Unemployment rates by country of birth and NUTS 2 region in Ankara
Ankara: Unemployment rates by country of birth and NUTS 2 region was 8.5% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Unemployment rates by country of birth and NUTS 2 region in Ankara, 2006–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
The most recent figure for unemployment rates by country of birth and nuts 2 region in Ankara is 8.5%, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of down 12.4% on the previous year and down 23.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment rates by country of birth and nuts 2 region in Ankara peaked at 14.8% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 8.3%, in 2012.
That places Ankara 76th out of 436 regions with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Unemployment rates by country of birth and NUTS 2 region in Ankara, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 11.4% | — |
| 2007 | 10.5% | -7.9% |
| 2008 | 10.8% | +2.9% |
| 2009 | 12.3% | +13.9% |
| 2010 | 10.7% | -13.0% |
| 2011 | 8.5% | -20.6% |
| 2012 | 8.3% | -2.4% |
| 2013 | 9.0% | +8.4% |
| 2014 | 11.5% | +27.8% |
| 2015 | 11.1% | -3.5% |
| 2016 | 11.4% | +2.7% |
| 2017 | 11.3% | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 10.1% | -10.6% |
| 2019 | 14.2% | +40.6% |
| 2020 | 14.8% | +4.2% |
| 2021 | 13.5% | -8.8% |
| 2022 | 12.2% | -9.6% |
| 2023 | 11.3% | -7.4% |
| 2024 | 9.7% | -14.2% |
| 2025 | 8.5% | -12.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 11.2% | 10.5% | 12.3% | 4 |
| 2010s | 10.6% | 8.3% | 14.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.7% | 8.5% | 14.8% | 6 |
More work & labour data for Ankara
- Labour market - FUAs — Labour force 2.23 million Persons (2024)
- Labour market - FUAs — Employment 2.02 million Persons (2024)
- Employment rates by NUTS 2 region 51.5% (2025)
- Employment rates by educational attainment level, citizenship and 55.5% (2025)
- Employed persons by professional status and NUTS 2 region 2,331 Thousand persons (2025)
- Employed persons by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region 2,331 Thousand persons (2025)
- Persons in full-time/part-time employment by professional status and 2,331 Thousand persons (2025)
- Employment rates by educational attainment level, country of birth 55.5% (2025)
- Average actual weekly hours worked in the main job of persons who 41.7 Hour (2025)
- Employed persons by job tenure and NUTS 2 region 2,331 Thousand persons (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is unemployment rates by country of birth and nuts 2 region in Ankara?
- Unemployment rates by country of birth and nuts 2 region in Ankara was 8.5% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest unemployment rates by country of birth and nuts 2 region recorded in Ankara?
- The highest recorded value was 14.8% in 2020.
- What is the lowest unemployment rates by country of birth and nuts 2 region recorded in Ankara?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.3% in 2012.
- How does Ankara rank for unemployment rates by country of birth and nuts 2 region?
- Ankara ranks 76th out of 436 regions with data for 2025.
- Is unemployment rates by country of birth and nuts 2 region rising or falling in Ankara?
- Over the last ten years it is down 23.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ankara data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Unemployment rates by country of birth and NUTS 2 region. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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