ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Share of employment by status of in Türkiye

Türkiye: ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Share of employment by status of was 64.9 % in 2013. ▼ Falling

Latest (2013)
64.9 %
Change on year
down 2.1%
World rank
3rd
of 4 countries
All-time high
79 %
in 2001
All-time low
64.9 %
in 2013
Years of data
14
2000–2013

ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Share of employment by status of in Türkiye, 2000–2013

0204060802000200620132000: 76.3 %2001: 79 %2002: 75.3 %2003: 75.5 %2004: 76.5 %2005: 72.3 %2006: 70 %2007: 69.3 %2008: 68.5 %2009: 69.4 %2010: 68.3 %2011: 66.7 %2012: 66.3 %2013: 64.9 %

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment by status of in Türkiye is 64.9 %, measured in 2013. That is the lowest value across all 14 years on record.

The figure is down 2.1% on the previous year and down 14.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment by status of in Türkiye peaked at 79 % in 2001 and was at its lowest, 64.9 %, in 2013.

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

ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Share of employment by status of in Türkiye, year by year

Annual values for ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Share of employment by status of employment, self-employed, rural areas — Value in Türkiye, 2000 to 2013.
Year % Change
2000 76.3 %
2001 79 % +3.5%
2002 75.3 % -4.7%
2003 75.5 % +0.3%
2004 76.5 % +1.3%
2005 72.3 % -5.5%
2006 70 % -3.2%
2007 69.3 % -1.0%
2008 68.5 % -1.2%
2009 69.4 % +1.3%
2010 68.3 % -1.6%
2011 66.7 % -2.3%
2012 66.3 % -0.6%
2013 64.9 % -2.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 73.21 % 68.5 % 79 % 10
2010s 66.55 % 64.9 % 68.3 % 4

Countries ranked near Türkiye

  1. 1 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 85.2 %
  2. 1 Côte d'Ivoire 78.4 %
  3. 1 Mali 94.2 %
  4. 2 Mongolia 87.7 % compare
  5. 2 Republic of Moldova 67.2 % compare
  6. 3 Zambia 87.4 %
  7. 4 Angola 84.8 %
  8. 4 Viet Nam 57 % compare
  9. 5 India 83.6 %
  10. 6 Senegal 80.2 %

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Frequently asked questions

What is ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment by status of in Türkiye?
Ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment by status of in Türkiye was 64.9 % in 2013, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment by status of recorded in Türkiye?
The highest recorded value was 79 % in 2001.
What is the lowest ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment by status of recorded in Türkiye?
The lowest recorded value was 64.9 % in 2013.
How does Türkiye rank for ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment by status of?
Türkiye ranks 3rd out of 4 countries with data for 2013.
Is ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment by status of rising or falling in Türkiye?
Over the last ten years it is down 14.0%. 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 — Share of employment by status of employment, self-employed, rural areas — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Share of employment by status of employment, self-employed, rural areas — Value
Unit
%
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
78 places, 1,460 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.