France vs Türkiye: Sickness absences from work — Sickness absences of full-time

France
4.1 Weeks per year per person
in 2025
Türkiye
1 Weeks per year per person
in 2025
France rank
4th
Türkiye rank
7th

Sickness absences from work — Sickness absences of full-time over time

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  • Türkiye
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How they compare

France currently reports 4.1 Weeks per year per person against 1 Weeks per year per person in Türkiye, a difference of 3.1 Weeks per year per person.

That makes France's figure about 4.1 times Türkiye's.

Across all 23 years both countries report, France has been ahead every year.

France ranks 4th and Türkiye ranks 7th of 23 countries.

France has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade France Türkiye Difference Ahead
2000s 2.93 Weeks per year per person 0.1429 Weeks per year per person 2.79 Weeks per year per person France
2010s 3.17 Weeks per year per person 0.4 Weeks per year per person 2.77 Weeks per year per person France
2020s 4.17 Weeks per year per person 0.9833 Weeks per year per person 3.18 Weeks per year per person France

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher sickness absences from work — sickness absences of full-time, France or Türkiye?
France, at 4.1 Weeks per year per person against 1 Weeks per year per person in Türkiye as of 2025.
What is the difference in sickness absences from work — sickness absences of full-time between France and Türkiye?
3.1 Weeks per year per person, with France ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for France and Türkiye?
23 years are reported by both, from 2003 to 2025.
How do France and Türkiye rank globally for sickness absences from work — sickness absences of full-time?
France ranks 4th and Türkiye ranks 7th of 23 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Sickness absences from work — Sickness absences of full-time dependent employees, annual averages. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Sickness absences from work — Sickness absences of full-time dependent employees, annual averages
Unit
Weeks per year per person
Source
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Licence
OECD Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage
32 places, 737 data points, 1997–2025
Last refreshed

This dataset presents time series on sickness absences of full-time dependent employees, annual averages. Data are expressed in number of weeks of sickness absences per year, self-reported, covering both full and part-week absences. Please refer to the Sources and Methods for detailed country-specific information.