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

Turkey: Self-employed workers, aged 15-64, total was 0.2% in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
0.2%
Change on year
down 2.1%
World rank
59th
of 107 countries
All-time high
0.2%
in 2001
All-time low
0.2%
in 2016
Years of data
20
2000–2019

Self-employed workers, aged 15-64, total in Turkey, 2000–2019

00.050.10.150.20.252000200920192000: 0.232 % of total employed population in working age2001: 0.234 % of total employed population in working age2002: 0.224 % of total employed population in working age2003: 0.234 % of total employed population in working age2004: 0.219 % of total employed population in working age2005: 0.22 % of total employed population in working age2006: 0.211 % of total employed population in working age2007: 0.2 % of total employed population in working age2008: 0.192 % of total employed population in working age2009: 0.196 % of total employed population in working age2010: 0.189 % of total employed population in working age2011: 0.182 % of total employed population in working age2012: 0.177 % of total employed population in working age2013: 0.175 % of total employed population in working age2014: 0.161 % of total employed population in working age2015: 0.156 % of total employed population in working age2016: 0.155 % of total employed population in working age2017: 0.158 % of total employed population in working age2018: 0.158 % of total employed population in working age2019: 0.155 % of total employed population in working age

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

Analysis

In 2019, self-employed workers, aged 15-64, total in Turkey stood at 0.2%.

The figure is down 2.1% on the previous year and down 20.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, self-employed workers, aged 15-64, total in Turkey peaked at 0.2% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 2016.

Turkey ranks 59th of 107 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

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

Annual values for Self-employed workers, aged 15-64, total (% of total employed population in working age) in Turkey, 2000 to 2019.
Year % of total employed population in working age Change
2000 0.2%
2001 0.2% +1.0%
2002 0.2% -4.4%
2003 0.2% +4.6%
2004 0.2% -6.4%
2005 0.2% +0.7%
2006 0.2% -4.3%
2007 0.2% -5.1%
2008 0.2% -4.1%
2009 0.2% +1.9%
2010 0.2% -3.2%
2011 0.2% -3.9%
2012 0.2% -2.8%
2013 0.2% -1.3%
2014 0.2% -7.8%
2015 0.2% -3.3%
2016 0.2% -0.7%
2017 0.2% +2.3%
2018 0.2% -0.0%
2019 0.2% -2.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% 10
2010s 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% 10

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Frequently asked questions

What is self-employed workers, aged 15-64, total in Turkey?
Self-employed workers, aged 15-64, total in Turkey was 0.2% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest self-employed workers, aged 15-64, total recorded in Turkey?
The highest recorded value was 0.2% in 2001.
What is the lowest self-employed workers, aged 15-64, total recorded in Turkey?
The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 2016.
How does Turkey rank for self-employed workers, aged 15-64, total?
Turkey ranks 59th out of 107 countries with data for 2019.
Is self-employed workers, aged 15-64, total rising or falling in Turkey?
Over the last ten years it is down 20.8%. 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, total (% of total employed population in working age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Self-employed 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
107 places, 1,597 data points, 1970–2021
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