Self-Employed, Male (As % of Male Workforce) fell 1.03% to 29.1% in Turkey in 2023

Self-Employed, Male (As % of Male Workforce) (%), 2023
Labour | Turkey | September 1, 2025
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Self-Employed, Male (As % of Male Workforce) fell 1.03% to 29.1% in Turkey in 2023, according to .

Historically, Self-Employed, Male (As % of Male Workforce) in Turkey reached an all time high of 53.5% in 1989 and an all time low of 29.1% in 2023. When compared to Turkey's main peers, Self-Employed, Male (As % of Male Workforce) in Bulgaria amounted to 13.6%, 35.5% in Greece, 31.0% in Iraq and 43.4% in Iran in 2023.

Turkey has been ranked 104th within the group of 170 countries we follow in terms of Self-Employed, Male (As % of Male Workforce), 9 places below the position seen 10 years ago.

Self-Employed, Male (As % of Male Workforce) Unit 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
Albania % 57.7% 57.5% 56.0% 55.2% 53.4%
Bulgaria % 14.3% 14.4% 13.7% 12.7% 13.5%
Greece % 37.6% 37.1% 35.8% 35.8% 36.3%
Iran % 44.8% 45.9% 45.3% 44.2% 43.3%
Iraq % 29.1% 28.4% 29.4% 30.3% 30.7%
Kuwait % 2.03% 2.02% 2.13% 2.35% 2.34%
Macedonia % 25.9% 25.3% 23.2% 19.9% 19.5%
Pakistan % 54.4% 53.3% 54.6% 54.3% 52.9%
Romania % 27.7% 26.2% 25.5% 25.2% 24.8%
Saudi Arabia % 3.08% 2.71% 5.17% 5.47% 6.45%
Serbia % 34.0% 31.8% 31.2% 30.2% 30.3%
Syria % 39.9% 39.6% 39.2% 39.3% 39.2%
Turkey % 31.0% 30.8% 30.7% 29.8% 29.7%
Turkmenistan % 31.2% 31.1% 31.0% 31.1% 30.8%