Turkey Youth Unemployment Rate 1991-2024

Youth unemployment refers to the share of the labor force ages 15-24 without work but available for and seeking employment.
  • Turkey youth unemployment rate for 2023 was 17.61%, a 1.65% decline from 2022.
  • Turkey youth unemployment rate for 2022 was 19.26%, a 3.09% decline from 2021.
  • Turkey youth unemployment rate for 2021 was 22.34%, a 2.54% decline from 2020.
  • Turkey youth unemployment rate for 2020 was 24.88%, a 0.1% decline from 2019.
Data Source: World Bank

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Country Name % of Total Labor Force Ages 15-24
Libya 49.44%
South Africa 49.14%
Botswana 45.41%
St. Vincent and the Grenadines 42.31%
Jordan 40.80%
Namibia 38.03%
Gabon 36.53%
Iraq 32.23%
Algeria 30.78%
North Macedonia 28.57%
Albania 28.25%
St. Lucia 28.15%
Montenegro 27.93%
Bosnia 26.52%
Guyana 25.87%
Suriname 25.29%
Serbia 24.31%
Costa Rica 24.10%
Lebanon 23.74%
Iran 22.79%
Romania 21.30%
Mauritius 20.87%
Samoa 19.76%
Colombia 19.27%
Armenia 18.96%
Brazil 17.90%
Turkey 17.61%
Belize 17.41%
Equatorial Guinea 16.35%
China 15.72%
Fiji 15.24%
Maldives 14.93%
Jamaica 13.84%
Azerbaijan 13.55%
Paraguay 13.03%
Russia 12.70%
Malaysia 12.49%
Bulgaria 11.99%
Dominican Republic 11.75%
Venezuela 10.77%
Belarus 10.23%
Turkmenistan 9.06%
Peru 8.80%
Ecuador 7.21%
Tonga 6.70%
Mexico 6.11%
Guatemala 5.87%
Thailand 5.31%
Kazakhstan 3.82%
Cuba 2.99%
Turkey Youth Unemployment Rate - Historical Data
Year % of Total Labor Force Ages 15-24 Annual Change
2023 17.61% -1.65%
2022 19.26% -3.09%
2021 22.34% -2.54%
2020 24.88% -0.10%
2019 24.98% 5.04%
2018 19.94% -0.42%
2017 20.36% 1.10%
2016 19.26% 1.07%
2015 18.20% 0.64%
2014 17.56% -0.74%
2013 18.30% 1.10%
2012 17.20% -0.84%
2011 18.04% -3.35%
2010 21.39% -3.50%
2009 24.89% 4.78%
2008 20.11% 0.47%
2007 19.64% 0.87%
2006 18.77% -0.77%
2005 19.54% -0.68%
2004 20.22% 0.04%
2003 20.19% 1.28%
2002 18.91% 2.88%
2001 16.03% 3.10%
2000 12.93% -1.98%
1999 14.91% 0.81%
1998 14.10% -0.21%
1997 14.31% 0.82%
1996 13.48% -2.06%
1995 15.55% -0.50%
1994 16.04% -1.65%
1993 17.69% 1.51%
1992 16.18% 1.00%
1991 15.19% 1.00%