ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Share of employment in agriculture in in Türkiye
Türkiye: ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Share of employment in agriculture in was 18.8 % in 2024. ▼ Falling
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Share of employment in agriculture in in Türkiye, 1982–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Türkiye recorded 18.8 % for ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment in agriculture in in 2024.
That represents a change of up 0.5% on the previous year and down 42.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment in agriculture in in Türkiye peaked at 79 % in 1985 and was at its lowest, 7.3 %, in 1983.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 41 years of available data.
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Share of employment in agriculture in in Türkiye, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1982 | 8.5 % | — |
| 1983 | 7.3 % | -14.1% |
| 1984 | 8.1 % | +11.0% |
| 1985 | 79 % | +875.3% |
| 1988 | 78.2 % | -1.0% |
| 1989 | 77.7 % | -0.6% |
| 1990 | 76.6 % | -1.4% |
| 1991 | 77.3 % | +0.9% |
| 1992 | 72.1 % | -6.7% |
| 1993 | 68.9 % | -4.4% |
| 1994 | 71.4 % | +3.6% |
| 1995 | 71.7 % | +0.4% |
| 1996 | 72.1 % | +0.6% |
| 1997 | 67.9 % | -5.8% |
| 1998 | 67.8 % | -0.1% |
| 1999 | 66.4 % | -2.1% |
| 2000 | 60.5 % | -8.9% |
| 2001 | 63.3 % | +4.6% |
| 2002 | 60 % | -5.2% |
| 2003 | 58.5 % | -2.5% |
| 2004 | 50.8 % | -13.2% |
| 2005 | 46.3 % | -8.9% |
| 2006 | 43.6 % | -5.8% |
| 2007 | 42.7 % | -2.1% |
| 2008 | 42.1 % | -1.4% |
| 2009 | 41.6 % | -1.2% |
| 2010 | 42.4 % | +1.9% |
| 2011 | 42.2 % | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 39.3 % | -6.9% |
| 2013 | 37 % | -5.9% |
| 2014 | 32.9 % | -11.1% |
| 2015 | 31.4 % | -4.6% |
| 2016 | 28.7 % | -8.6% |
| 2017 | 28.3 % | -1.4% |
| 2018 | 26.1 % | -7.8% |
| 2019 | 25.1 % | -3.8% |
| 2020 | 22.8 % | -9.2% |
| 2021 | 22.7 % | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 20.6 % | -9.3% |
| 2023 | 18.7 % | -9.2% |
| 2024 | 18.8 % | +0.5% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Share of employment in agriculture in in Türkiye changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | +875.3% | 8.1 % | 79 % |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 43.13 % | 7.3 % | 79 % | 6 |
| 1990s | 71.22 % | 66.4 % | 77.3 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 50.94 % | 41.6 % | 63.3 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 33.34 % | 25.1 % | 42.4 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 20.72 % | 18.7 % | 22.8 % | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment in agriculture in in Türkiye?
- Ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment in agriculture in in Türkiye was 18.8 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment in agriculture in recorded in Türkiye?
- The highest recorded value was 79 % in 1985.
- What is the lowest ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment in agriculture in recorded in Türkiye?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.3 % in 1983.
- How does Türkiye rank for ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment in agriculture in?
- Türkiye ranks 5th out of 8 countries with data for 2024.
- Is ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment in agriculture in rising or falling in Türkiye?
- Over the last ten years it is down 42.9%. 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 employment in agriculture in total employment — Female — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.