Female in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-64, total in Türkiye

Türkiye: Female in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-64, total was 0.8% in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
0.8%
Change on year
up 1.3%
World rank
71st
of 94 countries
All-time high
0.8%
in 2019
All-time low
0.4%
in 2001
Years of data
20
2000–2019

Female in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-64, total in Türkiye, 2000–2019

00.20.40.60.82000200920192000: 0.409 % of total employed female population in working age2001: 0.382 % of total employed female population in working age2002: 0.414 % of total employed female population in working age2003: 0.43 % of total employed female population in working age2004: 0.508 % of total employed female population in working age2005: 0.553 % of total employed female population in working age2006: 0.578 % of total employed female population in working age2007: 0.588 % of total employed female population in working age2008: 0.595 % of total employed female population in working age2009: 0.598 % of total employed female population in working age2010: 0.589 % of total employed female population in working age2011: 0.591 % of total employed female population in working age2012: 0.62 % of total employed female population in working age2013: 0.643 % of total employed female population in working age2014: 0.683 % of total employed female population in working age2015: 0.699 % of total employed female population in working age2016: 0.725 % of total employed female population in working age2017: 0.729 % of total employed female population in working age2018: 0.751 % of total employed female population in working age2019: 0.761 % of total employed female population in working age

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of total employed female population in working age.

Analysis

In 2019, female in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-64, total in Türkiye stood at 0.8%. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.

That represents a change of up 1.3% on the previous year and up 27.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, female in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-64, total in Türkiye peaked at 0.8% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.4%, in 2001.

Türkiye ranks 71st of 94 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.

Female in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-64, total in Türkiye, year by year

Annual values for Female in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-64, total (% of total employed female population in working age) in Türkiye, 2000 to 2019.
Year % of total employed female population in working age Change
2000 0.4%
2001 0.4% -6.7%
2002 0.4% +8.5%
2003 0.4% +3.8%
2004 0.5% +18.3%
2005 0.6% +8.7%
2006 0.6% +4.6%
2007 0.6% +1.6%
2008 0.6% +1.2%
2009 0.6% +0.6%
2010 0.6% -1.5%
2011 0.6% +0.4%
2012 0.6% +4.9%
2013 0.6% +3.6%
2014 0.7% +6.2%
2015 0.7% +2.4%
2016 0.7% +3.7%
2017 0.7% +0.5%
2018 0.8% +3.1%
2019 0.8% +1.3%

Türkiye compared with similar countries

  • Türkiye's 0.8% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.9%, 85% of the median. (29 countries reporting)
  • Türkiye's 0.8% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.0%, 78% of the median. (38 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.5% 0.4% 0.6% 10
2010s 0.7% 0.6% 0.8% 10

Countries ranked near Türkiye

  1. 68 Kyrgyzstan 0.8% compare
  2. 69 China 0.8% compare
  3. 70 Indonesia 0.8% compare
  4. 72 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 0.8% compare
  5. 73 Sri Lanka 0.7% compare
  6. 74 Ecuador 0.7% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is female in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-64, total in Türkiye?
Female in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-64, total in Türkiye was 0.8% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest female in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-64, total recorded in Türkiye?
The highest recorded value was 0.8% in 2019.
What is the lowest female in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-64, total recorded in Türkiye?
The lowest recorded value was 0.4% in 2001.
How does Türkiye rank for female in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-64, total?
Türkiye ranks 71st out of 94 countries with data for 2019.
Is female in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-64, total rising or falling in Türkiye?
Over the last ten years it is up 27.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Türkiye data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Female in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-64, total (% of total employed female population in working age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Female in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-64, total (% of total employed female population in working age)
Unit
% of total employed female population in working age
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
94 places, 1,370 data points, 1970–2021
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