Labor force, female in Türkiye
Türkiye: Labor force, female was 34.4% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Labor force, female in Türkiye, 1990–2025
Source: International Labour Organization (ILO), type: estimates based on external database. Measured in % of total labor force.
Analysis
Türkiye 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 Türkiye peaked at 34.4% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 25.0%, in 2005.
Türkiye ranks 155th of 186 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 in Türkiye, 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% |
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 |
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More education data for Türkiye
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 12.31 million (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 4.03 % change on previous year (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 299,967 (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate -3.39 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 5.96 million (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 4.96 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 6.35 million (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 3.17 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.03 million (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 9.33 % change on previous year (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is labor force, female in Türkiye?
- Labor force, female in Türkiye 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 Türkiye?
- The highest recorded value was 34.4% in 2025.
- What is the lowest labor force, female recorded in Türkiye?
- The lowest recorded value was 25.0% in 2005.
- How does Türkiye rank for labor force, female?
- Türkiye ranks 155th out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is labor force, female rising or falling in Türkiye?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Türkiye 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.