SDG indicator 8.b.1: Existence of a developed and operationalized in Turkey
Turkey: SDG indicator 8.b.1: Existence of a developed and operationalized was 3 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
3
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
1st
of 75 countries
All-time high
3
in 2022
All-time low
2
in 2019
Years of data
6
2019–2025
SDG indicator 8.b.1: Existence of a developed and operationalized in Turkey, 2019–2025
Source: International Labour Organization.
Analysis
In 2025, sdg indicator 8.b.1: existence of a developed and operationalized in Turkey stood at 3. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
The figure is up 50.0% over ten years.
Turkey ranks 1st of 75 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
SDG indicator 8.b.1: Existence of a developed and operationalized in Turkey, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 2 | — |
| 2020 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 3 | +50.0% |
| 2024 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 3 | +0.0% |
Turkey compared with similar countries
- Turkey's 3 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 3, 1.0× the median. (28 countries reporting)
- Turkey's 3 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 3, 1.0× the median. (29 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 2020s | 2.6 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Turkey
- 1 Armenia 3 compare
- 1 Azerbaijan 3 compare
- 1 Belgium 3 compare
- 1 Bosnia and Herzegovina 3 compare
- 1 Belarus 3 compare
- 1 China 3 compare
- 1 Czechia 3 compare
- 1 Germany 3 compare
- 1 Ecuador 3 compare
- 1 Spain 3 compare
- 1 Estonia 3 compare
- 1 France 3 compare
- 1 United Kingdom 3 compare
- 1 Georgia 3 compare
- 1 Guatemala 3 compare
- 1 Hungary 3 compare
- 1 Italy 3 compare
- 1 Lithuania 3 compare
- 1 Luxembourg 3 compare
- 1 Latvia 3 compare
- 1 Morocco 3 compare
- 1 Moldova 3 compare
- 1 Mexico 3 compare
- 1 Malta 3 compare
- 1 Montenegro 3 compare
- 1 Malaysia 3 compare
- 1 Nigeria 3 compare
- 1 Netherlands 3 compare
- 1 New Zealand 3 compare
- 1 Philippines 3 compare
- 1 Portugal 3 compare
- 1 Russia 3 compare
- 1 El Salvador 3 compare
- 1 Serbia 3 compare
- 1 Slovakia 3 compare
- 1 Slovenia 3 compare
- 1 Seychelles 3 compare
- 1 Tunisia 3 compare
- 1 Uruguay 3 compare
- 1 South Africa 3 compare
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 sdg indicator 8.b.1: existence of a developed and operationalized in Turkey?
- Sdg indicator 8.b.1: existence of a developed and operationalized in Turkey was 3 in 2025, according to International Labour Organization.
- What is the highest sdg indicator 8.b.1: existence of a developed and operationalized recorded in Turkey?
- The highest recorded value was 3 in 2022.
- What is the lowest sdg indicator 8.b.1: existence of a developed and operationalized recorded in Turkey?
- The lowest recorded value was 2 in 2019.
- How does Turkey rank for sdg indicator 8.b.1: existence of a developed and operationalized?
- Turkey ranks 1st out of 75 countries with data for 2025.
- Is sdg indicator 8.b.1: existence of a developed and operationalized rising or falling in Turkey?
- Over the last ten years it is up 50.0%. 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 SDG indicator 8.b.1: Existence of a developed and operationalized national strategy for youth employment. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
SDG 8.b.1 tracks whether a country has a national youth employment strategy, as a distinct strategy or as part of a national employment strategy, and how far it has been implemented. Scores run from 0, meaning no strategy or steps taken, through 1 (under development) and 2 (formally adopted), to 3 (fully operational).