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Youth unemployment rate, ages 15 to 24 in Türkiye

The youth unemployment rate in Türkiye was 15.4% in 2025. The value for 2025 is the lowest in the series, which starts in 2009. The source marks a break in the series within this span, so values before and after it may not be fully comparable.

Measure: Youth unemployment rate, ages 15 to 24 Unit: % of the labour force aged 15 to 24 Data: 2009 to 2025 Source: Eurostat
Türkiye, 2025 15.4% % of the labour force aged 15 to 24
Change from 2024 −1.0percentage points 2024: 16.4%
European Union, 2025 15.2% Official aggregate
Median of OECD (38 countries), 2025 14.5% Middle value of 26 countries
Position in 2025 16th of 34 See the full ranking

Youth unemployment rate, ages 15 to 24 in Türkiye over time

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% of the labour force aged 15 to 24. Source: Eurostat. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Youth unemployment rate, ages 15 to 24 (% of the labour force aged 15 to 24), 2009 to 2025
Period TürkiyeEuropean Union
2025 15.4% 15.2%
2024 16.4% 15.0%
2023 17.5% 14.6%
2022 19.5% 14.6%
2021 22.7%b (break in time series) 16.7%
2020 25.1% 17.6%
2019 25.2% 15.7%
2018 20.2% 16.7%
2017 20.5% 18.6%
2016 19.5% 20.7%
2015 18.5% 22.4%
2014 17.8%b (break in time series) 24.1%
2013 16.9% 25.2%
2012 15.7% 24.4%
2011 16.7% 22.5%
2010 19.7% 22.4%
2009 22.8% 21.2%

Flags: b break in time series . A dash means no value was published.

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In short

  • That is a change of −1.0 percentage points from 16.4% in 2024.
  • Since 2015, when it was 18.5%, the figure has changed by −3.1 percentage points. The source marks a break in the series during this period, so part of the change may come from a change in method.
  • Among the 34 countries with data for 2025, Türkiye has the 16th highest value.
  • The figure for the European Union in 2025 was 15.2%.

More for Türkiye

All statistics for Türkiye
Unemployment rate, ages 15 to 74 8.4% 2025 · Eurostat NEET rate, ages 15 to 29 26.3% 2025 · Eurostat ILO estimate of youth unemployment 16.0% 2025 · ILOSTAT Long-term unemployment rate 1.5% 2025 · Eurostat Employment rate, ages 20 to 64 58.1% 2025 · Eurostat Employment rate of women, ages 20 to 64 39.1% 2025 · Eurostat

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Eurostat
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Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union
Dataset or series code
une_rt_a · dataset details · view at source
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freq=A age=Y15-24 unit=PC_ACT
Observation period
2009 to 2025 for Türkiye
Provider update
6 November 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
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Eurostat reuse policy (attribution)
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Source: Eurostat