Share of women among low pay earners in Turkey
Turkey: Share of women among low pay earners was 41.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of women among low pay earners in Turkey, 2005–2024
Source: International Labour Organization (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Turkey recorded 41.7% for share of women among low pay earners in 2024. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.0% on the previous year and up 33.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of women among low pay earners in Turkey peaked at 41.7% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 21.6%, in 2005.
Turkey ranks 53rd of 70 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Share of women among low pay earners in Turkey, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 21.6% | — |
| 2006 | 23.3% | +8.1% |
| 2007 | 23.3% | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 23.6% | +1.5% |
| 2009 | 23.9% | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 24.2% | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 26.2% | +8.3% |
| 2012 | 27.9% | +6.6% |
| 2013 | 30.4% | +8.9% |
| 2014 | 31.2% | +2.8% |
| 2015 | 33.2% | +6.2% |
| 2016 | 34.9% | +5.3% |
| 2017 | 37.0% | +6.1% |
| 2018 | 37.3% | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 37.4% | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 36.2% | -3.1% |
| 2021 | 37.2% | +2.6% |
| 2022 | 40.0% | +7.5% |
| 2023 | 40.9% | +2.3% |
| 2024 | 41.7% | +2.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 23.1% | 21.6% | 23.9% | 5 |
| 2010s | 32.0% | 24.2% | 37.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 39.2% | 36.2% | 41.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Turkey
More gender data for Turkey
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 16,631 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -2.16 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 508,403 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 533,517 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 509,261 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 534,655 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 511,701 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 537,315 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 527,514 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 552,019 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of women among low pay earners in Turkey?
- Share of women among low pay earners in Turkey was 41.7% in 2024, according to International Labour Organization (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of women among low pay earners recorded in Turkey?
- The highest recorded value was 41.7% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of women among low pay earners recorded in Turkey?
- The lowest recorded value was 21.6% in 2005.
- How does Turkey rank for share of women among low pay earners?
- Turkey ranks 53rd out of 70 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of women among low pay earners rising or falling in Turkey?
- Over the last ten years it is up 33.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Turkey data come from?
- The figures come from International Labour Organization (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of women among low pay earners. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of low pay workers, among all low pay workers, who are female.