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

Türkiye: ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Labour force participation rate by was 30.49 % in 2013. ▼ Falling

Latest (2013)
30.49 %
Change on year
down 2.9%
World rank
4th
of 4 countries
All-time high
46.57 %
in 2000
All-time low
30.01 %
in 2007
Years of data
14
2000–2013

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

010203040502000200620132000: 46.6 %2001: 43.5 %2002: 38.3 %2003: 37.3 %2004: 38.7 %2005: 35.2 %2006: 33 %2007: 30 %2008: 31.2 %2009: 31.6 %2010: 30.8 %2011: 33.4 %2012: 31.4 %2013: 30.5 %

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

Analysis

Türkiye recorded 30.49 % for ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by in 2013.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.9% on the previous year and down 18.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by in Türkiye peaked at 46.57 % in 2000 and was at its lowest, 30.01 %, in 2007.

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, 65+, rural areas — Male — Value in Türkiye, 2000 to 2013.
Year % Change
2000 46.57 %
2001 43.54 % -6.5%
2002 38.28 % -12.1%
2003 37.29 % -2.6%
2004 38.73 % +3.9%
2005 35.24 % -9.0%
2006 33.05 % -6.2%
2007 30.01 % -9.2%
2008 31.19 % +3.9%
2009 31.58 % +1.3%
2010 30.82 % -2.4%
2011 33.36 % +8.2%
2012 31.4 % -5.9%
2013 30.49 % -2.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 36.55 % 30.01 % 46.57 % 10
2010s 31.52 % 30.49 % 33.36 % 4

Countries ranked near Türkiye

  1. 1 Côte d'Ivoire 50.01 %
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  3. 1 Republic of Moldova 87.77 % compare
  4. 2 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 82.08 %
  5. 2 Georgia 72.17 %
  6. 3 Armenia 70.06 % compare
  7. 3 Cabo Verde 12.96 % compare
  8. 3 Viet Nam 48.37 % compare
  9. 4 Angola 65.17 %
  10. 5 Republic of Korea 64.75 % compare
  11. 6 Ecuador 64.58 % compare
  12. 7 Guatemala 63.82 % 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 30.49 % 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 46.57 % in 2000.
What is the lowest ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by recorded in Türkiye?
The lowest recorded value was 30.01 % in 2007.
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 18.2%. 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, 65+, rural areas — Male — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Labour force participation rate by age, 65+, rural areas — Male — Value
Unit
%
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
85 places, 1,493 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.