Youth long-term unemployment rate (12 months or more) in Türkiye
Türkiye: Youth long-term unemployment rate (12 months or more) was 0.5 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Youth long-term unemployment rate in Türkiye, 2006–2025
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
Türkiye recorded 0.5 for youth long-term unemployment rate in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 20 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 16.7% on the previous year and down 70.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, youth long-term unemployment rate in Türkiye peaked at 3.6 in 2009 and was at its lowest, 0.5, in 2025.
That places Türkiye 31st out of 33 countries 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) in Türkiye, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 3.3 | — |
| 2007 | 3.3 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 3.5 | +6.1% |
| 2009 | 3.6 | +2.9% |
| 2010 | 3 | -16.7% |
| 2011 | 1.8 | -40.0% |
| 2012 | 1.9 | +5.6% |
| 2013 | 1.9 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 1.7 | -10.5% |
| 2015 | 1.7 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 1.7 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 1.8 | +5.9% |
| 2018 | 2.2 | +22.2% |
| 2019 | 2.5 | +13.6% |
| 2020 | 3 | +20.0% |
| 2021 | 2.8 | -6.7% |
| 2022 | 1.2 | -57.1% |
| 2023 | 0.9 | -25.0% |
| 2024 | 0.6 | -33.3% |
| 2025 | 0.5 | -16.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.42 | 3.3 | 3.6 | 4 |
| 2010s | 2.02 | 1.7 | 3 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.5 | 0.5 | 3 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Türkiye
- 28 France 1.6 compare
- 29 Switzerland 1.4 compare
- 30 Germany 1.2 compare
- 32 Netherlands 0.4 compare
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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 long-term unemployment rate in Türkiye?
- Youth long-term unemployment rate in Türkiye was 0.5 in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest youth long-term unemployment rate recorded in Türkiye?
- The highest recorded value was 3.6 in 2009.
- What is the lowest youth long-term unemployment rate recorded in Türkiye?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5 in 2025.
- How does Türkiye rank for youth long-term unemployment rate?
- Türkiye ranks 31st out of 33 countries with data for 2025.
- Is youth long-term unemployment rate rising or falling in Türkiye?
- Over the last ten years it is down 70.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Türkiye data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Youth long-term unemployment rate (12 months or more). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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