Turkey Labor Force Participation Rate 1960-2024

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 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.
  • Turkey labor force participation rate for 2019 was 44.28%, a 0.47% increase from 2018.
Data Source: World Bank

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Country Name Participation Rate for Ages 15-24
St. Lucia 59.26%
Brazil 56.39%
Peru 55.95%
Paraguay 55.91%
St. Vincent and the Grenadines 53.22%
Guatemala 51.60%
Belize 49.54%
China 48.42%
Maldives 47.24%
Azerbaijan 46.59%
Ecuador 45.87%
Dominican Republic 45.81%
Colombia 44.45%
Malaysia 44.44%
Mexico 44.37%
Guyana 44.06%
Turkey 43.85%
Samoa 43.43%
Costa Rica 42.97%
Kazakhstan 42.24%
Belarus 41.96%
Cuba 41.17%
Fiji 39.26%
Thailand 39.14%
Botswana 38.81%
Armenia 38.25%
Lebanon 35.53%
Suriname 34.40%
Albania 34.16%
Serbia 32.72%
Jamaica 32.72%
Mauritius 32.30%
Montenegro 30.26%
South Africa 29.82%
Turkmenistan 29.44%
Russia 29.16%
Bosnia 28.50%
North Macedonia 28.41%
Equatorial Guinea 28.13%
Tonga 28.06%
Namibia 27.71%
Iraq 26.32%
Venezuela 26.13%
Jordan 25.80%
Romania 25.50%
Algeria 22.78%
Bulgaria 22.20%
Iran 21.97%
Gabon 18.04%
Libya 16.78%
Grenada 0.00%
Tuvalu 0.00%
American Samoa 0.00%
Marshall Islands 0.00%
Nauru 0.00%
Dominica 0.00%
Turkey Labor Force Participation Rate - Historical Data
Year Participation Rate for Ages 15-24 Annual Change
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% 55.36%
1990 0.00% 0.00%
1989 0.00% 0.00%
1988 0.00% 0.00%
1987 0.00% 0.00%
1986 0.00% 0.00%
1985 0.00% 0.00%
1984 0.00% 0.00%
1983 0.00% 0.00%
1982 0.00% 0.00%
1981 0.00% 0.00%
1980 0.00% 0.00%
1979 0.00% 0.00%
1978 0.00% 0.00%
1977 0.00% 0.00%
1976 0.00% 0.00%
1975 0.00% 0.00%
1974 0.00% 0.00%
1973 0.00% 0.00%
1972 0.00% 0.00%
1971 0.00% 0.00%
1970 0.00% 0.00%
1969 0.00% 0.00%
1968 0.00% 0.00%
1967 0.00% 0.00%
1966 0.00% 0.00%
1965 0.00% 0.00%
1964 0.00% 0.00%
1963 0.00% 0.00%
1962 0.00% 0.00%
1961 0.00% 0.00%
1960 0.00% 0.00%