Wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, male in Türkiye

Türkiye: Wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, male was 0.8% in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
0.8%
Change on year
down 0.3%
World rank
30th
of 90 countries
All-time high
0.9%
in 2013
All-time low
0.8%
in 2002
Years of data
20
2000–2019

Wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, male in Türkiye, 2000–2019

00.20.40.60.82000200920192000: 0.818 % of male workers in the industrial sector2001: 0.814 % of male workers in the industrial sector2002: 0.812 % of male workers in the industrial sector2003: 0.82 % of male workers in the industrial sector2004: 0.824 % of male workers in the industrial sector2005: 0.819 % of male workers in the industrial sector2006: 0.827 % of male workers in the industrial sector2007: 0.841 % of male workers in the industrial sector2008: 0.847 % of male workers in the industrial sector2009: 0.841 % of male workers in the industrial sector2010: 0.843 % of male workers in the industrial sector2011: 0.854 % of male workers in the industrial sector2012: 0.858 % of male workers in the industrial sector2013: 0.863 % of male workers in the industrial sector2014: 0.856 % of male workers in the industrial sector2015: 0.857 % of male workers in the industrial sector2016: 0.853 % of male workers in the industrial sector2017: 0.849 % of male workers in the industrial sector2018: 0.852 % of male workers in the industrial sector2019: 0.85 % of male workers in the industrial sector

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of male workers in the industrial sector.

Analysis

In 2019, wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, male in Türkiye stood at 0.8%.

The figure is down 0.3% on the previous year and up 1.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, male in Türkiye peaked at 0.9% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0.8%, in 2002.

That places Türkiye 30th out of 90 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.

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

Wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, male in Türkiye, year by year

Annual values for Wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, male (% of male workers in the industrial sector) in Türkiye, 2000 to 2019.
Year % of male workers in the industrial sector Change
2000 0.8%
2001 0.8% -0.4%
2002 0.8% -0.3%
2003 0.8% +0.9%
2004 0.8% +0.5%
2005 0.8% -0.5%
2006 0.8% +0.9%
2007 0.8% +1.7%
2008 0.8% +0.7%
2009 0.8% -0.7%
2010 0.8% +0.3%
2011 0.9% +1.3%
2012 0.9% +0.5%
2013 0.9% +0.5%
2014 0.9% -0.8%
2015 0.9% +0.2%
2016 0.9% -0.6%
2017 0.8% -0.4%
2018 0.9% +0.3%
2019 0.8% -0.3%

Türkiye compared with similar countries

  • Türkiye's 0.8% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.8%, 1.1× the median. (27 countries reporting)
  • Türkiye's 0.8% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.9%, 96% of the median. (37 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.8% 0.8% 0.8% 10
2010s 0.9% 0.8% 0.9% 10

Countries ranked near Türkiye

  1. 27 Tunisia 0.9% compare
  2. 28 Puerto Rico 0.9% compare
  3. 29 Korea 0.9% compare
  4. 31 Romania 0.8% compare
  5. 32 Malta 0.8% compare
  6. 33 Rwanda 0.8% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, male in Türkiye?
Wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, male in Türkiye was 0.8% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, male recorded in Türkiye?
The highest recorded value was 0.9% in 2013.
What is the lowest wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, male recorded in Türkiye?
The lowest recorded value was 0.8% in 2002.
How does Türkiye rank for wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, male?
Türkiye ranks 30th out of 90 countries with data for 2019.
Is wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, male rising or falling in Türkiye?
Over the last ten years it is up 1.0%. 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 Wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, male (% of male workers in the industrial sector). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, male (% of male workers in the industrial sector)
Unit
% of male workers in the industrial sector
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
90 places, 1,259 data points, 1970–2021
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