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

Türkiye: ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Labour force participation rate by was 19.77 % in 2013. ▼ Falling

Latest (2013)
19.77 %
Change on year
down 3.4%
World rank
4th
of 4 countries
All-time high
32.48 %
in 2000
All-time low
19.77 %
in 2013
Years of data
14
2000–2013

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

01020302000200620132000: 32.5 %2001: 32.4 %2002: 28.8 %2003: 27.5 %2004: 26.3 %2005: 23.4 %2006: 21.7 %2007: 20.2 %2008: 20.6 %2009: 20.8 %2010: 20.1 %2011: 21.8 %2012: 20.5 %2013: 19.8 %

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

Analysis

In 2013, ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by in Türkiye stood at 19.77 %. That is the lowest value across all 14 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.4% on the previous year and down 28.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by in Türkiye peaked at 32.48 % in 2000 and was at its lowest, 19.77 %, in 2013.

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 — Value in Türkiye, 2000 to 2013.
Year % Change
2000 32.48 %
2001 32.37 % -0.3%
2002 28.82 % -11.0%
2003 27.54 % -4.4%
2004 26.29 % -4.5%
2005 23.36 % -11.1%
2006 21.68 % -7.2%
2007 20.18 % -6.9%
2008 20.61 % +2.1%
2009 20.78 % +0.8%
2010 20.08 % -3.4%
2011 21.75 % +8.3%
2012 20.46 % -5.9%
2013 19.77 % -3.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 25.41 % 20.18 % 32.48 % 10
2010s 20.52 % 19.77 % 21.75 % 4

Countries ranked near Türkiye

  1. 1 Côte d'Ivoire 32.63 %
  2. 1 Georgia 66.03 %
  3. 1 Republic of Moldova 86 % compare
  4. 2 Angola 62.96 %
  5. 2 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 76.52 %
  6. 3 Armenia 62.5 % compare
  7. 3 Cabo Verde 7.65 % compare
  8. 3 Viet Nam 42.77 % compare
  9. 4 Zambia 58.4 %
  10. 5 Indonesia 57.23 % compare
  11. 6 Republic of Korea 56.35 % compare
  12. 7 Ecuador 55.62 % 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 19.77 % 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 32.48 % in 2000.
What is the lowest ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by recorded in Türkiye?
The lowest recorded value was 19.77 % in 2013.
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 28.2%. 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 — 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 — Value
Unit
%
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
85 places, 1,510 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.