Unemployed population — Unemployment in Türkiye

Türkiye: Unemployed population — Unemployment was 2,970 Persons in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
2,970 Persons
Change on year
down 4.6%
Rank
4th
of 10 groups
All-time high
4,445 Persons
in 2019
All-time low
1,952 Persons
in 2006
Years of data
20
2006–2025

Unemployed population — Unemployment in Türkiye, 2006–2025

01.0k2.0k3.0k4.0k2006201520252006: 2.0k Persons2007: 2.0k Persons2008: 2.3k Persons2009: 3.1k Persons2010: 2.7k Persons2011: 2.3k Persons2012: 2.2k Persons2013: 2.4k Persons2014: 2.8k Persons2015: 3.0k Persons2016: 3.3k Persons2017: 3.4k Persons2018: 3.5k Persons2019: 4.4k Persons2020: 4.0k Persons2021: 3.9k Persons2022: 3.6k Persons2023: 3.3k Persons2024: 3.1k Persons2025: 3.0k Persons

Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Persons.

Analysis

The most recent figure for unemployed population — unemployment in Türkiye is 2,970 Persons, measured in 2025.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.6% on the previous year and down 2.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, unemployed population — unemployment in Türkiye peaked at 4,445 Persons in 2019 and was at its lowest, 1,952 Persons, in 2006.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 2,326 Persons 1,952 Persons 3,053 Persons 4
2010s 3,023 Persons 2,202 Persons 4,445 Persons 10
2020s 3,485 Persons 2,970 Persons 4,045 Persons 6

Countries ranked near Türkiye

  1. 1 OECD 34,262 Persons compare
  2. 2 Indonesia 7,430 Persons compare
  3. 3 United States 6,761 Persons compare
  4. 4 Russia 3,626 Persons compare
  5. 5 Spain 2,608 Persons compare
  6. 6 France 2,433 Persons compare
  7. 7 Colombia 2,326 Persons compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is unemployed population — unemployment in Türkiye?
Unemployed population — unemployment in Türkiye was 2,970 Persons in 2025, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
What is the highest unemployed population — unemployment recorded in Türkiye?
The highest recorded value was 4,445 Persons in 2019.
What is the lowest unemployed population — unemployment recorded in Türkiye?
The lowest recorded value was 1,952 Persons in 2006.
How does Türkiye rank for unemployed population — unemployment?
Türkiye ranks 4th out of 10 groups with data for 2025.
Is unemployed population — unemployment rising or falling in Türkiye?
Over the last ten years it is down 2.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Türkiye data come from?
The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Unemployed population — Unemployment. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Unemployed population — Unemployment
Unit
Persons
Source
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Licence
OECD Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage
48 places, 2,160 data points, 1955–2025
Last refreshed

The infra-annual dataflow on the unemployed population is a subset of the infra-annual labour statistics database, which contains predominantly monthly and quarterly statistics on the unemployed population by age groups (15+, 15-24, 25-54, 55-64, 15-64 and 15-74 where available) and sex and associated statistical methodological information and associated statistical methodological information, for the OECD member countries and for selected other economies. Chile, Costa Rica, and the United Kingdom publish Labour Force Survey (LFS) data using a rolling quarter methodology. The OECD treats the middle month of the rolling quarter as the reference month. As a result, the publication of monthly LFS data for these countries may be delayed by one month or more relative to the OECD reference month. The unemployed are persons in their working age who, in the reference period, do not have a job; are available for work; and, have taken specific steps to find a job. The infra-annual labour statistics compiled for all OECD member countries, are drawn from Labour Force Surveys based on definition provided by the 19th Conference of Labour Statisticians in 2013. The uniform application of these definitions across all OECD member countries results in estimates that are internationally comparable.