Unpaid or self-employed workers, aged 15-64, total in Türkiye

Türkiye: Unpaid or self-employed workers, aged 15-64, total was 0.3% in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
0.3%
Change on year
down 1.9%
World rank
48th
of 107 countries
All-time high
0.5%
in 2001
All-time low
0.3%
in 2019
Years of data
20
2000–2019

Unpaid or self-employed workers, aged 15-64, total in Türkiye, 2000–2019

00.10.20.30.40.52000200920192000: 0.447 % of total employed population in working age2001: 0.459 % of total employed population in working age2002: 0.431 % of total employed population in working age2003: 0.428 % of total employed population in working age2004: 0.389 % of total employed population in working age2005: 0.36 % of total employed population in working age2006: 0.34 % of total employed population in working age2007: 0.325 % of total employed population in working age2008: 0.316 % of total employed population in working age2009: 0.328 % of total employed population in working age2010: 0.324 % of total employed population in working age2011: 0.317 % of total employed population in working age2012: 0.307 % of total employed population in working age2013: 0.299 % of total employed population in working age2014: 0.28 % of total employed population in working age2015: 0.271 % of total employed population in working age2016: 0.264 % of total employed population in working age2017: 0.267 % of total employed population in working age2018: 0.26 % of total employed population in working age2019: 0.255 % of total employed population in working age

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

Analysis

Türkiye recorded 0.3% for unpaid or self-employed workers, aged 15-64, total in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 20 years on record.

The figure is down 1.9% on the previous year and down 22.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, unpaid or self-employed workers, aged 15-64, total in Türkiye peaked at 0.5% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 0.3%, in 2019.

Türkiye ranks 48th 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.

Unpaid or self-employed workers, aged 15-64, total in Türkiye, year by year

Annual values for Unpaid or self-employed workers, 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 0.4%
2001 0.5% +2.7%
2002 0.4% -6.0%
2003 0.4% -0.7%
2004 0.4% -9.2%
2005 0.4% -7.3%
2006 0.3% -5.5%
2007 0.3% -4.6%
2008 0.3% -2.6%
2009 0.3% +3.8%
2010 0.3% -1.4%
2011 0.3% -2.2%
2012 0.3% -3.2%
2013 0.3% -2.6%
2014 0.3% -6.1%
2015 0.3% -3.2%
2016 0.3% -2.6%
2017 0.3% +1.0%
2018 0.3% -2.4%
2019 0.3% -1.9%

Averages by decade

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

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Frequently asked questions

What is unpaid or self-employed workers, aged 15-64, total in Türkiye?
Unpaid or self-employed workers, aged 15-64, total in Türkiye was 0.3% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest unpaid or self-employed workers, aged 15-64, total recorded in Türkiye?
The highest recorded value was 0.5% in 2001.
What is the lowest unpaid or self-employed workers, aged 15-64, total recorded in Türkiye?
The lowest recorded value was 0.3% in 2019.
How does Türkiye rank for unpaid or self-employed workers, aged 15-64, total?
Türkiye ranks 48th out of 107 countries with data for 2019.
Is unpaid or self-employed workers, aged 15-64, total rising or falling in Türkiye?
Over the last ten years it is down 22.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Türkiye data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Unpaid or 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
Unpaid or 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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