Economy
The World Bank — World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0) · updated 2025-12-31
Turkiye's youth unemployment rate stands at 16.04% as of 2025-12-31, down from 16.29% in 2024. Historical data runs from 1991 to 2025 (35 observations).
In 2025, Turkiye's youth unemployment rate was 16.04%, down from 16.29% in 2024.
In 2024, Turkiye's youth unemployment rate was 16.29%, down from 17.31% in 2023.
In 2023, Turkiye's youth unemployment rate was 17.31%, down from 19.29% in 2022.
In 2022, Turkiye's youth unemployment rate was 19.29%, down from 22.36% in 2021.
In 2021, Turkiye's youth unemployment rate was 22.36%, down from 24.92% in 2020.
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 16.04% | -0.245% |
| 2024 | 16.29% | -1.02% |
| 2023 | 17.31% | -1.98% |
| 2022 | 19.29% | -3.07% |
| 2021 | 22.36% | -2.56% |
| 2020 | 24.92% | -0.12% |
| 2019 | 25.04% | +5.03% |
| 2018 | 20.01% | -0.458% |
| 2017 | 20.47% | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 19.37% | +1.07% |
| 2015 | 18.3% | +0.601% |
| 2014 | 17.7% | -0.744% |
| 2013 | 18.44% | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 17.34% | -0.866% |
| 2011 | 18.21% | -3.37% |
| 2010 | 21.58% | -3.52% |
| 2009 | 25.09% | +4.79% |
| 2008 | 20.3% | +0.497% |
| 2007 | 19.81% | +0.917% |
| 2006 | 18.89% | -0.795% |
| 2005 | 19.69% | -0.648% |
| 2004 | 20.33% | +0.08% |
| 2003 | 20.25% | +1.31% |
| 2002 | 18.94% | +2.9% |
| 2001 | 16.05% | +3.1% |
| 2000 | 12.94% | -1.98% |
| 1999 | 14.93% | +0.816% |
| 1998 | 14.11% | -0.211% |
| 1997 | 14.32% | +0.829% |
| 1996 | 13.49% | -2.05% |
| 1995 | 15.54% | -0.483% |
| 1994 | 16.02% | -1.69% |
| 1993 | 17.72% | +1.47% |
| 1992 | 16.25% | +1.01% |
| 1991 | 15.24% | — |
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Turkiye's youth unemployment rate is 16.04% as of 2025-12-31, compared with 16.29% in 2024. The World Bank — World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)
The highest recorded value is 25.09% (2009); the lowest is 12.94% (2000), across data from 1991 to 2025.
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