Employment in agriculture — all countries

Employment in agriculture — Türkiye

Employment in agriculture in Türkiye in 2025 — 14.2%. Ranked 92 in the world out of 182. Since 1991, the indicator has fallen by 31.8 pp.

2025 14.2% −0.3 pp vs 2024
World rank 92of 182
Period maximum 46.1%1991
Period minimum 14.2%2025

Trend over time

1991–2025 · % of employment

Employment in agriculture — Türkiye, 1991–2025020406019911995199920032007201120152019202320251991: 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%
Change over the period: −31.8 pp Annual average: -0.94 pp

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Türkiye

Türkiye 14.2%
World 25.8%
Western Asia computed 11.8%
Employment in agriculture — Türkiye, by year Türkiye All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 14.2 −0.3 pp
2024 14.6 −0.1 pp
2023 14.6 −1 pp
2022 15.7 −1.5 pp
2021 17.2 −0.6 pp
2020 17.7 −0.6 pp
2019 18.3 −0.3 pp
2018 18.6 −0.9 pp
2017 19.5 −0.1 pp
2016 19.7 −0.9 pp
2015 20.6 −0.7 pp
2014 21.2 −0.5 pp
2013 21.7 −0.6 pp
2012 22.4 −0.6 pp
2011 22.9 +0.4 pp
2010 22.5 +0.7 pp
2009 21.8 −0.6 pp
2008 22.4 +0.2 pp
2007 22.2 −0.5 pp
2006 22.8 −1.6 pp
2005 24.4 −3.4 pp
2004 27.8 −4.7 pp
2003 32.5 −1 pp
2002 33.5 −2.6 pp
2001 36.1 +1.6 pp
2000 34.6 −3.6 pp
1999 38.2 −1.3 pp
1998 39.5 −0.7 pp
1997 40.2 −2 pp
1996 42.2 −0.4 pp
1995 42.6 +0.1 pp
1994 42.5 +1.5 pp
1993 41 −2.3 pp
1992 43.3 −2.8 pp
1991 46.1 —

About the indicator

The share of total employment in agriculture, forestry, hunting and fishing. Set against the share of agriculture in GDP it shows the productivity of the sector: if farming employs 50% of workers and produces 20% of GDP, labor productivity there is three times below the average for the economy.

Source: ILOSTAT (ILO), license CC BY 4.0.