Informal job workers, aged 25-64 in Turkey

Turkey: Informal job workers, aged 25-64 was 0.3% in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
0.3%
Change on year
up 2.3%
World rank
31st
of 38 countries
All-time high
0.5%
in 2001
All-time low
0.3%
in 2015
Years of data
20
2000–2019

Informal job workers, aged 25-64 in Turkey, 2000–2019

00.10.20.30.40.52000200920192000: 0.446 % of employed population aged 25-642001: 0.465 % of employed population aged 25-642002: 0.46 % of employed population aged 25-642003: 0.461 % of employed population aged 25-642004: 0.445 % of employed population aged 25-642005: 0.43 % of employed population aged 25-642006: 0.422 % of employed population aged 25-642007: 0.41 % of employed population aged 25-642008: 0.394 % of employed population aged 25-642009: 0.395 % of employed population aged 25-642010: 0.39 % of employed population aged 25-642011: 0.38 % of employed population aged 25-642012: 0.354 % of employed population aged 25-642013: 0.332 % of employed population aged 25-642014: 0.313 % of employed population aged 25-642015: 0.298 % of employed population aged 25-642016: 0.298 % of employed population aged 25-642017: 0.302 % of employed population aged 25-642018: 0.299 % of employed population aged 25-642019: 0.306 % of employed population aged 25-64

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of employed population aged 25-64.

Analysis

The most recent figure for informal job workers, aged 25-64 in Turkey is 0.3%, measured in 2019.

That represents a change of up 2.3% on the previous year and down 22.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, informal job workers, aged 25-64 in Turkey peaked at 0.5% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 0.3%, in 2015.

Turkey ranks 31st of 38 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 25-64 in Turkey, year by year

Annual values for Informal job workers, aged 25-64 (% of employed population aged 25-64) in Turkey, 2000 to 2019.
Year % of employed population aged 25-64 Change
2000 0.4%
2001 0.5% +4.1%
2002 0.5% -1.1%
2003 0.5% +0.3%
2004 0.4% -3.7%
2005 0.4% -3.3%
2006 0.4% -1.8%
2007 0.4% -2.8%
2008 0.4% -4.0%
2009 0.4% +0.2%
2010 0.4% -1.1%
2011 0.4% -2.7%
2012 0.4% -6.7%
2013 0.3% -6.2%
2014 0.3% -5.7%
2015 0.3% -5.0%
2016 0.3% +0.3%
2017 0.3% +1.2%
2018 0.3% -0.8%
2019 0.3% +2.3%

Averages by decade

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

Countries ranked near Turkey

  1. 29 Tunisia 0.4% compare
  2. 30 Brazil 0.3% compare
  3. 32 South Africa 0.3% compare
  4. 33 Rwanda 0.3% compare
  5. 34 South Korea 0.3% compare

See the full ranking of 38 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is informal job workers, aged 25-64 in Turkey?
Informal job workers, aged 25-64 in Turkey was 0.3% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest informal job workers, aged 25-64 recorded in Turkey?
The highest recorded value was 0.5% in 2001.
What is the lowest informal job workers, aged 25-64 recorded in Turkey?
The lowest recorded value was 0.3% in 2015.
How does Turkey rank for informal job workers, aged 25-64?
Turkey ranks 31st out of 38 countries with data for 2019.
Is informal job workers, aged 25-64 rising or falling in Turkey?
Over the last ten years it is down 22.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Turkey data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Informal job workers, aged 25-64 (% of employed population aged 25-64). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Informal job workers, aged 25-64 (% of employed population aged 25-64)
Unit
% of employed population aged 25-64
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
38 places, 450 data points, 1981–2021
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