Part-time employment in Türkiye

13.0% of employed people aged 15 to 64 in Türkiye worked part-time in 2025. The value for 2025 is the highest in the series, which starts in 2006. The source marks a break in the series within this span, so values before and after it may not be fully comparable.

Measure: Part-time employment Unit: % of total employment Data: 2006 to 2025 Source: Eurostat
Türkiye, 2025 13.0% % of total employment
Change from 2024 +1.6percentage points 2024: 11.4%
European Union, 2025 17.7% Official aggregate
Median of OECD (38 countries), 2025 16.2% Middle value of 26 countries
Position in 2025 17th of 34 See the full ranking

Part-time employment in Türkiye over time

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% of total employment. Source: Eurostat. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Part-time employment (% of total employment), 2002 to 2025
Period TürkiyeEuropean Union
2025 13.0% 17.7%
2024 11.4% 17.7%
2023 9.6% 17.7%
2022 9.2% 17.5%
2021 9.5%b (break in time series) 17.7%b (break in time series)
2020 11.8% 18.2%
2019 9.9% 18.3%
2018 10.4% 18.3%
2017 10.0% 18.5%
2016 9.9% 18.6%
2015 10.3% 18.7%
2014 11.1%b (break in time series) 18.7%
2013 11.9% 18.6%
2012 11.5% 18.1%
2011 11.3% 17.7%
2010 11.1% 17.4%
2009 10.6% 16.9%
2008 8.7% 16.4%
2007 7.9% 16.4%
2006 7.2% 16.3%
2005 – 16.0%b (break in time series)
2004 – 15.3%
2003 – 14.6%
2002 – 14.2%

Flags: b break in time series . A dash means no value was published.

In short

  • That is a change of +1.6 percentage points from 11.4% in 2024.
  • Since 2015, when it was 10.3%, the figure has changed by +2.7 percentage points. The source marks a break in the series during this period, so part of the change may come from a change in method.
  • Among the 34 countries with data for 2025, Türkiye has the 17th highest value.
  • The figure for the European Union in 2025 was 17.7%.

Source and dates

Original producer
Eurostat
Source
Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union
Dataset or series code
lfsa_eppga · dataset details · view at source
Selection
freq=A age=Y15-64 unit=PC
Observation period
2006 to 2025 for Türkiye
Provider update
30 October 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
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Eurostat reuse policy (attribution)
Attribution
Source: Eurostat