{"version":1,"asset_type":"statistical_series","data_type":"time_series","slug":"tr-labour-force-participation-rate","url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/tr-labour-force-participation-rate","html_url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/tr-labour-force-participation-rate/","title":"Turkey Labour Force Participation Rate (2025)","description":"Turkey's Labour Force Participation Rate: 60.1 % of population (15–64) in 2025, -0.5pp YoY. Eurostat (LFSA_ARGAN), 2006–2025.","domain":"labor","category":"Labour & Employment","keywords":["Labour & Employment","Eurostat","Turkey","2025"],"publisher":"Eurostat","frequency":"Annual","geography":"Turkey","temporal_coverage":"2006/2025","unit":"% of population (15–64)","last_updated":"2026-07-25","last_updated_text":"25 July 2026","data_as_of":"2025","variable_measured":"Turkey Labour Force Participation Rate","license":"https://apiardata.com/data-license","is_accessible_for_free":true,"sources":[{"name":"Eurostat","url":"https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/LFSA_ARGAN/default/table"}],"meta":[{"label":"Frequency","value":"Annual"},{"label":"Coverage","value":"2006–2025"},{"label":"Observations","value":"20"},{"label":"Geography","value":"Turkey"},{"label":"Last updated","value":"25 July 2026"}],"kpis":[{"label":"Turkey (2025)","value":"60.1","unit":"% of population (15–64)","trend":{"direction":"down","value":"-0.5pp YoY"}},{"label":"YoY Change","value":"-0.5pp","unit":"percentage points"},{"label":"Trend","value":"down","unit":""},{"label":"Series length","value":"20","unit":"years of data"}],"series":[{"key":"value","label":"Turkey Labour Force Participation Rate"}],"observation_count":20,"observations":[{"period":"2006","value":49},{"period":"2007","value":49.1},{"period":"2008","value":49.8},{"period":"2009","value":50.8},{"period":"2010","value":51.9},{"period":"2011","value":53.2},{"period":"2012","value":53.3},{"period":"2013","value":54.4},{"period":"2014","value":55.1},{"period":"2015","value":56},{"period":"2016","value":56.9},{"period":"2017","value":57.9},{"period":"2018","value":58.5},{"period":"2019","value":58.4},{"period":"2020","value":54.9},{"period":"2021","value":57.3},{"period":"2022","value":59.2},{"period":"2023","value":59.5},{"period":"2024","value":60.6},{"period":"2025","value":60.1}],"table":{"columns":[{"key":"year","label":"Year"},{"key":"value","label":"% of population (15–64)"},{"key":"yoyChange","label":"YoY Change"}],"rows":[{"year":"2025","value":"60.1","yoyChange":"-0.5pp"},{"year":"2024","value":"60.6","yoyChange":"+1.1pp"},{"year":"2023","value":"59.5","yoyChange":"+0.3pp"},{"year":"2022","value":"59.2","yoyChange":"+1.9pp"},{"year":"2021","value":"57.3","yoyChange":"+2.4pp"},{"year":"2020","value":"54.9","yoyChange":"-3.5pp"},{"year":"2019","value":"58.4","yoyChange":"-0.1pp"},{"year":"2018","value":"58.5","yoyChange":"+0.6pp"},{"year":"2017","value":"57.9","yoyChange":"+1.0pp"},{"year":"2016","value":"56.9","yoyChange":"+0.9pp"},{"year":"2015","value":"56.0","yoyChange":"+0.9pp"},{"year":"2014","value":"55.1","yoyChange":"+0.7pp"},{"year":"2013","value":"54.4","yoyChange":"+1.1pp"},{"year":"2012","value":"53.3","yoyChange":"+0.1pp"},{"year":"2011","value":"53.2","yoyChange":"+1.3pp"},{"year":"2010","value":"51.9","yoyChange":"+1.1pp"},{"year":"2009","value":"50.8","yoyChange":"+1.0pp"},{"year":"2008","value":"49.8","yoyChange":"+0.7pp"},{"year":"2007","value":"49.1","yoyChange":"+0.1pp"},{"year":"2006","value":"49.0","yoyChange":"n/a"}]},"qa":[{"question":"What does this indicator measure?","answer":"This page tracks the labour force participation rate (ages 15-64) in Turkey over time. Show the trend from 2005 to present and recent YoY changes. It is published by Eurostat and updated annually."},{"question":"How current is this data?","answer":"The most recent observation covers 2025. Eurostat typically publishes this series with a lag of several months after the reference period. The series runs 2006–2025 (20 observations)."},{"question":"What is the long-term trend?","answer":"The series peaked at 60.6 % of population (15–64) in 2024 and reached its lowest recorded value of 49 in 2006. The latest reading of 60.1 in 2025 represents a change of -0.5pp."}]}