Youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, total in Türkiye

Türkiye: Youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, total was 0.3% in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
0.3%
Change on year
up 25.1%
World rank
40th
of 111 countries
All-time high
0.3%
in 2019
All-time low
0.1%
in 2000
Years of data
20
2000–2019

Youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, total in Türkiye, 2000–2019

00.10.20.32000200920192000: 0.131 % of total youth labor force2001: 0.162 % of total youth labor force2002: 0.192 % of total youth labor force2003: 0.205 % of total youth labor force2004: 0.206 % of total youth labor force2005: 0.199 % of total youth labor force2006: 0.191 % of total youth labor force2007: 0.2 % of total youth labor force2008: 0.205 % of total youth labor force2009: 0.253 % of total youth labor force2010: 0.217 % of total youth labor force2011: 0.184 % of total youth labor force2012: 0.175 % of total youth labor force2013: 0.187 % of total youth labor force2014: 0.179 % of total youth labor force2015: 0.185 % of total youth labor force2016: 0.196 % of total youth labor force2017: 0.208 % of total youth labor force2018: 0.203 % of total youth labor force2019: 0.254 % of total youth labor force

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of total youth labor force.

Analysis

Türkiye recorded 0.3% for youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, total in 2019. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.

That represents a change of up 25.1% on the previous year and up 0.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, total in Türkiye peaked at 0.3% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2000.

That places Türkiye 40th out of 111 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.

Youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, total in Türkiye, year by year

Annual values for Youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, total (% of total youth labor force) in Türkiye, 2000 to 2019.
Year % of total youth labor force Change
2000 0.1%
2001 0.2% +24.1%
2002 0.2% +18.2%
2003 0.2% +7.1%
2004 0.2% +0.1%
2005 0.2% -3.3%
2006 0.2% -4.1%
2007 0.2% +4.8%
2008 0.2% +2.6%
2009 0.3% +23.4%
2010 0.2% -14.1%
2011 0.2% -15.4%
2012 0.2% -4.6%
2013 0.2% +6.6%
2014 0.2% -4.1%
2015 0.2% +3.4%
2016 0.2% +5.8%
2017 0.2% +5.9%
2018 0.2% -2.3%
2019 0.3% +25.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.2% 0.1% 0.3% 10
2010s 0.2% 0.2% 0.3% 10

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Frequently asked questions

What is youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, total in Türkiye?
Youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, total in Türkiye was 0.3% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, total recorded in Türkiye?
The highest recorded value was 0.3% in 2019.
What is the lowest youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, total recorded in Türkiye?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2000.
How does Türkiye rank for youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, total?
Türkiye ranks 40th out of 111 countries with data for 2019.
Is youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, total rising or falling in Türkiye?
Over the last ten years it is up 0.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Türkiye data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, total (% of total youth labor force). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, total (% of total youth labor force)
Unit
% of total youth labor force
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
111 places, 1,633 data points, 1970–2021
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