{"version":1,"asset_type":"statistical_series","data_type":"time_series","slug":"tr-self-employment-rate","url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/tr-self-employment-rate","html_url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/tr-self-employment-rate/","title":"Turkey Self-Employed Persons (2025)","description":"Turkey's Self-Employed Persons: 6,641.3 thousand persons in 2025, -0.8% YoY. Eurostat (LFSA_ESGAN2), 2008–2025.","domain":"labor","category":"Labour & Employment","keywords":["Labour & Employment","Eurostat","Turkey","2025"],"publisher":"Eurostat","frequency":"Annual","geography":"Turkey","temporal_coverage":"2008/2025","unit":"thousand persons","last_updated":"2026-07-25","last_updated_text":"25 July 2026","data_as_of":"2025","variable_measured":"Turkey Self-Employed Persons","license":"https://apiardata.com/data-license","is_accessible_for_free":true,"sources":[{"name":"Eurostat","url":"https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/LFSA_ESGAN2/default/table"}],"meta":[{"label":"Frequency","value":"Annual"},{"label":"Coverage","value":"2008–2025"},{"label":"Observations","value":"18"},{"label":"Geography","value":"Turkey"},{"label":"Last updated","value":"25 July 2026"}],"kpis":[{"label":"Turkey (2025)","value":"6,641.3","unit":"thousand persons","trend":{"direction":"down","value":"-0.8% YoY"}},{"label":"YoY Change","value":"-0.8%","unit":"thousand persons"},{"label":"Trend","value":"down","unit":""},{"label":"Series length","value":"18","unit":"years of data"}],"series":[{"key":"value","label":"Turkey Self-Employed Persons"}],"observation_count":18,"observations":[{"period":"2008","value":5496.1},{"period":"2009","value":5543.2},{"period":"2010","value":5669.3},{"period":"2011","value":5837.8},{"period":"2012","value":5843},{"period":"2013","value":5862.7},{"period":"2014","value":5567.9},{"period":"2015","value":5558.6},{"period":"2016","value":5689.8},{"period":"2017","value":6012.8},{"period":"2018","value":6099.2},{"period":"2019","value":5881.8},{"period":"2020","value":5548.5},{"period":"2021","value":5907.3},{"period":"2022","value":6311},{"period":"2023","value":6503.3},{"period":"2024","value":6694.9},{"period":"2025","value":6641.3}],"table":{"columns":[{"key":"year","label":"Year"},{"key":"value","label":"thousand persons"},{"key":"yoyChange","label":"YoY Change"}],"rows":[{"year":"2025","value":"6641.3","yoyChange":"-0.8%"},{"year":"2024","value":"6694.9","yoyChange":"+2.9%"},{"year":"2023","value":"6503.3","yoyChange":"+3.0%"},{"year":"2022","value":"6311.0","yoyChange":"+6.8%"},{"year":"2021","value":"5907.3","yoyChange":"+6.5%"},{"year":"2020","value":"5548.5","yoyChange":"-5.7%"},{"year":"2019","value":"5881.8","yoyChange":"-3.6%"},{"year":"2018","value":"6099.2","yoyChange":"+1.4%"},{"year":"2017","value":"6012.8","yoyChange":"+5.7%"},{"year":"2016","value":"5689.8","yoyChange":"+2.4%"},{"year":"2015","value":"5558.6","yoyChange":"-0.2%"},{"year":"2014","value":"5567.9","yoyChange":"-5.0%"},{"year":"2013","value":"5862.7","yoyChange":"+0.3%"},{"year":"2012","value":"5843.0","yoyChange":"+0.1%"},{"year":"2011","value":"5837.8","yoyChange":"+3.0%"},{"year":"2010","value":"5669.3","yoyChange":"+2.3%"},{"year":"2009","value":"5543.2","yoyChange":"+0.9%"},{"year":"2008","value":"5496.1","yoyChange":"n/a"}]},"qa":[{"question":"What does this indicator measure?","answer":"This page tracks the number of self-employed persons in Turkey from 2005 to present. 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 2008–2025 (18 observations)."},{"question":"What is the long-term trend?","answer":"The series peaked at 6,694.9 thousand persons in 2024 and reached its lowest recorded value of 5,496.1 in 2008. The latest reading of 6,641.3 in 2025 represents a change of -53.6."}]}