ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Share of employment in agriculture in in Türkiye

Türkiye: ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Share of employment in agriculture in was 14.2 % in 2025. ▼ Falling

Latest (2025)
14.2 %
Change on year
down 2.7%
World rank
15th
of 20 countries
All-time high
46.1 %
in 1991
All-time low
14.2 %
in 2025
Years of data
35
1991–2025

ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Share of employment in agriculture in in Türkiye, 1991–2025

10203040501991200820251991: 46.1 %1992: 43.3 %1993: 41 %1994: 42.5 %1995: 42.6 %1996: 42.2 %1997: 40.2 %1998: 39.5 %1999: 38.2 %2000: 34.6 %2001: 36.1 %2002: 33.5 %2003: 32.5 %2004: 27.8 %2005: 24.4 %2006: 22.8 %2007: 22.2 %2008: 22.4 %2009: 21.8 %2010: 22.5 %2011: 22.9 %2012: 22.4 %2013: 21.7 %2014: 21.2 %2015: 20.6 %2016: 19.7 %2017: 19.5 %2018: 18.6 %2019: 18.3 %2020: 17.7 %2021: 17.2 %2022: 15.7 %2023: 14.6 %2024: 14.6 %2025: 14.2 %

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.

Analysis

Türkiye recorded 14.2 % for ilo - ilo modelled estimates — share of employment in agriculture in in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.

The figure is down 2.7% on the previous year and down 31.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, ilo - ilo modelled estimates — share of employment in agriculture in in Türkiye peaked at 46.1 % in 1991 and was at its lowest, 14.2 %, in 2025.

Türkiye ranks 15th of 20 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.

ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Share of employment in agriculture in in Türkiye, year by year

Annual values for ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Share of employment in agriculture in total employment - ILO Modelled Estimates — Value in Türkiye, 1991 to 2025.
Year % Change
1991 46.1 %
1992 43.3 % -6.1%
1993 41 % -5.3%
1994 42.5 % +3.7%
1995 42.6 % +0.2%
1996 42.2 % -0.9%
1997 40.2 % -4.7%
1998 39.5 % -1.7%
1999 38.2 % -3.3%
2000 34.6 % -9.4%
2001 36.1 % +4.3%
2002 33.5 % -7.2%
2003 32.5 % -3.0%
2004 27.8 % -14.5%
2005 24.4 % -12.2%
2006 22.8 % -6.6%
2007 22.2 % -2.6%
2008 22.4 % +0.9%
2009 21.8 % -2.7%
2010 22.5 % +3.2%
2011 22.9 % +1.8%
2012 22.4 % -2.2%
2013 21.7 % -3.1%
2014 21.2 % -2.3%
2015 20.6 % -2.8%
2016 19.7 % -4.4%
2017 19.5 % -1.0%
2018 18.6 % -4.6%
2019 18.3 % -1.6%
2020 17.7 % -3.3%
2021 17.2 % -2.8%
2022 15.7 % -8.7%
2023 14.6 % -7.0%
2024 14.6 % +0.0%
2025 14.2 % -2.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 41.73 % 38.2 % 46.1 % 9
2000s 27.81 % 21.8 % 36.1 % 10
2010s 20.74 % 18.3 % 22.9 % 10
2020s 15.67 % 14.2 % 17.7 % 6

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Frequently asked questions

What is ilo - ilo modelled estimates — share of employment in agriculture in in Türkiye?
Ilo - ilo modelled estimates — share of employment in agriculture in in Türkiye was 14.2 % in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest ilo - ilo modelled estimates — share of employment in agriculture in recorded in Türkiye?
The highest recorded value was 46.1 % in 1991.
What is the lowest ilo - ilo modelled estimates — share of employment in agriculture in recorded in Türkiye?
The lowest recorded value was 14.2 % in 2025.
How does Türkiye rank for ilo - ilo modelled estimates — share of employment in agriculture in?
Türkiye ranks 15th out of 20 countries with data for 2025.
Is ilo - ilo modelled estimates — share of employment in agriculture in rising or falling in Türkiye?
Over the last ten years it is down 31.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Türkiye data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Share of employment in agriculture in total employment - ILO Modelled Estimates — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Share of employment in agriculture in total employment - ILO Modelled Estimates — Value
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The FAOSTAT Employment indicators domain focuses on indicators related to employment in agrifood systems and rural areas. The update is performed yearly, using data from the International Labour Organization (ILO) database that contains a rich set of indicators from a wide range of topics related to labour statistics. The indicators published in FAOSTAT are derived from the labour force statistics (LFS) and rural and urban labour markets (RURURB) databases of the ILOSTAT database. In addition, the ILO modelled estimates and projections (ILOEST) are used to provide information on employment in agriculture. FAOSTAT also publishes indicators on employment in agrifood systems (AFS) from 2000 at the national, regional, and global levels, using a methodology developed by the FAO to estimate the number of people employed within these systems.