Türkiye vs World: Upper-middle income: SDG indicator 8.5.2: Unemployment rate (previous ILO definition)
SDG indicator 8.5.2: Unemployment rate (previous ILO definition) over time
- Türkiye
- World: Upper-middle income
How they compare
Türkiye currently reports 8.35 against 5.41 in World: Upper-middle income, a difference of 2.94.
That makes Türkiye's figure about 1.5 times World: Upper-middle income's.
Across all 26 years both countries report, Türkiye has been ahead every year.
Türkiye ranks 39th and World: Upper-middle income ranks 37th of 179 countries.
Türkiye has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Türkiye | World: Upper-middle income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 10.27 | 6.11 | 4.17 | Türkiye |
| 2010s | 10.73 | 5.81 | 4.92 | Türkiye |
| 2020s | 10.33 | 5.97 | 4.36 | Türkiye |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher sdg indicator 8.5.2: unemployment rate (previous ilo definition), Türkiye or World: Upper-middle income?
- Türkiye, at 8.35 against 5.41 in World: Upper-middle income as of 2025.
- What is the difference in sdg indicator 8.5.2: unemployment rate (previous ilo definition) between Türkiye and World: Upper-middle income?
- 2.94, with Türkiye ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Türkiye and World: Upper-middle income?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2025.
- How do Türkiye and World: Upper-middle income rank globally for sdg indicator 8.5.2: unemployment rate (previous ilo definition)?
- Türkiye ranks 39th and World: Upper-middle income ranks 37th of 179 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Labour Organization, published as SDG indicator 8.5.2: Unemployment rate (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) (15+). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Data may differ from nationally reported figures and the Global SDG Indicators Database due to differences in sources and/or reference years. The unemployment rate conveys the number of persons who are unemployed as a percent of the labour force (i.e., the employed plus the unemployed). The unemployed comprise all persons of working age who were: a) without work during the reference period, i.e. were not in paid employment or self-employment; b) currently available for work, i.e. were available for paid employment or self-employment during the reference period; and c) seeking work, i.e. had taken specific steps in a specified recent period to seek paid employment or self-employment. For more information, refer to the Labour Market-related SDG Indicators (ILOSDG) database description.