Youth long-term unemployment rate (12 months or more) by NUTS 2 region in İstanbul
İstanbul: Youth long-term unemployment rate (12 months or more) by NUTS 2 region was 1.5% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Youth long-term unemployment rate (12 months or more) by NUTS 2 region in İstanbul, 2006–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
In 2025, youth long-term unemployment rate (12 months or more) by nuts 2 region in İstanbul stood at 1.5%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 7.1% on the previous year and down 37.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, youth long-term unemployment rate (12 months or more) by nuts 2 region in İstanbul peaked at 4.6% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 1.4%, in 2024.
That places İstanbul 287th out of 361 regions with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 20 years of available data.
Youth long-term unemployment rate (12 months or more) by NUTS 2 region in İstanbul, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 3.2% | — |
| 2007 | 2.1% | -34.4% |
| 2008 | 2.3% | +9.5% |
| 2009 | 4.4% | +91.3% |
| 2010 | 4.6% | +4.5% |
| 2011 | 2.9% | -37.0% |
| 2012 | 3.1% | +6.9% |
| 2013 | 2.7% | -12.9% |
| 2014 | 2.2% | -18.5% |
| 2015 | 2.4% | +9.1% |
| 2016 | 3.0% | +25.0% |
| 2017 | 2.7% | -10.0% |
| 2018 | 2.1% | -22.2% |
| 2019 | 2.7% | +28.6% |
| 2020 | 3.6% | +33.3% |
| 2021 | 4.5% | +25.0% |
| 2022 | 2.4% | -46.7% |
| 2023 | 1.6% | -33.3% |
| 2024 | 1.4% | -12.5% |
| 2025 | 1.5% | +7.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.0% | 2.1% | 4.4% | 4 |
| 2010s | 2.8% | 2.1% | 4.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.5% | 1.4% | 4.5% | 6 |
More work & labour data for İstanbul
- Employment rates by NUTS 2 region 53.7% (2025)
- Population in private households by citizenship, labour status and 12,058 Thousand persons (2025)
- Population in private households by country of birth, labour status 12,058 Thousand persons (2025)
- Employed persons by NUTS 2 region 6,479 Thousand persons (2025)
- Employment rates by educational attainment level, country of birth 56.8% (2025)
- Employed persons by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region 6,479 Thousand persons (2025)
- Employed persons by job tenure and NUTS 2 region 6,479 Thousand persons (2025)
- Average actual weekly hours worked in the main job of persons who 42.7 Hour (2025)
- Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level 62.4% (2025)
- Employed persons by professional status and NUTS 2 region 6,479 Thousand persons (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is youth long-term unemployment rate (12 months or more) by nuts 2 region in İstanbul?
- Youth long-term unemployment rate (12 months or more) by nuts 2 region in İstanbul was 1.5% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest youth long-term unemployment rate (12 months or more) by nuts 2 region recorded in İstanbul?
- The highest recorded value was 4.6% in 2010.
- What is the lowest youth long-term unemployment rate (12 months or more) by nuts 2 region recorded in İstanbul?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.4% in 2024.
- How does İstanbul rank for youth long-term unemployment rate (12 months or more) by nuts 2 region?
- İstanbul ranks 287th out of 361 regions with data for 2025.
- Is youth long-term unemployment rate (12 months or more) by nuts 2 region rising or falling in İstanbul?
- Over the last ten years it is down 37.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this İstanbul data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Youth long-term unemployment rate (12 months or more) by NUTS 2 region. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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