ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Share of employees in agriculture in in Türkiye

Türkiye: ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Share of employees in agriculture in was 2.74 % in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
2.74 %
Change on year
down 2.5%
World rank
7th
of 7 countries
All-time high
6.36 %
in 1996
All-time low
2.74 %
in 2024
Years of data
35
1990–2024

ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Share of employees in agriculture in in Türkiye, 1990–2024

02461990200720241990: 5.9 %1991: 5.1 %1992: 5.4 %1993: 5 %1994: 4.7 %1995: 5.4 %1996: 6.4 %1997: 5.6 %1998: 5.1 %1999: 5.1 %2000: 4.1 %2001: 3.5 %2002: 3.7 %2003: 3.6 %2004: 3.8 %2005: 3.7 %2006: 3.6 %2007: 3.2 %2008: 3.4 %2009: 3.5 %2010: 3.8 %2011: 4.2 %2012: 3.9 %2013: 3.6 %2014: 3.2 %2015: 3.4 %2016: 3 %2017: 3 %2018: 2.8 %2019: 2.9 %2020: 3.2 %2021: 3.1 %2022: 3 %2023: 2.8 %2024: 2.7 %

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

Analysis

In 2024, ilostat - labour force survey — share of employees in agriculture in in Türkiye stood at 2.74 %. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.5% on the previous year and down 14.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, ilostat - labour force survey — share of employees in agriculture in in Türkiye peaked at 6.36 % in 1996 and was at its lowest, 2.74 %, in 2024.

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

ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Share of employees in agriculture in in Türkiye, year by year

Annual values for ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Share of employees in agriculture in total employees — Value in Türkiye, 1990 to 2024.
Year % Change
1990 5.92 %
1991 5.09 % -14.0%
1992 5.42 % +6.5%
1993 4.99 % -7.9%
1994 4.65 % -6.8%
1995 5.43 % +16.8%
1996 6.36 % +17.1%
1997 5.58 % -12.3%
1998 5.06 % -9.3%
1999 5.07 % +0.2%
2000 4.09 % -19.3%
2001 3.5 % -14.4%
2002 3.72 % +6.3%
2003 3.63 % -2.4%
2004 3.75 % +3.3%
2005 3.73 % -0.5%
2006 3.56 % -4.6%
2007 3.22 % -9.6%
2008 3.35 % +4.0%
2009 3.55 % +6.0%
2010 3.83 % +7.9%
2011 4.19 % +9.4%
2012 3.88 % -7.4%
2013 3.61 % -7.0%
2014 3.19 % -11.6%
2015 3.36 % +5.3%
2016 2.98 % -11.3%
2017 3 % +0.7%
2018 2.79 % -7.0%
2019 2.87 % +2.9%
2020 3.17 % +10.5%
2021 3.14 % -0.9%
2022 2.97 % -5.4%
2023 2.81 % -5.4%
2024 2.74 % -2.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 5.36 % 4.65 % 6.36 % 10
2000s 3.61 % 3.22 % 4.09 % 10
2010s 3.37 % 2.79 % 4.19 % 10
2020s 2.97 % 2.74 % 3.17 % 5

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Frequently asked questions

What is ilostat - labour force survey — share of employees in agriculture in in Türkiye?
Ilostat - labour force survey — share of employees in agriculture in in Türkiye was 2.74 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest ilostat - labour force survey — share of employees in agriculture in recorded in Türkiye?
The highest recorded value was 6.36 % in 1996.
What is the lowest ilostat - labour force survey — share of employees in agriculture in recorded in Türkiye?
The lowest recorded value was 2.74 % in 2024.
How does Türkiye rank for ilostat - labour force survey — share of employees in agriculture in?
Türkiye ranks 7th out of 7 countries with data for 2024.
Is ilostat - labour force survey — share of employees in agriculture in rising or falling in Türkiye?
Over the last ten years it is down 14.1%. 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 ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Share of employees in agriculture in total employees — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Share of employees in agriculture in total employees — Value
Unit
%
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
111 places, 2,301 data points, 1948–2025
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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.