Turkmenistan - Labor force

Labor force, female (% of total labor force)

Labor force, female (% of total labor force) in Turkmenistan was 41.02 as of 2021. Its highest value over the past 31 years was 43.54 in 1997, while its lowest value was 41.02 in 2021.

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 42.35
1991 42.43
1992 42.74
1993 42.71
1994 43.14
1995 43.34
1996 43.21
1997 43.54
1998 43.38
1999 43.01
2000 42.90
2001 42.81
2002 42.82
2003 42.76
2004 42.67
2005 42.43
2006 42.24
2007 42.07
2008 41.86
2009 41.79
2010 41.69
2011 41.56
2012 41.48
2013 41.43
2014 41.39
2015 41.37
2016 41.37
2017 41.37
2018 41.37
2019 41.37
2020 41.15
2021 41.02

Labor force, total

The value for Labor force, total in Turkmenistan was 1,943,497 as of 2021. As the graph below shows, over the past 31 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 1,943,497 in 2021 and a minimum value of 1,094,701 in 1990.

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.

See also:

Year Value
1990 1,094,701
1991 1,136,840
1992 1,205,963
1993 1,248,181
1994 1,333,715
1995 1,396,430
1996 1,421,991
1997 1,493,811
1998 1,515,439
1999 1,514,246
2000 1,538,758
2001 1,567,878
2002 1,602,932
2003 1,628,582
2004 1,651,899
2005 1,659,980
2006 1,671,089
2007 1,689,219
2008 1,704,266
2009 1,734,701
2010 1,754,183
2011 1,765,916
2012 1,778,053
2013 1,788,257
2014 1,800,285
2015 1,821,451
2016 1,837,391
2017 1,860,370
2018 1,887,802
2019 1,914,022
2020 1,921,328
2021 1,943,497

Classification

Topic: Labor & Social Protection Indicators

Sub-Topic: Labor force structure