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

Türkiye: ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Labour force participation rate by was 53.57 % in 2013. ▼ Falling

Latest (2013)
53.57 %
Change on year
down 0.1%
World rank
4th
of 4 countries
All-time high
58.74 %
in 2001
All-time low
50.81 %
in 2007
Years of data
14
2000–2013

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

02040602000200620132000: 58.7 %2001: 58.7 %2002: 57.6 %2003: 55.5 %2004: 54.4 %2005: 52.1 %2006: 51.2 %2007: 50.8 %2008: 51.4 %2009: 52.7 %2010: 53.5 %2011: 54.9 %2012: 53.6 %2013: 53.6 %

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

Analysis

Türkiye recorded 53.57 % for ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by in 2013.

The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 3.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by in Türkiye peaked at 58.74 % in 2001 and was at its lowest, 50.81 %, 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, total (15+), rural areas — Value in Türkiye, 2000 to 2013.
Year % Change
2000 58.67 %
2001 58.74 % +0.1%
2002 57.63 % -1.9%
2003 55.55 % -3.6%
2004 54.39 % -2.1%
2005 52.09 % -4.2%
2006 51.16 % -1.8%
2007 50.81 % -0.7%
2008 51.36 % +1.1%
2009 52.7 % +2.6%
2010 53.47 % +1.5%
2011 54.94 % +2.7%
2012 53.63 % -2.4%
2013 53.57 % -0.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 54.31 % 50.81 % 58.74 % 10
2010s 53.9 % 53.47 % 54.94 % 4

Countries ranked near Türkiye

  1. 1 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 87.48 %
  2. 1 Côte d'Ivoire 66.59 %
  3. 1 Mongolia 77.97 % compare
  4. 2 Angola 77.49 %
  5. 2 Republic of Moldova 82.25 % compare
  6. 3 Cabo Verde 47.87 % compare
  7. 3 Georgia 76.91 %
  8. 3 Viet Nam 75.71 % compare
  9. 4 New Zealand 74.79 %
  10. 5 Iceland 74.46 % compare
  11. 6 Malta 73.42 % compare
  12. 7 Ecuador 72.63 % 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 53.57 % 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 58.74 % in 2001.
What is the lowest ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by recorded in Türkiye?
The lowest recorded value was 50.81 % 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 3.6%. 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, total (15+), 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, total (15+), 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, 1,544 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.