Low pay rate in Turkey
Turkey: Low pay rate was 23.01 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Low pay rate in Turkey, 2005–2025
Source: International Labour Organization.
Analysis
Turkey recorded 23.01 for low pay rate in 2025. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 33.9% on the previous year and up 39.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, low pay rate in Turkey peaked at 23.01 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 12.44, in 2017.
That places Turkey 24th out of 84 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.
Low pay rate in Turkey, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 19.77 | — |
| 2006 | 20.62 | +4.3% |
| 2007 | 21.21 | +2.9% |
| 2008 | 19.67 | -7.2% |
| 2009 | 19.12 | -2.8% |
| 2010 | 19.9 | +4.0% |
| 2011 | 19.08 | -4.1% |
| 2012 | 17.48 | -8.4% |
| 2013 | 17.3 | -1.0% |
| 2014 | 16.76 | -3.1% |
| 2015 | 16.5 | -1.6% |
| 2016 | 14 | -15.1% |
| 2017 | 12.44 | -11.2% |
| 2018 | 14.19 | +14.1% |
| 2019 | 14.62 | +3.0% |
| 2020 | 14.43 | -1.3% |
| 2021 | 13.84 | -4.1% |
| 2022 | 15.56 | +12.5% |
| 2023 | 17.79 | +14.4% |
| 2024 | 17.18 | -3.5% |
| 2025 | 23.01 | +33.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 20.08 | 19.12 | 21.21 | 5 |
| 2010s | 16.23 | 12.44 | 19.9 | 10 |
| 2020s | 16.97 | 13.84 | 23.01 | 6 |
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 low pay rate in Turkey?
- Low pay rate in Turkey was 23.01 in 2025, according to International Labour Organization.
- What is the highest low pay rate recorded in Turkey?
- The highest recorded value was 23.01 in 2025.
- What is the lowest low pay rate recorded in Turkey?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.44 in 2017.
- How does Turkey rank for low pay rate?
- Turkey ranks 24th out of 84 countries with data for 2025.
- Is low pay rate rising or falling in Turkey?
- Over the last ten years it is up 39.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Turkey data come from?
- The figures come from International Labour Organization, published as part of Low pay rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
With the aim of promoting international comparability, statistics presented on ILOSTAT are based on standard international definitions wherever feasible and may differ from official national figures. This measure of earnings dispersion refers to the proportion of employees whose hourly earnings at all jobs were less than two-thirds of median hourly earnings. For more information, refer to the Wages and Working Time Statistics (COND) database description.