Total labor force in the sample, aged 15-64, total in Turkey

Turkey: Total labor force in the sample, aged 15-64, total was 31.67 million in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
31.67 million
Change on year
up 0.9%
World rank
15th
of 110 countries
All-time high
31.67 million
in 2019
All-time low
21.38 million
in 2004
Years of data
20
2000–2019

Total labor force in the sample, aged 15-64, total in Turkey, 2000–2019

010.0M20.0M30.0M2000200920192000: 22.3M2001: 22.7M2002: 23.1M2003: 23.0M2004: 21.4M2005: 21.9M2006: 22.2M2007: 22.6M2008: 23.2M2009: 24.2M2010: 25.0M2011: 26.1M2012: 26.7M2013: 27.6M2014: 28.1M2015: 28.9M2016: 29.8M2017: 30.8M2018: 31.4M2019: 31.7M

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

Turkey recorded 31.67 million for total labor force in the sample, aged 15-64, total in 2019. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.

The figure is up 0.9% on the previous year and up 31.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, total labor force in the sample, aged 15-64, total in Turkey peaked at 31.67 million in 2019 and was at its lowest, 21.38 million, in 2004.

Turkey ranks 15th of 110 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

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

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 22.66 million 21.38 million 24.17 million 10
2010s 28.61 million 25.04 million 31.67 million 10

Countries ranked near Turkey

  1. 12 Germany 39.31 million compare
  2. 13 Ethiopia 36.70 million compare
  3. 14 Thailand 35.81 million compare
  4. 16 United Kingdom 30.91 million compare
  5. 17 France 29.11 million compare
  6. 18 Egypt 27.97 million compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is total labor force in the sample, aged 15-64, total in Turkey?
Total labor force in the sample, aged 15-64, total in Turkey was 31.67 million in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest total labor force in the sample, aged 15-64, total recorded in Turkey?
The highest recorded value was 31.67 million in 2019.
What is the lowest total labor force in the sample, aged 15-64, total recorded in Turkey?
The lowest recorded value was 21.38 million in 2004.
How does Turkey rank for total labor force in the sample, aged 15-64, total?
Turkey ranks 15th out of 110 countries with data for 2019.
Is total labor force in the sample, aged 15-64, total rising or falling in Turkey?
Over the last ten years it is up 31.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Turkey data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Total labor force in the sample, aged 15-64, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Total labor force in the sample, aged 15-64, total
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
112 places, 1,658 data points, 1970–2021
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