Self-employed workers, aged 15-64, rural in Turkey

Turkey: Self-employed workers, aged 15-64, rural was 0.3% in 2013. ▼ Falling

Latest (2013)
0.3%
Change on year
down 2.0%
World rank
37th
of 91 countries
All-time high
0.3%
in 2005
All-time low
0.3%
in 2013
Years of data
14
2000–2013

Self-employed workers, aged 15-64, rural in Turkey, 2000–2013

00.10.20.32000200620132000: 0.322 % of rural employed population in working age2001: 0.332 % of rural employed population in working age2002: 0.324 % of rural employed population in working age2003: 0.341 % of rural employed population in working age2004: 0.333 % of rural employed population in working age2005: 0.345 % of rural employed population in working age2006: 0.338 % of rural employed population in working age2007: 0.337 % of rural employed population in working age2008: 0.325 % of rural employed population in working age2009: 0.325 % of rural employed population in working age2010: 0.314 % of rural employed population in working age2011: 0.299 % of rural employed population in working age2012: 0.303 % of rural employed population in working age2013: 0.297 % of rural employed population in working age

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for self-employed workers, aged 15-64, rural in Turkey is 0.3%, measured in 2013. That is the lowest value across all 14 years on record.

That represents a change of down 2.0% on the previous year and down 13.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, self-employed workers, aged 15-64, rural in Turkey peaked at 0.3% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 0.3%, in 2013.

Turkey ranks 37th of 91 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.

Self-employed workers, aged 15-64, rural in Turkey, year by year

Annual values for Self-employed workers, aged 15-64, rural (% of rural employed population in working age) in Turkey, 2000 to 2013.
Year % of rural employed population in working age Change
2000 0.3%
2001 0.3% +2.9%
2002 0.3% -2.4%
2003 0.3% +5.4%
2004 0.3% -2.3%
2005 0.3% +3.4%
2006 0.3% -2.1%
2007 0.3% -0.3%
2008 0.3% -3.5%
2009 0.3% +0.2%
2010 0.3% -3.6%
2011 0.3% -4.6%
2012 0.3% +1.2%
2013 0.3% -2.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.3% 0.3% 0.3% 10
2010s 0.3% 0.3% 0.3% 4

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Frequently asked questions

What is self-employed workers, aged 15-64, rural in Turkey?
Self-employed workers, aged 15-64, rural in Turkey was 0.3% in 2013, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest self-employed workers, aged 15-64, rural recorded in Turkey?
The highest recorded value was 0.3% in 2005.
What is the lowest self-employed workers, aged 15-64, rural recorded in Turkey?
The lowest recorded value was 0.3% in 2013.
How does Turkey rank for self-employed workers, aged 15-64, rural?
Turkey ranks 37th out of 91 countries with data for 2013.
Is self-employed workers, aged 15-64, rural rising or falling in Turkey?
Over the last ten years it is down 13.1%. 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 Self-employed workers, aged 15-64, rural (% of rural employed population in working age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Self-employed workers, aged 15-64, rural (% of rural employed population in working age)
Unit
% of rural employed population in working age
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
91 places, 1,284 data points, 1970–2021
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