Self-Employed (As % of Total Workforce) fell 2.09% to 30.9% in Turkey in 2020, according to World Bank.
Historically, Self-Employed (As % of Total Workforce) in Turkey reached an all time high of 61.5% in 1989 and an all time low of 30.9% in 2020. When compared to Turkey's main peers, Self-Employed (As % of Total Workforce) in Bulgaria amounted to 11.4%, 33.3% in Greece, 22.4% in Iraq and 45.1% in Iran in 2020.
Turkey has been ranked 97th within the group of 173 countries we follow in terms of Self-Employed (As % of Total Workforce), 14 places below the position seen 10 years ago.
| Self-Employed (As % of Total Workforce) | Unit | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 |
| Albania | % | 57.9% | 58.8% | 58.6% | 57.1% | 55.5% | ||||||||||||||||
| Bulgaria | % | 12.5% | 12.0% | 11.7% | 11.9% | 11.6% | ||||||||||||||||
| Greece | % | 36.0% | 35.0% | 34.1% | 34.1% | 33.5% | ||||||||||||||||
| Iran | % | 44.0% | 44.1% | 45.1% | 45.3% | 46.2% | ||||||||||||||||
| Iraq | % | 26.0% | 25.1% | 23.4% | 22.4% | 22.6% | ||||||||||||||||
| Kuwait | % | 1.33% | 1.06% | 1.73% | 1.70% | 1.75% | ||||||||||||||||
| Macedonia | % | 26.7% | 26.1% | 24.1% | 23.7% | 23.6% | ||||||||||||||||
| Pakistan | % | 60.2% | 60.6% | 61.3% | 59.2% | 57.0% | ||||||||||||||||
| Romania | % | 32.1% | 29.0% | 26.6% | 26.3% | 25.2% | ||||||||||||||||
| Saudi Arabia | % | 5.02% | 4.81% | 4.72% | 4.68% | 4.63% | ||||||||||||||||
| Serbia | % | 31.7% | 30.2% | 31.4% | 30.6% | 28.3% | ||||||||||||||||
| Syria | % | 40.9% | 41.1% | 41.0% | 40.9% | 40.2% | ||||||||||||||||
| Turkey | % | 33.9% | 32.9% | 32.5% | 32.7% | 32.0% | ||||||||||||||||
| Turkmenistan | % | 37.1% | 35.9% | 34.9% | 33.9% | 32.9% |
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