The labor force participation rate in Turkey picked up in February 2026, reaching 52.6% from a near four-year low of 52.3% in January. Labor Force Participation Rate in Turkey averaged 49.38 percent from 2005 until 2026, reaching an all time high of 54.60 percent in February of 2024 and a record low of 43.30 percent in November of 2007. source: Turkish Statistical Institute
Labor Force Participation Rate in Turkey is expected to be 54.10 percent by the end of this quarter, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations. In the long-term, the Turkey Labor Force Participation Rate is projected to trend around 55.20 percent in 2027 and 55.50 percent in 2028, according to our econometric models.