Turkiye — Unemployment
Unemployment Rate for Turkiye, 1991–2025.
Unemployment for Turkiye was 8.52% in 2025, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 35 years, from 1991 to 2025. The highest recorded value was 14.03% in 2009. The lowest was 6.50% in 2000 (about 1.3× the low point). Across that span the compound annual growth rate works out to 0.11% per year.
Turkiye ranks 50 of 187 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 27%. The median for Europe & Central Asia is 5.58%, so Turkiye sits above it. It peaked in 2009 and has fallen 39% since. Over the last decade (2015–2025) the figure moved down 17%. Within Europe & Central Asia it ranks 12 of 49 economies; Estonia (8.31%) is just below it. Its sharpest one-year move was up 29% in 2001. That is 21% below this series' own ten-year average.
Data highlights
World ranking. Climbed: 71st of 187 in 1991 → 100th of 187 in 2000 → 42nd of 187 in 2010 → 38th of 187 in 2020 → 46th of 182 in 2025.
Key figures
Full history — 1991 to 2025
| Year | % of total labor force | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 8.52% | -0.3 pp |
| 2024 | 8.8% | -0.6 pp |
| 2023 | 9.39% | -1.1 pp |
| 2022 | 10.47% | -1.5 pp |
| 2021 | 11.97% | -1.2 pp |
| 2020 | 13.15% | -0.6 pp |
| 2019 | 13.73% | +2.8 pp |
| 2018 | 10.96% | +0.0 pp |
| 2017 | 10.92% | +0.0 pp |
| 2016 | 10.9% | +0.6 pp |
| 2015 | 10.3% | +0.4 pp |
| 2014 | 9.9% | +0.2 pp |
| 2013 | 9.71% | +0.5 pp |
| 2012 | 9.21% | -0.6 pp |
| 2011 | 9.79% | -2.1 pp |
| 2010 | 11.88% | -2.1 pp |
| 2009 | 14.03% | +3.1 pp |
| 2008 | 10.97% | +0.7 pp |
| 2007 | 10.29% | +0.1 pp |
| 2006 | 10.23% | -0.4 pp |
| 2005 | 10.64% | -0.2 pp |
| 2004 | 10.84% | +0.3 pp |
| 2003 | 10.54% | +0.2 pp |
| 2002 | 10.36% | +2.0 pp |
| 2001 | 8.38% | +1.9 pp |
| 2000 | 6.5% | -1.2 pp |
| 1999 | 7.69% | +0.8 pp |
| 1998 | 6.89% | +0.0 pp |
| 1997 | 6.84% | +0.2 pp |
| 1996 | 6.63% | -1.0 pp |
| 1995 | 7.64% | -0.9 pp |
| 1994 | 8.58% | -0.4 pp |
| 1993 | 8.96% | +0.5 pp |
| 1992 | 8.51% | +0.3 pp |
| 1991 | 8.21% | — |
Frequently asked questions
What was Turkiye’s Unemployment in 1992?
8.51% (1992). The full year-by-year table above lists every published year, most recent first.
Are changes in this series measured in percentage points?
Yes. The series is a share expressed in % of total labor force, so year-over-year movements in the Change column are percentage points (pp), not percent.
Is Turkiye’s Unemployment growing or shrinking?
Between 1991 and 2025 the series was growing overall: +3.8% in total — about 0.1% a year compounded.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank Open Data (CC BY-4.0), indicator SL.UEM.TOTL.ZS. Values are reproduced as published; this page only computes summary statistics such as change, CAGR and extremes.
What are the most recent published figures?
The last five published years: 2025: 8.52%; 2024: 8.8%; 2023: 9.39%; 2022: 10.47%; 2021: 11.97%. Earlier years are in the full-history table below.
Related data
SL.UEM.TOTL.ZS — Unemployment Rate. Data licensed under CC BY 4.0. Values are reproduced as published; this page computes the summary statistics (change, CAGR, extremes) from the underlying annual series. View the original dataset on data.worldbank.org.