Self-Employed, Female (As % of Female Workforce) fell 5.26% to 27.5% in Turkey in 2023

Self-Employed, Female (As % of Female Workforce) (%), 2023
Labour | Turkey | September 1, 2025
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Self-Employed, Female (As % of Female Workforce) fell 5.26% to 27.5% in Turkey in 2023, according to .

Historically, Self-Employed, Female (As % of Female Workforce) in Turkey reached an all time high of 79.3% in 1989 and an all time low of 27.5% in 2023. When compared to Turkey's main peers, Self-Employed, Female (As % of Female Workforce) in Bulgaria amounted to 8.73%, 25.0% in Greece, 36.6% in Iraq and 37.3% in Iran in 2023.

Turkey has been ranked 95th within the group of 170 countries we follow in terms of Self-Employed, Female (As % of Female Workforce), 16 places below the position seen 10 years ago.

Self-Employed, Female (As % of Female Workforce) Unit 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
Albania % 53.5% 53.0% 52.1% 51.8% 50.5%
Bulgaria % 9.15% 9.23% 8.84% 8.35% 8.94%
Greece % 29.2% 28.4% 26.6% 26.5% 25.8%
Iran % 43.7% 44.0% 43.4% 40.9% 39.9%
Iraq % 34.6% 33.5% 35.2% 36.5% 36.7%
Kuwait % 0.606% 0.664% 0.698% 0.666% 0.675%
Macedonia % 19.1% 18.8% 16.9% 14.3% 13.2%
Pakistan % 72.5% 71.4% 78.0% 77.1% 74.9%
Romania % 24.5% 23.9% 22.5% 21.8% 21.1%
Saudi Arabia % 1.21% 1.39% 5.68% 5.93% 7.19%
Serbia % 26.4% 23.9% 23.5% 23.1% 23.8%
Syria % 12.4% 11.9% 11.3% 11.3% 11.1%
Turkey % 36.6% 34.7% 33.4% 31.0% 31.0%
Turkmenistan % 32.5% 32.4% 32.4% 32.5% 32.3%