Turkey - Labor force

Labor force, female (% of total labor force)

Labor force, female (% of total labor force) in Turkey was 32.47 as of 2021. Its highest value over the past 31 years was 33.36 in 2019, while its lowest value was 25.92 in 2005.

Definition: Female labor force as a percentage of the total show the extent to which women are active in the labor force. Labor force comprises people ages 15 and older who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period.

Source: Derived using data from International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database and World Bank population estimates. Labor data retrieved in September 2019.

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Year Value
1990 31.06
1991 30.93
1992 30.21
1993 26.58
1994 29.60
1995 29.57
1996 29.46
1997 28.41
1998 28.74
1999 29.51
2000 27.61
2001 28.28
2002 29.22
2003 28.56
2004 26.02
2005 25.92
2006 26.21
2007 26.29
2008 26.92
2009 28.07
2010 29.16
2011 29.83
2012 30.46
2013 31.20
2014 31.03
2015 31.72
2016 32.25
2017 32.80
2018 33.09
2019 33.36
2020 32.18
2021 32.47

Labor force, total

The value for Labor force, total in Turkey was 32,619,100 as of 2021. As the graph below shows, over the past 31 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 33,420,000 in 2019 and a minimum value of 19,454,130 in 1993.

Definition: Labor force comprises people ages 15 and older who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period. It includes people who are currently employed and people who are unemployed but seeking work as well as first-time job-seekers. Not everyone who works is included, however. Unpaid workers, family workers, and students are often omitted, and some countries do not count members of the armed forces. Labor force size tends to vary during the year as seasonal workers enter and leave.

Source: Derived using data from International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database and World Bank population estimates. Labor data retrieved in September 2019.

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Year Value
1990 19,599,150
1991 20,238,800
1992 20,379,810
1993 19,454,130
1994 20,891,390
1995 21,201,810
1996 21,547,200
1997 21,567,500
1998 22,168,100
1999 22,625,910
2000 21,921,320
2001 22,314,220
2002 22,671,130
2003 22,556,570
2004 22,041,260
2005 22,510,690
2006 22,468,150
2007 22,857,000
2008 23,566,830
2009 24,426,680
2010 25,446,170
2011 26,568,560
2012 27,139,480
2013 28,208,330
2014 28,906,170
2015 29,937,510
2016 30,980,380
2017 32,114,850
2018 32,982,450
2019 33,420,000
2020 31,624,250
2021 32,619,100

Classification

Topic: Labor & Social Protection Indicators

Sub-Topic: Labor force structure