Informal job workers, aged 15-64, total in Türkiye

Türkiye: Informal job workers, aged 15-64, total was 0.3% in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
0.3%
Change on year
up 2.8%
World rank
33rd
of 40 countries
All-time high
0.5%
in 2001
All-time low
0.3%
in 2018
Years of data
20
2000–2019

Informal job workers, aged 15-64, total in Türkiye, 2000–2019

00.20.40.62000200920192000: 0.495 % of total employed population in working age2001: 0.517 % of total employed population in working age2002: 0.511 % of total employed population in working age2003: 0.506 % of total employed population in working age2004: 0.49 % of total employed population in working age2005: 0.47 % of total employed population in working age2006: 0.459 % of total employed population in working age2007: 0.443 % of total employed population in working age2008: 0.422 % of total employed population in working age2009: 0.426 % of total employed population in working age2010: 0.421 % of total employed population in working age2011: 0.408 % of total employed population in working age2012: 0.378 % of total employed population in working age2013: 0.355 % of total employed population in working age2014: 0.337 % of total employed population in working age2015: 0.322 % of total employed population in working age2016: 0.321 % of total employed population in working age2017: 0.325 % of total employed population in working age2018: 0.318 % of total employed population in working age2019: 0.327 % of total employed population in working age

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

Analysis

In 2019, informal job workers, aged 15-64, total in Türkiye stood at 0.3%.

That represents a change of up 2.8% on the previous year and down 23.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, informal job workers, aged 15-64, total in Türkiye peaked at 0.5% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 0.3%, in 2018.

Türkiye ranks 33rd of 40 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

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

Informal job workers, aged 15-64, total in Türkiye, year by year

Annual values for Informal job workers, aged 15-64, total (% of total employed population in working age) in Türkiye, 2000 to 2019.
Year % of total employed population in working age Change
2000 0.5%
2001 0.5% +4.4%
2002 0.5% -1.1%
2003 0.5% -1.0%
2004 0.5% -3.1%
2005 0.5% -4.0%
2006 0.5% -2.4%
2007 0.4% -3.6%
2008 0.4% -4.6%
2009 0.4% +0.8%
2010 0.4% -1.2%
2011 0.4% -2.9%
2012 0.4% -7.5%
2013 0.4% -6.0%
2014 0.3% -5.1%
2015 0.3% -4.4%
2016 0.3% -0.3%
2017 0.3% +1.3%
2018 0.3% -2.1%
2019 0.3% +2.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.5% 0.4% 0.5% 10
2010s 0.4% 0.3% 0.4% 10

Countries ranked near Türkiye

  1. 30 Tunisia 0.4% compare
  2. 31 Brazil 0.3% compare
  3. 32 Australia 0.3% compare
  4. 34 South Africa 0.3% compare
  5. 35 Rwanda 0.3% compare
  6. 36 Republic of Korea 0.2% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is informal job workers, aged 15-64, total in Türkiye?
Informal job workers, aged 15-64, total in Türkiye was 0.3% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest informal job workers, aged 15-64, total recorded in Türkiye?
The highest recorded value was 0.5% in 2001.
What is the lowest informal job workers, aged 15-64, total recorded in Türkiye?
The lowest recorded value was 0.3% in 2018.
How does Türkiye rank for informal job workers, aged 15-64, total?
Türkiye ranks 33rd out of 40 countries with data for 2019.
Is informal job workers, aged 15-64, total rising or falling in Türkiye?
Over the last ten years it is down 23.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Türkiye data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Informal job workers, aged 15-64, total (% of total employed population in working age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Informal job workers, aged 15-64, total (% of total employed population in working age)
Unit
% of total employed population in working age
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
40 places, 509 data points, 1980–2021
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