Labour force participation in Turkmenistan
The ILO estimates that 42.0% of people aged 15 and over in Turkmenistan were in the labour force in 2025.
Turkmenistan, 2025
42.0%
Change from 2024
−0.1percentage points
World, 2025
60.8%
Position in 2025
168th of 181
Labour force participation in Turkmenistan over time
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% of working-age population aged 15 and over. Source: ILO, ILOSTAT (ILO Modelled Estimates). Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years. Dashed lines are projections.
| Period | Turkmenistan | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 42.0% | 60.8% |
| 2024 | 42.2% | 61.0% |
| 2023 | 42.0% | 61.0% |
| 2022 | 42.2% | 60.7% |
| 2021 | 41.7% | 60.4% |
| 2020 | 41.5% | 59.7% |
| 2019 | 42.8% | 61.0% |
| 2018 | 42.9% | 61.2% |
| 2017 | 43.1% | 61.3% |
| 2016 | 43.3% | 61.5% |
Flags: f Projection . A dash means no value was published.
In short
- That is a change of −0.1 percentage points from 42.2% in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 43.5%, the figure has changed by −1.5 percentage points.
- Among the 181 countries with data for 2025, Turkmenistan has the 168th highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2025 was 60.8%.
More for Turkmenistan
All statistics for Turkmenistan
Women's labour force participation
38.2%
2025 · ILOSTAT
Employment-to-population ratio
40.2%
2025 · ILOSTAT
ILO estimate of the unemployment rate
4.3%
2025 · ILOSTAT
ILO estimate of youth unemployment
10.0%
2025 · ILOSTAT
Employment in agriculture
21.9%
2025 · World Bank
Employment in industry
28.6%
2025 · World Bank