Share of employed women working in agriculture vs. GDP per capita in Türkiye
Türkiye: Share of employed women working in agriculture vs. GDP per capita was 18.0% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Share of employed women working in agriculture vs. GDP per capita in Türkiye, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of employed women working in agriculture vs. gdp per capita in Türkiye is 18.0%, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.4% on the previous year and down 33.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of employed women working in agriculture vs. gdp per capita in Türkiye peaked at 64.8% in 1991 and was at its lowest, 18.0%, in 2025.
That places Türkiye 78th out of 186 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Share of employed women working in agriculture vs. GDP per capita in Türkiye, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 64.8% | — |
| 1992 | 60.0% | -7.4% |
| 1993 | 56.9% | -5.1% |
| 1994 | 60.9% | +7.0% |
| 1995 | 61.4% | +0.8% |
| 1996 | 61.6% | +0.4% |
| 1997 | 58.4% | -5.3% |
| 1998 | 58.0% | -0.5% |
| 1999 | 56.8% | -2.1% |
| 2000 | 52.2% | -8.2% |
| 2001 | 55.2% | +5.8% |
| 2002 | 51.9% | -5.9% |
| 2003 | 50.3% | -3.1% |
| 2004 | 42.6% | -15.4% |
| 2005 | 38.4% | -9.8% |
| 2006 | 36.0% | -6.4% |
| 2007 | 35.2% | -2.2% |
| 2008 | 34.6% | -1.7% |
| 2009 | 32.2% | -6.8% |
| 2010 | 32.2% | -0.0% |
| 2011 | 32.1% | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 30.4% | -5.4% |
| 2013 | 29.6% | -2.6% |
| 2014 | 28.9% | -2.3% |
| 2015 | 27.3% | -5.6% |
| 2016 | 26.0% | -4.7% |
| 2017 | 25.9% | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 24.3% | -6.4% |
| 2019 | 23.4% | -3.5% |
| 2020 | 23.1% | -1.6% |
| 2021 | 22.7% | -1.5% |
| 2022 | 20.4% | -10.0% |
| 2023 | 18.5% | -9.4% |
| 2024 | 18.5% | -0.1% |
| 2025 | 18.0% | -2.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 59.9% | 56.8% | 64.8% | 9 |
| 2000s | 42.9% | 32.2% | 55.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 28.0% | 23.4% | 32.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 20.2% | 18.0% | 23.1% | 6 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Türkiye
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 5.19 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0521 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 968.94 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -0.9904 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.1051 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 5.2% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 5.2% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.6% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.9% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of employed women working in agriculture vs. gdp per capita in Türkiye?
- Share of employed women working in agriculture vs. gdp per capita in Türkiye was 18.0% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of employed women working in agriculture vs. gdp per capita recorded in Türkiye?
- The highest recorded value was 64.8% in 1991.
- What is the lowest share of employed women working in agriculture vs. gdp per capita recorded in Türkiye?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.0% in 2025.
- How does Türkiye rank for share of employed women working in agriculture vs. gdp per capita?
- Türkiye ranks 78th out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of employed women working in agriculture vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Türkiye?
- Over the last ten years it is down 33.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Türkiye data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of employed women working in agriculture vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of total employment working in the agriculture sector.