{"version":1,"asset_type":"statistical_series","data_type":"time_series","slug":"tr-unemployment-rate-ilo","url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/tr-unemployment-rate-ilo","html_url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/tr-unemployment-rate-ilo/","title":"Turkey Unemployment Rate (ILO, % of Labor Force) (2025)","description":"Turkey's Unemployment Rate (ILO, % of Labor Force): 8.5 % of labor force (ILO methodology) in 2025, -0.3pp YoY. World Bank (SL.UEM.TOTL.ZS), 1991–2025.","domain":"labor","category":"Labour & Employment","keywords":["Labour & Employment","World Bank","Turkey","2025"],"publisher":"World Bank","frequency":"Annual","geography":"Turkey","temporal_coverage":"1991/2025","unit":"% of labor force (ILO methodology)","last_updated":"2026-07-25","last_updated_text":"25 July 2026","data_as_of":"2025","variable_measured":"Turkey Unemployment Rate (ILO, % of Labor Force)","license":"https://apiardata.com/data-license","is_accessible_for_free":true,"sources":[{"name":"World Bank","url":"https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SL.UEM.TOTL.ZS?locations=TR"}],"meta":[{"label":"Frequency","value":"Annual"},{"label":"Coverage","value":"1991–2025"},{"label":"Observations","value":"35"},{"label":"Geography","value":"Turkey"},{"label":"Last updated","value":"25 July 2026"}],"kpis":[{"label":"Turkey (2025)","value":"8.5","unit":"% of labor force (ILO methodology)","trend":{"direction":"down","value":"-0.3pp YoY"}},{"label":"YoY Change","value":"-0.3pp","unit":"percentage points"},{"label":"Trend","value":"down","unit":""},{"label":"Series length","value":"35","unit":"years of data"}],"series":[{"key":"value","label":"Turkey Unemployment Rate (ILO, % of Labor Force)"}],"observation_count":35,"observations":[{"period":"1991","value":8.21},{"period":"1992","value":8.509},{"period":"1993","value":8.962},{"period":"1994","value":8.577},{"period":"1995","value":7.644},{"period":"1996","value":6.629},{"period":"1997","value":6.841},{"period":"1998","value":6.888},{"period":"1999","value":7.687},{"period":"2000","value":6.495},{"period":"2001","value":8.381},{"period":"2002","value":10.358},{"period":"2003","value":10.542},{"period":"2004","value":10.838},{"period":"2005","value":10.636},{"period":"2006","value":10.227},{"period":"2007","value":10.285},{"period":"2008","value":10.965},{"period":"2009","value":14.026},{"period":"2010","value":11.879},{"period":"2011","value":9.789},{"period":"2012","value":9.21},{"period":"2013","value":9.713},{"period":"2014","value":9.901},{"period":"2015","value":10.304},{"period":"2016","value":10.899},{"period":"2017","value":10.919},{"period":"2018","value":10.956},{"period":"2019","value":13.73},{"period":"2020","value":13.148},{"period":"2021","value":11.969},{"period":"2022","value":10.465},{"period":"2023","value":9.388},{"period":"2024","value":8.8},{"period":"2025","value":8.52}],"table":{"columns":[{"key":"year","label":"Year"},{"key":"value","label":"% of labor force (ILO methodology)"},{"key":"yoyChange","label":"YoY Change"}],"rows":[{"year":"2025","value":"8.5","yoyChange":"-0.3pp"},{"year":"2024","value":"8.8","yoyChange":"-0.6pp"},{"year":"2023","value":"9.4","yoyChange":"-1.1pp"},{"year":"2022","value":"10.5","yoyChange":"-1.5pp"},{"year":"2021","value":"12.0","yoyChange":"-1.1pp"},{"year":"2020","value":"13.1","yoyChange":"-0.6pp"},{"year":"2019","value":"13.7","yoyChange":"+2.7pp"},{"year":"2018","value":"11.0","yoyChange":"+0.1pp"},{"year":"2017","value":"10.9","yoyChange":"unchanged"},{"year":"2016","value":"10.9","yoyChange":"+0.6pp"},{"year":"2015","value":"10.3","yoyChange":"+0.4pp"},{"year":"2014","value":"9.9","yoyChange":"+0.2pp"},{"year":"2013","value":"9.7","yoyChange":"+0.5pp"},{"year":"2012","value":"9.2","yoyChange":"-0.6pp"},{"year":"2011","value":"9.8","yoyChange":"-2.1pp"},{"year":"2010","value":"11.9","yoyChange":"-2.1pp"},{"year":"2009","value":"14.0","yoyChange":"+3pp"},{"year":"2008","value":"11.0","yoyChange":"+0.7pp"},{"year":"2007","value":"10.3","yoyChange":"+0.1pp"},{"year":"2006","value":"10.2","yoyChange":"-0.4pp"}]},"qa":[{"question":"What does this indicator measure?","answer":"This page tracks the unemployment rate (ILO methodology) in Turkey from 1990 to present. ILO-consistent unemployment allows direct cross-country comparison of labour market slack on a standardised basis. It is published by World Bank and updated annually."},{"question":"How current is this data?","answer":"The most recent observation covers 2025. World Bank typically publishes this series with a lag of several months after the reference period. The series runs 1991–2025 (35 observations)."},{"question":"What is the long-term trend?","answer":"The series peaked at 14 % of labor force (ILO methodology) in 2009 and reached its lowest recorded value of 6.5 in 2000. The latest reading of 8.5 in 2025 represents a change of -0.3pp."}]}