Youth long-term unemployment rate in Türkiye
Türkiye: Youth long-term unemployment rate was 0.5% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Youth long-term unemployment rate in Türkiye, 2006–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
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 29th out of 31 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 in Türkiye, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 3.3% | — |
| 2007 | 3.3% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 3.5% | +6.1% |
| 2009 | 3.6% | +2.9% |
| 2010 | 3.0% | -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 | 3.0% | +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 | 3.4% | 3.3% | 3.6% | 4 |
| 2010s | 2.0% | 1.7% | 3.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.5% | 0.5% | 3.0% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Türkiye
- 26 France 1.6% compare
- 27 Switzerland 1.4% compare
- 28 Germany 1.2% compare
- 30 Netherlands 0.4% compare
- 30 Netherlands 0.4% compare
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 29th out of 31 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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