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Unemployment rate
Turkiye — 36 years of data
Historical Values
| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 1990 | 15.8% (1988) |
| 1991 | 10.4% (1990 est.) |
| 1992 | 11.1% (1991 est.) |
| 1993 | 11.1% (1992 est.) |
| 1994 | 12.2% (1993) |
| 1995 | 12.6% (1994) |
| 1996 | 10.2% (1995 est.) |
| 1997 | 6.3% (April 1996); another 6.3% officially considered underemployed |
| 1998 | 5.9% another 5.1% officially considered underemployed (April 1997) |
| 1999 | 10% (1998 est.) |
| 2000 | 7.3% plus underemployment of 6.9% (April 1999 est.) |
| 2001 | 5.6% (plus underemployment of 5.6%) (2000 est.) |
| 2002 | 10.8% (plus underemployment of 6.1%) (2002 est.) |
| 2003 | 10.8% (plus underemployment of 6.1%) (2002 est.) |
| 2004 | 10.5% (plus underemployment of 6.1%) (2003 est.) |
| 2005 | 9.3% (plus underemployment of 4.0%) (2004 est.) |
| 2006 | 10.2% plus underemployment of 4% (2005 est.) |
| 2007 | 10.2% plus underemployment of 4% (2006 est.) |
| 2008 | 9.9% plus underemployment of 4% (2007 est.) |
| 2009 | 11% (2008 est.) country comparison to the world: 130 9.9% (2007 est.) note: underemployment amounted to 4% in 2008 |
| 2010 | 12.4% (2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 131 14.1% (2009 est.) note: underemployment amounted to 4% in 2008 |
| 2011 | 12% (2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 128 14.1% (2009 est.) note: underemployment amounted to 4% in 2008 |
| 2012 | 9% (2012 est.) country comparison to the world: 103 9.8% (2011 est.) note: underemployment amounted to 4% in 2008 |
| 2013 | 9.2% (2012 est.) country comparison to the world: 103 9.8% (2011 est.) note: underemployment amounted to 4% in 2008 |
| 2014 | 9.3% (2013 est.) country comparison to the world: 101 9.2% (2012 est.) |
| 2015 | 9.9% (2014 est.) | 9.1% (2013 est.) | country comparison to the world: 106 |
| 2016 | 10.3% (2015 est.) | 10% (2014 est.) | country comparison to the world: 119 |
| 2017 | 10.9% (2016 est.) | 10.3% (2015 est.) | country comparison to the world: 137 |
| 2018 | 10.9% (2017 est.) | 10.9% (2016 est.) |
| 2019 | 10.9% (2017 est.) | 10.9% (2016 est.) |
| 2020 | 13.68% (2019 est.) | 11% (2018 est.) |
| 2021 | 13.68% (2019 est.) 11% (2018 est.) |
| 2022 | 13.68% (2019 est.) 11% (2018 est.) |
| 2023 | 13.39% (2021 est.) 13.11% (2020 est.) 13.67% (2019 est.) |
| 2024 | 9.41% (2023 est.) 10.43% (2022 est.) 11.97% (2021 est.) note: % of labor force seeking employment |
| 2025 | 8.5% (2024 est.) 9.4% (2023 est.) 10.5% (2022 est.) note: % of labor force seeking employment |