LU2: Combined rate of time-related underemployment and unemployment in Turkey
Turkey: LU2: Combined rate of time-related underemployment and unemployment was 14.81 in 2025. ▲ Rising
LU2: Combined rate of time-related underemployment and unemployment in Turkey, 2004–2025
Source: International Labour Organization.
Analysis
The most recent figure for lu2: combined rate of time-related underemployment and unemployment in Turkey is 14.81, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.
The figure is up 12.0% on the previous year and up 66.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lu2: combined rate of time-related underemployment and unemployment in Turkey peaked at 14.81 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 8.42, in 2012.
That places Turkey 6th out of 61 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
LU2: Combined rate of time-related underemployment and unemployment in Turkey, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 8.58 | — |
| 2005 | 8.58 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 8.61 | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 8.5 | -1.3% |
| 2008 | 9.58 | +12.7% |
| 2009 | 13.05 | +36.3% |
| 2010 | 11.39 | -12.8% |
| 2011 | 9.17 | -19.5% |
| 2012 | 8.42 | -8.1% |
| 2013 | 8.91 | +5.8% |
| 2021 | 12.82 | +43.8% |
| 2022 | 11.21 | -12.6% |
| 2023 | 11.49 | +2.5% |
| 2024 | 13.22 | +15.1% |
| 2025 | 14.81 | +12.0% |
Turkey compared with similar countries
- Turkey's 14.81 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 8.85, 1.7× the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Turkey's 14.81 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 8.71, 1.7× the median. (28 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9.48 | 8.5 | 13.05 | 6 |
| 2010s | 9.47 | 8.42 | 11.39 | 4 |
| 2020s | 12.71 | 11.21 | 14.81 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Turkey
More work & labour data for Turkey
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 31,966 (2027)
- Labour force participation rate (ILO modelled estimates) 54.63 (2027)
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 38,497 (2027)
- Unemployment rate (ILO modelled estimates) 8.78 (2027)
- Labour dependency ratio 1.51 (2027)
- Output per worker, GDP constant 2021 international $ at PPP 95,928 (2027)
- Output per worker, GDP constant 2015 US $ 41,171 (2027)
- Employment-to-population ratio (ILO modelled estimates) 49.84 (2027)
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+) 0.6505 % change on previous year (2027)
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), annual growth rate 1.11 % change on previous year (2027)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lu2: combined rate of time-related underemployment and unemployment in Turkey?
- Lu2: combined rate of time-related underemployment and unemployment in Turkey was 14.81 in 2025, according to International Labour Organization.
- What is the highest lu2: combined rate of time-related underemployment and unemployment recorded in Turkey?
- The highest recorded value was 14.81 in 2025.
- What is the lowest lu2: combined rate of time-related underemployment and unemployment recorded in Turkey?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.42 in 2012.
- How does Turkey rank for lu2: combined rate of time-related underemployment and unemployment?
- Turkey ranks 6th out of 61 countries with data for 2025.
- Is lu2: combined rate of time-related underemployment and unemployment rising or falling in Turkey?
- Over the last ten years it is up 66.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Turkey data come from?
- The figures come from International Labour Organization, published as part of LU2: Combined rate of time-related underemployment and unemployment for persons ages 25 to 54 (previous ILO definition - ICLS13). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
With the aim of promoting international comparability, statistics presented on ILOSTAT are based on standard international definitions wherever feasible and may differ from official national figures. This series is based on the 13th ICLS definitions. For time series comparability, it includes countries that have implemented the 19th ICLS standards, for which data are also available in the Work Statistics -- 19th ICLS (WORK) database. LU2 represents the share of the labour force, in this case for persons of prime age (i.e., persons ages 25 to 54), that are either in unemployment or time-related underemployment. For more information, refer to the Gender Equality and Non-Discrimination Indicators (GEND) database description.