Unemployment rate for persons ages 25 to 54 in Turkey
Turkey: Unemployment rate for persons ages 25 to 54 was 6.5 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Unemployment rate for persons ages 25 to 54 in Turkey, 2000–2025
Source: International Labour Organization.
Analysis
Turkey recorded 6.5 for unemployment rate for persons ages 25 to 54 in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 16 years on record.
The figure is down 2.1% on the previous year and down 9.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment rate for persons ages 25 to 54 in Turkey peaked at 10.78 in 2009 and was at its lowest, 6.5, in 2025.
Turkey ranks 20th of 82 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 16 years of available data.
Unemployment rate for persons ages 25 to 54 in Turkey, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 10.3 | — |
| 2004 | 7.52 | -27.1% |
| 2005 | 7.68 | +2.1% |
| 2006 | 7.35 | -4.3% |
| 2007 | 7.22 | -1.8% |
| 2008 | 8.12 | +12.6% |
| 2009 | 10.78 | +32.7% |
| 2010 | 8.91 | -17.4% |
| 2011 | 7.19 | -19.3% |
| 2012 | 6.81 | -5.3% |
| 2013 | 7.2 | +5.7% |
| 2021 | 9.09 | +26.3% |
| 2022 | 7.98 | -12.2% |
| 2023 | 7.21 | -9.7% |
| 2024 | 6.64 | -7.9% |
| 2025 | 6.5 | -2.1% |
Turkey compared with similar countries
- Turkey's 6.5 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 4.01, 1.6× the median. (29 countries reporting)
- Turkey's 6.5 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 5.86, 1.1× the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8.42 | 7.22 | 10.78 | 7 |
| 2010s | 7.53 | 6.81 | 8.91 | 4 |
| 2020s | 7.48 | 6.5 | 9.09 | 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 unemployment rate for persons ages 25 to 54 in Turkey?
- Unemployment rate for persons ages 25 to 54 in Turkey was 6.5 in 2025, according to International Labour Organization.
- What is the highest unemployment rate for persons ages 25 to 54 recorded in Turkey?
- The highest recorded value was 10.78 in 2009.
- What is the lowest unemployment rate for persons ages 25 to 54 recorded in Turkey?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.5 in 2025.
- How does Turkey rank for unemployment rate for persons ages 25 to 54?
- Turkey ranks 20th out of 82 countries with data for 2025.
- Is unemployment rate for persons ages 25 to 54 rising or falling in Turkey?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Turkey data come from?
- The figures come from International Labour Organization, published as part of Unemployment rate 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. Prime-age refers to persons aged 25 to 54 years. The unemployment rate conveys the number of persons who are unemployed as a percent of the labour force (i.e., the employed plus the unemployed). The unemployed comprise all persons of working age who were: a) without work during the reference period, i.e. were not in paid employment or self-employment; b) currently available for work, i.e. were available for paid employment or self-employment during the reference period; and c) seeking work, i.e. had taken specific steps in a specified recent period to seek paid employment or self-employment. For more information, refer to the Gender Equality and Non-Discrimination Indicators (GEND) database description.