Labor force, total, per capita in Turkey
Turkey: Labor force, total, per capita was 0.4295 units per person in 2025. ▲ Rising
Labor force, total, per capita in Turkey, 1990–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for labor force, total, per capita in Turkey is 0.4295 units per person, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.9% on the previous year and up 10.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force, total, per capita in Turkey peaked at 0.4295 units per person in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.332 units per person, in 2004.
Turkey ranks 114th of 186 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Labor force, total, per capita in Turkey, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.3634 units per person | — |
| 1991 | 0.3686 units per person | +1.4% |
| 1992 | 0.3649 units per person | -1.0% |
| 1993 | 0.3426 units per person | -6.1% |
| 1994 | 0.3618 units per person | +5.6% |
| 1995 | 0.3614 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 0.3621 units per person | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 0.3575 units per person | -1.3% |
| 1998 | 0.3623 units per person | +1.4% |
| 1999 | 0.3648 units per person | +0.7% |
| 2000 | 0.3486 units per person | -4.5% |
| 2001 | 0.3503 units per person | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 0.3511 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 0.3445 units per person | -1.9% |
| 2004 | 0.332 units per person | -3.6% |
| 2005 | 0.3348 units per person | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 0.3355 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 0.3369 units per person | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 0.3435 units per person | +2.0% |
| 2009 | 0.3528 units per person | +2.7% |
| 2010 | 0.3617 units per person | +2.5% |
| 2011 | 0.3715 units per person | +2.7% |
| 2012 | 0.3741 units per person | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 0.3828 units per person | +2.3% |
| 2014 | 0.3825 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 0.3906 units per person | +2.1% |
| 2016 | 0.3975 units per person | +1.8% |
| 2017 | 0.4051 units per person | +1.9% |
| 2018 | 0.4091 units per person | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 0.4079 units per person | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 0.381 units per person | -6.6% |
| 2021 | 0.398 units per person | +4.5% |
| 2022 | 0.4128 units per person | +3.7% |
| 2023 | 0.4167 units per person | +0.9% |
| 2024 | 0.4257 units per person | +2.2% |
| 2025 | 0.4295 units per person | +0.9% |
Turkey compared with similar countries
- Turkey's 0.4295 units per person is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.4696 units per person, 91% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Turkey's 0.4295 units per person is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.5074 units per person, 85% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.3609 units per person | 0.3426 units per person | 0.3686 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.343 units per person | 0.332 units per person | 0.3528 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3883 units per person | 0.3617 units per person | 0.4091 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4106 units per person | 0.381 units per person | 0.4295 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Turkey
- 111 North Macedonia 0.4335 units per person compare
- 112 Romania 0.4335 units per person compare
- 113 Kenya 0.4295 units per person compare
- 115 Cape Verde 0.4294 units per person compare
- 116 Niger 0.4288 units per person compare
- 117 French Polynesia 0.4271 units per person compare
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, total, per capita in Turkey?
- Labor force, total, per capita in Turkey was 0.4295 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest labor force, total, per capita recorded in Turkey?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4295 units per person in 2025.
- What is the lowest labor force, total, per capita recorded in Turkey?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.332 units per person in 2004.
- How does Turkey rank for labor force, total, per capita?
- Turkey ranks 114th out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is labor force, total, per capita rising or falling in Turkey?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Turkey data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Labor force, total, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Labor force, total divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Labor force, total ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Labor force, total International Labour Organization (ILO), type: estimates based on external database
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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About this data
Labor force, total divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.