Unemployed persons: % of total unemployment in Türkiye
Türkiye: Unemployed persons: % of total unemployment was 35 in 2020. ▲ Rising
Unemployed persons by methods used for seeking work - % of total in Türkiye, 2006–2020
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
In 2020, unemployed persons by methods used for seeking work - % of total in Türkiye stood at 35.
That represents a change of down 15.5% on the previous year and up 134.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployed persons by methods used for seeking work - % of total in Türkiye peaked at 41.4 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 10.3, in 2006.
That places Türkiye 37th out of 45 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Unemployed persons: % of total unemployment in Türkiye, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 10.3 | — |
| 2007 | 10.3 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 10.5 | +1.9% |
| 2009 | 14.2 | +35.2% |
| 2010 | 14.9 | +4.9% |
| 2011 | 16.5 | +10.7% |
| 2012 | 19.6 | +18.8% |
| 2013 | 24 | +22.4% |
| 2014 | 20.5 | -14.6% |
| 2015 | 22.2 | +8.3% |
| 2016 | 26.8 | +20.7% |
| 2017 | 28.8 | +7.5% |
| 2018 | 34.7 | +20.5% |
| 2019 | 41.4 | +19.3% |
| 2020 | 35 | -15.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 11.32 | 10.3 | 14.2 | 4 |
| 2010s | 24.94 | 14.9 | 41.4 | 10 |
| 2020s | 35 | 35 | 35 | 1 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is unemployed persons by methods used for seeking work - % of total in Türkiye?
- Unemployed persons by methods used for seeking work - % of total in Türkiye was 35 in 2020, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest unemployed persons by methods used for seeking work - % of total recorded in Türkiye?
- The highest recorded value was 41.4 in 2019.
- What is the lowest unemployed persons by methods used for seeking work - % of total recorded in Türkiye?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.3 in 2006.
- How does Türkiye rank for unemployed persons by methods used for seeking work - % of total?
- Türkiye ranks 37th out of 45 countries with data for 2020.
- Is unemployed persons by methods used for seeking work - % of total rising or falling in Türkiye?
- Over the last ten years it is up 134.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Türkiye data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Unemployed persons by methods used for seeking work - % of total unemployment. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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