Unemployment, youth female (% of female labor force ages 15-24) in Turkey
Turkey: Unemployment, youth female (% of female labor force ages 15-24) was 22.2% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Unemployment, youth female (% of female labor force ages 15-24) in Turkey, 1988–2025
Source: Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
In 2025, unemployment, youth female (% of female labor force ages 15-24) in Turkey stood at 22.2%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.6% on the previous year and down 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment, youth female (% of female labor force ages 15-24) in Turkey peaked at 30.6% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 11.8%, in 2000.
That places Turkey 47th out of 157 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 29 years of available data.
Unemployment, youth female (% of female labor force ages 15-24) in Turkey, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1988 | 16.3% | — |
| 1989 | 15.0% | -8.1% |
| 1990 | 15.0% | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 11.8% | -21.1% |
| 2001 | 14.4% | +21.6% |
| 2002 | 17.1% | +18.7% |
| 2003 | 18.9% | +10.4% |
| 2004 | 20.7% | +9.6% |
| 2005 | 20.5% | -0.7% |
| 2006 | 20.6% | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 20.8% | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 21.2% | +2.2% |
| 2009 | 25.0% | +17.9% |
| 2010 | 23.0% | -8.0% |
| 2011 | 20.7% | -10.0% |
| 2012 | 19.9% | -4.0% |
| 2013 | 21.9% | +10.1% |
| 2014 | 20.4% | -6.7% |
| 2015 | 22.2% | +8.8% |
| 2016 | 23.7% | +6.6% |
| 2017 | 26.1% | +10.2% |
| 2018 | 25.3% | -3.1% |
| 2019 | 30.6% | +20.8% |
| 2020 | 30.3% | -0.9% |
| 2021 | 28.7% | -5.2% |
| 2022 | 25.2% | -12.2% |
| 2023 | 23.2% | -7.9% |
| 2024 | 22.3% | -3.8% |
| 2025 | 22.2% | -0.6% |
Turkey compared with similar countries
- Turkey's 22.2% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 20.6%, 1.1× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Turkey's 22.2% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 14.4%, 1.5× the median. (51 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 15.7% | 15.0% | 16.3% | 2 |
| 1990s | 15.0% | 15.0% | 15.0% | 1 |
| 2000s | 19.1% | 11.8% | 25.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 23.4% | 19.9% | 30.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 25.3% | 22.2% | 30.3% | 6 |
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, youth female (% of female labor force ages 15-24) in Turkey?
- Unemployment, youth female (% of female labor force ages 15-24) in Turkey was 22.2% in 2025, according to Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest unemployment, youth female (% of female labor force ages 15-24) recorded in Turkey?
- The highest recorded value was 30.6% in 2019.
- What is the lowest unemployment, youth female (% of female labor force ages 15-24) recorded in Turkey?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.8% in 2000.
- How does Turkey rank for unemployment, youth female (% of female labor force ages 15-24)?
- Turkey ranks 47th out of 157 countries with data for 2025.
- Is unemployment, youth female (% of female labor force ages 15-24) rising or falling in Turkey?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Turkey data come from?
- The figures come from Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Unemployment, youth female (% of female labor force ages 15-24) (national estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Youth unemployment refers to the share of the labor force ages 15-24 without work but available for and seeking employment. Definitions of labor force and unemployment differ by country.