Turkey Labor Force Participation Rate 1990-2023

Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24 is the proportion of the population ages 15-24 that is economically active: all people who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period.
  • Turkey labor force participation rate for 2021 was 41.48%, a 2.26% increase from 2020.
  • Turkey labor force participation rate for 2020 was 39.22%, a 5.27% decline from 2019.
  • Turkey labor force participation rate for 2019 was 44.49%, a 0.47% increase from 2018.
  • Turkey labor force participation rate for 2018 was 44.02%, a 0.61% increase from 2017.
Data Source: World Bank

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Country Name Participation Rate for Ages 15-24
Peru 59.45%
Paraguay 59.39%
St. Lucia 54.97%
St. Vincent and the Grenadines 52.32%
Brazil 51.64%
Guatemala 49.17%
Colombia 48.69%
China 48.07%
Maldives 46.42%
Guyana 46.39%
Belarus 45.74%
Malaysia 44.97%
Mexico 44.82%
Ecuador 44.31%
Belize 44.14%
Costa Rica 44.04%
Dominican Republic 42.78%
Turkey 41.48%
Azerbaijan 40.67%
Kazakhstan 40.38%
Thailand 39.63%
Mauritius 38.68%
Fiji 38.14%
Suriname 36.53%
Bosnia 36.07%
Cuba 35.89%
Botswana 35.40%
Armenia 35.36%
Albania 34.68%
Montenegro 34.49%
Venezuela 33.13%
Russia 32.54%
Samoa 32.27%
Jamaica 31.95%
North Macedonia 30.15%
Serbia 29.89%
Romania 28.57%
Namibia 28.45%
Lebanon 28.39%
Equatorial Guinea 27.43%
Iraq 26.99%
Turkmenistan 26.41%
Jordan 25.04%
Tonga 24.50%
Iran 24.29%
Algeria 22.83%
South Africa 22.43%
Bulgaria 20.70%
Gabon 16.66%
Libya 16.20%
Turkey Labor Force Participation Rate - Historical Data
Year Participation Rate for Ages 15-24 Annual Change
2021 41.48% 2.26%
2020 39.22% -5.27%
2019 44.49% 0.47%
2018 44.02% 0.61%
2017 43.41% 0.89%
2016 42.52% 0.57%
2015 41.95% 0.98%
2014 40.97% 1.94%
2013 39.03% 1.45%
2012 37.58% -1.08%
2011 38.66% 1.12%
2010 37.54% -0.07%
2009 37.61% 0.30%
2008 37.31% 0.66%
2007 36.66% 0.22%
2006 36.43% -1.44%
2005 37.87% -0.05%
2004 37.93% -0.63%
2003 38.56% -2.42%
2002 40.98% -1.21%
2001 42.19% -0.39%
2000 42.58% -4.10%
1999 46.68% 0.65%
1998 46.03% -1.00%
1997 47.02% -1.50%
1996 48.52% -0.07%
1995 48.59% -2.55%
1994 51.13% 3.07%
1993 48.07% -4.91%
1992 52.97% -2.38%
1991 55.35% 0.65%
1990 54.71% 0.65%