Youth employment rate by country of birth in Türkiye
Türkiye: Youth employment rate by country of birth was 29.0% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Youth employment rate by country of birth in Türkiye, 2006–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
In 2025, youth employment rate by country of birth in Türkiye stood at 29.0%. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.6% on the previous year and up 23.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, youth employment rate by country of birth in Türkiye peaked at 29.0% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 18.6%, in 2020.
That places Türkiye 8th out of 45 countries 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.
Youth employment rate by country of birth in Türkiye, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 22.0% | — |
| 2007 | 21.6% | -1.8% |
| 2008 | 21.9% | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 21.0% | -4.1% |
| 2010 | 21.6% | +2.9% |
| 2011 | 22.4% | +3.7% |
| 2012 | 21.6% | -3.6% |
| 2013 | 21.9% | +1.4% |
| 2014 | 23.3% | +6.4% |
| 2015 | 23.4% | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 23.6% | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 23.7% | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 24.1% | +1.7% |
| 2019 | 22.8% | -5.4% |
| 2020 | 18.6% | -18.4% |
| 2021 | 20.3% | +9.1% |
| 2022 | 22.6% | +11.3% |
| 2023 | 25.1% | +11.1% |
| 2024 | 28.0% | +11.6% |
| 2025 | 29.0% | +3.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 21.6% | 21.0% | 22.0% | 4 |
| 2010s | 22.8% | 21.6% | 24.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 23.9% | 18.6% | 29.0% | 6 |
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More work & labour data for Türkiye
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual -1 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -0.9895 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -1.01 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -1.52 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 0.4636 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 82,192 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 13,435 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 32,750 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 32,589 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 65,338 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is youth employment rate by country of birth in Türkiye?
- Youth employment rate by country of birth in Türkiye was 29.0% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest youth employment rate by country of birth recorded in Türkiye?
- The highest recorded value was 29.0% in 2025.
- What is the lowest youth employment rate by country of birth recorded in Türkiye?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.6% in 2020.
- How does Türkiye rank for youth employment rate by country of birth?
- Türkiye ranks 8th out of 45 countries with data for 2025.
- Is youth employment rate by country of birth rising or falling in Türkiye?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.9%. 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 Youth employment rate by country of birth. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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