Unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates in Turkey
Turkey: Unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates was 8.4% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates in Turkey, 1982–2025
Source: Labour Force Statistics, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates in Turkey is 8.4%, measured in 2025.
The figure is down 3.6% on the previous year and down 18.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates in Turkey peaked at 14.0% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 6.3%, in 1996.
Turkey ranks 47th of 185 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 42 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 10.4% | 8.0% | 12.1% | 6 |
| 1990s | 7.5% | 6.3% | 8.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 10.3% | 6.5% | 14.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.7% | 9.2% | 13.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.3% | 8.4% | 13.2% | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates in Turkey?
- Unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates in Turkey was 8.4% in 2025, according to Labour Force Statistics, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates recorded in Turkey?
- The highest recorded value was 14.0% in 2009.
- What is the lowest unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates recorded in Turkey?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.3% in 1996.
- How does Turkey rank for unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates?
- Turkey ranks 47th out of 185 countries with data for 2025.
- Is unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates rising or falling in Turkey?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Turkey data come from?
- The figures come from Labour Force Statistics, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Share of the labor force without work, but actively looking for a job and available to start soon. Figures refer to national estimates and may not be fully comparable across countries.