Unemployed persons by methods used for seeking work - % of total in Türkiye
Türkiye: Unemployed persons by methods used for seeking work - % of total was 34.1% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Unemployed persons by methods used for seeking work - % of total in Türkiye, 2006–2020
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
The most recent figure for unemployed persons by methods used for seeking work - % of total in Türkiye is 34.1%, measured in 2020.
The figure is down 20.1% on the previous year and up 132.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployed persons by methods used for seeking work - % of total in Türkiye peaked at 42.7% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 10.2%, in 2006.
That places Türkiye 36th out of 44 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 by methods used for seeking work - % of total in Türkiye, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 10.2% | — |
| 2007 | 10.2% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 11.1% | +8.8% |
| 2009 | 14.4% | +29.7% |
| 2010 | 14.7% | +2.1% |
| 2011 | 16.7% | +13.6% |
| 2012 | 21.2% | +26.9% |
| 2013 | 25.4% | +19.8% |
| 2014 | 22.0% | -13.4% |
| 2015 | 23.9% | +8.6% |
| 2016 | 29.5% | +23.4% |
| 2017 | 28.9% | -2.0% |
| 2018 | 38.8% | +34.3% |
| 2019 | 42.7% | +10.1% |
| 2020 | 34.1% | -20.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 11.5% | 10.2% | 14.4% | 4 |
| 2010s | 26.4% | 14.7% | 42.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 34.1% | 34.1% | 34.1% | 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 34.1% 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 42.7% in 2019.
- What is the lowest unemployed persons by methods used for seeking work - % of total recorded in Türkiye?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.2% in 2006.
- How does Türkiye rank for unemployed persons by methods used for seeking work - % of total?
- Türkiye ranks 36th out of 44 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 132.0%. 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 - quarterly data. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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