Labor force, female (% of total labor force) in Turkey
Turkey: Labor force, female (% of total labor force) was 34.4% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Labor force, female in Turkey, 1990–2025
Source: International Labour Organization (ILO), type: estimates based on external database. Measured in % of total labor force.
Analysis
Turkey recorded 34.4% for labor force, female in 2025. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 11.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force, female in Turkey peaked at 34.4% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 25.0%, in 2005.
Turkey ranks 156th of 187 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Labor force, female (% of total labor force) in Turkey, year by year
| Year | % of total labor force | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 29.9% | — |
| 1991 | 29.8% | -0.4% |
| 1992 | 29.1% | -2.3% |
| 1993 | 25.5% | -12.2% |
| 1994 | 28.5% | +11.6% |
| 1995 | 28.5% | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 28.4% | -0.3% |
| 1997 | 27.4% | -3.5% |
| 1998 | 27.7% | +1.2% |
| 1999 | 28.5% | +2.8% |
| 2000 | 26.6% | -6.5% |
| 2001 | 27.3% | +2.5% |
| 2002 | 28.2% | +3.4% |
| 2003 | 27.6% | -2.2% |
| 2004 | 25.1% | -9.0% |
| 2005 | 25.0% | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 25.5% | +1.7% |
| 2007 | 25.5% | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 26.1% | +2.3% |
| 2009 | 27.1% | +4.0% |
| 2010 | 28.2% | +4.0% |
| 2011 | 28.8% | +2.1% |
| 2012 | 29.5% | +2.4% |
| 2013 | 30.3% | +2.6% |
| 2014 | 30.0% | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 30.8% | +2.5% |
| 2016 | 31.3% | +1.7% |
| 2017 | 31.9% | +2.0% |
| 2018 | 32.2% | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 32.6% | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 31.4% | -3.5% |
| 2021 | 32.1% | +2.1% |
| 2022 | 33.2% | +3.5% |
| 2023 | 33.8% | +1.7% |
| 2024 | 34.2% | +1.2% |
| 2025 | 34.4% | +0.7% |
Turkey compared with similar countries
- Turkey's 34.4% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 42.4%, 81% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Turkey's 34.4% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 47.1%, 73% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 28.3% | 25.5% | 29.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 26.4% | 25.0% | 28.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 30.6% | 28.2% | 32.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 33.2% | 31.4% | 34.4% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Turkey
More education data for Turkey
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 788,294 (2023)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 184,302 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 1.05 million (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 980,973 (2023)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 12.31 million (2023)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 5.54 million (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 1.87 % change on previous year (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0649 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is labor force, female in Turkey?
- Labor force, female in Turkey was 34.4% in 2025, according to International Labour Organization (ILO), type: estimates based on external database.
- What is the highest labor force, female recorded in Turkey?
- The highest recorded value was 34.4% in 2025.
- What is the lowest labor force, female recorded in Turkey?
- The lowest recorded value was 25.0% in 2005.
- How does Turkey rank for labor force, female?
- Turkey ranks 156th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is labor force, female rising or falling in Turkey?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Turkey data come from?
- The figures come from International Labour Organization (ILO), type: estimates based on external database, published as part of Labor force, female (% of total labor force). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.