 46.63 %, in 2006.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.

ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Labour force participation rate by in Türkiye, year by year

Annual values for ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Labour force participation rate by age, 55 to 64, rural areas — Value in Türkiye, 2000 to 2013.
Year % Change
2000 54.56 %
2001 54.8 % +0.4%
2002 55.66 % +1.6%
2003 52.28 % -6.1%
2004 51.28 % -1.9%
2005 46.89 % -8.6%
2006 46.63 % -0.6%
2007 46.98 % +0.8%
2008 47.41 % +0.9%
2009 49.47 % +4.3%
2010 50.6 % +2.3%
2011 52.63 % +4.0%
2012 51.69 % -1.8%
2013 49.62 % -4.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 50.6 % 46.63 % 55.66 % 10
2010s 51.13 % 49.62 % 52.63 % 4

Countries ranked near Türkiye

  1. 1 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 93.54 %
  2. 1 Côte d'Ivoire 66.32 %
  3. 1 Georgia 90.31 %
  4. 2 Angola 86.45 %
  5. 2 Republic of Moldova 91.84 % compare
  6. 3 Cabo Verde 44.46 % compare
  7. 3 Iceland 85.53 % compare
  8. 3 Viet Nam 80.75 % compare
  9. 4 Sweden 82.77 % compare
  10. 5 New Zealand 82.7 %
  11. 6 Switzerland 80.66 % compare
  12. 7 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 80.55 % compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by in Türkiye?
Ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by in Türkiye was 49.62 % in 2013, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by recorded in Türkiye?
The highest recorded value was 55.66 % in 2002.
What is the lowest ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by recorded in Türkiye?
The lowest recorded value was 46.63 % in 2006.
How does Türkiye rank for ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by?
Türkiye ranks 4th out of 4 countries with data for 2013.
Is ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by rising or falling in Türkiye?
Over the last ten years it is down 5.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Türkiye data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Labour force participation rate by age, 55 to 64, rural areas — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Labour force participation rate by age, 55 to 64, rural areas — Value
Unit
%
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
86 places, 1,536 data points, 1987–2025
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The FAOSTAT Employment indicators domain focuses on indicators related to employment in agrifood systems and rural areas. The update is performed yearly, using data from the International Labour Organization (ILO) database that contains a rich set of indicators from a wide range of topics related to labour statistics. The indicators published in FAOSTAT are derived from the labour force statistics (LFS) and rural and urban labour markets (RURURB) databases of the ILOSTAT database.