Unemployment rate (annual) in Turkey

International Monetary Fund · Annual · Importance

IMF forecast (WEO): 2026: 8.3% 2027: 8.7% 2028: 9.1% 2029: 9.1% 2030: 9.1% 2031: 9.1%

7.2% (1999) ANUAL · % · Annual · CSV

Period	%
Jan 1999	7.2%
Jan 1998	6.4%
Jan 1997	6.3%
Jan 1996	6.1%
Jan 1995	7.1%
Jan 1994	8.0%
Jan 1993	8.4%
Jan 1992	7.9%
Jan 1991	7.7%
Jan 1990	8.0%

About this indicator

Source

International Monetary Fund

Frequency

Annual

Release

Published annually, covering the full year and subject to revision.

What it is

Measures the share of Turkey's labour force that is without a job but available for and actively seeking work. Published by the Turkish Statistical Institute (TurkStat) and the main gauge of the country's labour market.

How it's calculated

Compiled from TurkStat's household Labour Force Survey using the ILO definition. It is the ratio of the unemployed to the total labour force, expressed as a percentage.

Market implications

Reflects the Turkish economy's ability to create jobs against a backdrop of high inflation and tight monetary policy. A lower jobless rate points to resilient domestic demand and wage pressure, factors the Central Bank of the Republic of Türkiye watches when setting rates and which move the lira.

Limitations

It does not capture Turkey's large informal employment or underemployment, so it can understate the real slack in the labour market. It is sensitive to seasonality and to discouraged workers who stop searching, and is subject to sampling error and revisions.