Non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, total in Türkiye

Türkiye: Non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, total was 0.7% in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
0.7%
Change on year
up 0.7%
World rank
43rd
of 107 countries
All-time high
0.7%
in 2019
All-time low
0.5%
in 2001
Years of data
20
2000–2019

Non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, total in Türkiye, 2000–2019

00.20.40.62000200920192000: 0.481 % of total employed population in working age2001: 0.471 % of total employed population in working age2002: 0.494 % of total employed population in working age2003: 0.503 % of total employed population in working age2004: 0.54 % of total employed population in working age2005: 0.564 % of total employed population in working age2006: 0.582 % of total employed population in working age2007: 0.599 % of total employed population in working age2008: 0.605 % of total employed population in working age2009: 0.594 % of total employed population in working age2010: 0.6 % of total employed population in working age2011: 0.606 % of total employed population in working age2012: 0.619 % of total employed population in working age2013: 0.632 % of total employed population in working age2014: 0.654 % of total employed population in working age2015: 0.662 % of total employed population in working age2016: 0.67 % of total employed population in working age2017: 0.668 % of total employed population in working age2018: 0.676 % of total employed population in working age2019: 0.681 % of total employed population in working age

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

Analysis

In 2019, non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, total in Türkiye stood at 0.7%. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.

That represents a change of up 0.7% on the previous year and up 14.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, total in Türkiye peaked at 0.7% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.5%, in 2001.

Türkiye ranks 43rd of 107 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

Non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, total in Türkiye, year by year

Annual values for Non-agricultural wage employment, 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% -2.2%
2002 0.5% +5.0%
2003 0.5% +1.8%
2004 0.5% +7.5%
2005 0.6% +4.4%
2006 0.6% +3.2%
2007 0.6% +2.9%
2008 0.6% +1.0%
2009 0.6% -1.8%
2010 0.6% +1.1%
2011 0.6% +1.0%
2012 0.6% +2.2%
2013 0.6% +2.1%
2014 0.7% +3.4%
2015 0.7% +1.3%
2016 0.7% +1.2%
2017 0.7% -0.4%
2018 0.7% +1.3%
2019 0.7% +0.7%

Averages by decade

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

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Frequently asked questions

What is non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, total in Türkiye?
Non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, total in Türkiye was 0.7% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, total recorded in Türkiye?
The highest recorded value was 0.7% in 2019.
What is the lowest non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, total recorded in Türkiye?
The lowest recorded value was 0.5% in 2001.
How does Türkiye rank for non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, total?
Türkiye ranks 43rd out of 107 countries with data for 2019.
Is non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, total rising or falling in Türkiye?
Over the last ten years it is up 14.7%. 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 Non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, total (% of total employed population in working age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Non-agricultural wage employment, 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
107 places, 1,597 data points, 1970–2021
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