Unemployment, modelled ILO estimate (% of total labour force) - SDG in Türkiye
Türkiye: Unemployment, modelled ILO estimate (% of total labour force) - SDG was 8.52 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Unemployment, modelled ILO estimate (% of total labour force) - SDG in Türkiye, 1991–2025
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
In 2025, unemployment, modelled ilo estimate (% of total labour force) - sdg in Türkiye stood at 8.52.
That represents a change of down 3.2% on the previous year and down 17.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment, modelled ilo estimate (% of total labour force) - sdg in Türkiye peaked at 14.03 in 2009 and was at its lowest, 6.5, in 2000.
That places Türkiye 23rd out of 69 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Unemployment, modelled ILO estimate (% of total labour force) - SDG in Türkiye, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 8.21 | — |
| 1992 | 8.51 | +3.6% |
| 1993 | 8.96 | +5.3% |
| 1994 | 8.58 | -4.3% |
| 1995 | 7.64 | -10.9% |
| 1996 | 6.63 | -13.3% |
| 1997 | 6.84 | +3.2% |
| 1998 | 6.89 | +0.7% |
| 1999 | 7.69 | +11.6% |
| 2000 | 6.5 | -15.5% |
| 2001 | 8.38 | +29.0% |
| 2002 | 10.36 | +23.6% |
| 2003 | 10.54 | +1.8% |
| 2004 | 10.84 | +2.8% |
| 2005 | 10.64 | -1.9% |
| 2006 | 10.23 | -3.8% |
| 2007 | 10.29 | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 10.96 | +6.6% |
| 2009 | 14.03 | +27.9% |
| 2010 | 11.88 | -15.3% |
| 2011 | 9.79 | -17.6% |
| 2012 | 9.21 | -5.9% |
| 2013 | 9.71 | +5.5% |
| 2014 | 9.9 | +1.9% |
| 2015 | 10.3 | +4.1% |
| 2016 | 10.9 | +5.8% |
| 2017 | 10.92 | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 10.96 | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 13.73 | +25.3% |
| 2020 | 13.15 | -4.2% |
| 2021 | 11.97 | -9.0% |
| 2022 | 10.46 | -12.6% |
| 2023 | 9.39 | -10.3% |
| 2024 | 8.8 | -6.3% |
| 2025 | 8.52 | -3.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7.77 | 6.63 | 8.96 | 9 |
| 2000s | 10.28 | 6.5 | 14.03 | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.73 | 9.21 | 13.73 | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.38 | 8.52 | 13.15 | 6 |
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- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 2.39 million (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 149,405 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 5 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 0 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 5 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0017 units per person (2025)
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- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0278 units per person (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is unemployment, modelled ilo estimate (% of total labour force) - sdg in Türkiye?
- Unemployment, modelled ilo estimate (% of total labour force) - sdg in Türkiye was 8.52 in 2025, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest unemployment, modelled ilo estimate (% of total labour force) - sdg recorded in Türkiye?
- The highest recorded value was 14.03 in 2009.
- What is the lowest unemployment, modelled ilo estimate (% of total labour force) - sdg recorded in Türkiye?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.5 in 2000.
- How does Türkiye rank for unemployment, modelled ilo estimate (% of total labour force) - sdg?
- Türkiye ranks 23rd out of 69 countries with data for 2025.
- Is unemployment, modelled ilo estimate (% of total labour force) - sdg rising or falling in Türkiye?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Türkiye data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Unemployment, modelled ILO estimate (% of total labour force) - SDG 8.5.2. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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