Unemployment, modelled: SDG 8.5.2 in Turkey
Turkey: Unemployment, modelled: SDG 8.5.2 was 8.52 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
8.52
Change on year
down 3.2%
World rank
23rd
of 69 countries
All-time high
14.03
in 2009
All-time low
6.5
in 2000
Years of data
35
1991–2025
Unemployment, modelled ILO estimate (% of total labour force) - SDG in Turkey, 1991–2025
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
In 2025, unemployment, modelled ilo estimate (% of total labour force) - sdg in Turkey 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 Turkey peaked at 14.03 in 2009 and was at its lowest, 6.5, in 2000.
That places Turkey 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: SDG 8.5.2 in Turkey, 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% |
Turkey compared with similar countries
- Turkey's 8.52 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 10.93, 78% of the median. (19 countries reporting)
- Turkey's 8.52 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 5.56, 1.5× the median. (48 countries reporting)
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 |
Countries ranked near Turkey
More social development data for Turkey
- 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)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 149,405 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0278 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is unemployment, modelled ilo estimate (% of total labour force) - sdg in Turkey?
- Unemployment, modelled ilo estimate (% of total labour force) - sdg in Turkey was 8.52 in 2025, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest unemployment, modelled ilo estimate (% of total labour force) - sdg recorded in Turkey?
- The highest recorded value was 14.03 in 2009.
- What is the lowest unemployment, modelled ilo estimate (% of total labour force) - sdg recorded in Turkey?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.5 in 2000.
- How does Turkey rank for unemployment, modelled ilo estimate (% of total labour force) - sdg?
- Turkey ranks 23rd out of 69 countries with data for 2025.
- Is unemployment, modelled ilo estimate (% of total labour force) - sdg rising or falling in Turkey?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Turkey 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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