Turkey Self-Employment Rate (2025)
Turkey's Self-Employment Rate: 6,641.3 thousand persons in 2025, -53.6 YoY. Eurostat (LFSA_ESGAN2), 2005–2025.
Turkey (2025)
6,641.3
thousand persons
-53.6 YoY
YoY Change
-53.6
thousand persons
Trend
down
Series length
18
years of data
Data
| Year | thousand persons | YoY Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 6,641.3 | -53.6pp |
| 2024 | 6,694.9 | +191.6pp |
| 2023 | 6,503.3 | +192.3pp |
| 2022 | 6,311 | +403.7pp |
| 2021 | 5,907.3 | +358.8pp |
| 2020 | 5,548.5 | -333.3pp |
| 2019 | 5,881.8 | -217.4pp |
| 2018 | 6,099.2 | +86.4pp |
| 2017 | 6,012.8 | +323pp |
| 2016 | 5,689.8 | +131.2pp |
| 2015 | 5,558.6 | -9.3pp |
| 2014 | 5,567.9 | -294.8pp |
| 2013 | 5,862.7 | +19.7pp |
| 2012 | 5,843 | +5.2pp |
| 2011 | 5,837.8 | +168.5pp |
| 2010 | 5,669.3 | +126.1pp |
| 2009 | 5,543.2 | +47.1pp |
| 2008 | 5,496.1 | n/a |
About this Dataset
Turkey recorded 6641.3 thousand persons in 2025. The most recent year-on-year change was -53.6pp. The historical series (2005–2025) shows a peak of 6694.9 in 2024 and a trough of 5496.1 in 2008.
Data sourced from Eurostat via SDMX REST API. Values use harmonised methodology ensuring cross-country comparability.
The chart above shows the full historical trend; the table below lists annual values with year-on-year changes.
Frequently Asked Questions
This indicator tracks turkey self-employment rate in Turkey, published by Eurostat. Data covers 2005–2025 at annual frequency using harmonised methodology.
The most recent observation covers 2025. Eurostat typically publishes this series with a lag of several months after the reference period. Data is updated annual.
The series peaked at 6694.9 thousand persons in 2024 and reached its lowest recorded value of 5496.1 in 2008. The latest reading of 6641.3 in 2025 represents a year-on-year change of -53.6pp.