Turkey Labor Force Participation Rate 1991-2024

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 2023 was 44.06%, a 0.21% increase from 2022.
  • Turkey labor force participation rate for 2022 was 43.85%, a 2.16% increase from 2021.
  • Turkey labor force participation rate for 2021 was 41.68%, a 2.7% increase from 2020.
  • Turkey labor force participation rate for 2020 was 38.98%, a 5.3% decline from 2019.
Data Source: World Bank

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Country Name Participation Rate for Ages 15-24
St. Lucia 63.80%
Paraguay 56.84%
Brazil 54.49%
Peru 54.21%
St. Vincent and the Grenadines 53.37%
Guatemala 51.88%
Belize 49.71%
China 48.32%
Maldives 47.64%
Azerbaijan 46.74%
Ecuador 45.60%
Dominican Republic 45.41%
Mexico 44.74%
Colombia 44.56%
Guyana 44.54%
Malaysia 44.26%
Turkey 44.06%
Samoa 43.52%
Kazakhstan 42.26%
Belarus 42.04%
Cuba 41.50%
Fiji 39.77%
Thailand 39.52%
Costa Rica 39.10%
Botswana 38.83%
Armenia 38.35%
Lebanon 35.64%
Suriname 34.74%
Jamaica 33.87%
Mauritius 33.84%
Albania 33.82%
Serbia 31.86%
Montenegro 31.35%
South Africa 31.21%
Turkmenistan 29.66%
Bosnia 28.76%
Equatorial Guinea 28.59%
North Macedonia 28.31%
Tonga 28.28%
Namibia 28.13%
Russia 27.99%
Venezuela 27.22%
Iraq 26.66%
Jordan 26.03%
Romania 24.96%
Algeria 23.26%
Bulgaria 22.87%
Iran 22.44%
Gabon 18.30%
Libya 17.12%
Turkey Labor Force Participation Rate - Historical Data
Year Participation Rate for Ages 15-24 Annual Change
2023 44.06% 0.21%
2022 43.85% 2.16%
2021 41.68% 2.70%
2020 38.98% -5.30%
2019 44.28% 0.47%
2018 43.81% 0.59%
2017 43.22% 0.88%
2016 42.34% 0.56%
2015 41.78% 0.99%
2014 40.79% 1.97%
2013 38.82% 1.45%
2012 37.37% -1.10%
2011 38.47% 1.10%
2010 37.37% -0.07%
2009 37.44% 0.30%
2008 37.14% 0.65%
2007 36.48% 0.22%
2006 36.26% -1.46%
2005 37.72% -0.05%
2004 37.77% -0.62%
2003 38.39% -2.47%
2002 40.86% -1.25%
2001 42.11% -0.41%
2000 42.53% -4.12%
1999 46.65% 0.64%
1998 46.01% -1.03%
1997 47.04% -1.51%
1996 48.55% -0.07%
1995 48.62% -2.55%
1994 51.16% 3.06%
1993 48.10% -4.90%
1992 52.99% -2.37%
1991 55.36% -2.37%