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Türkiye - Unemployment Rate 2019

Unemployment as % of total labor force · World Bank
13.73% +2.83pp from 2018 Global rank: 166th

Türkiye's unemployment rate was 13.73% in 2019, increased +2.83pp from 10.96% in 2018. This was the 166th highest globally.

Global Ranking - 2019
Unemployment Rate by Country - 2019
RankCountryValueYoY
1st Qatar 0.10% -9.1%
2nd Cambodia 0.12% -7.8%
3rd Myanmar 0.41% -46.9%
4th Niger 0.53% -0.9%
5th Thailand 0.72% -34.9%
6th Solomon Islands 0.75% 3.3%
7th Burundi 1.04% -9.1%
8th Chad 1.08% -5.1%
9th Benin 1.21% -14.9%
10th Bahrain 1.22% -71.7%
11th Moldova 1.50% -50.8%
12th Viet Nam 1.68% -23.2%
13th Cuba 1.71% 0.3%
14th Macao SAR, China 1.73% -3.9%
15th Tanzania 1.74% -3.2%
16th Czechia 2.02% -7.5%
17th Togo 2.04% -29.8%
18th Oman 2.05% 13.6%
19th Andorra 2.08% 16.9%
20th Tonga 2.17% -3.7%
21st Guatemala 2.19% -3.9%
22nd Kuwait 2.21% 0.5%
23rd Philippines 2.24% -58.0%
24th United Arab Emirates 2.33% 4.2%
25th Japan 2.35% -3.4%
26th Côte d'Ivoire 2.40% -15.8%
27th Guinea-Bissau 2.41% -22.8%
28th Madagascar 2.48% 7.6%
29th Liechtenstein 2.49% -5.0%
30th Lao PDR 2.53% -12.6%
31st Papua New Guinea 2.65% 0.0%
32nd Bhutan 2.72% -20.0%
33rd Senegal 2.86% -17.1%
34th Hong Kong SAR, China 2.92% 3.9%
35th Seychelles 3.00% 0.0%
36th Uganda 3.06% -5.9%
37th Ghana 3.07% -4.3%
38th Liberia 3.07% 0.4%
39th Singapore 3.10% 47.6%
40th Timor-Leste 3.15% -16.4%
41st Germany 3.16% -0.9%
42nd Sierra Leone 3.20% 0.4%
43rd Poland 3.27% -15.1%
44th Mali 3.29% 103.1%
45th Malaysia 3.33% 0.2%
46th Netherlands 3.38% -30.8%
47th Peru 3.38% -49.2%
48th Hungary 3.41% -4.6%
49th Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of 3.44% 0.9%
50th Mexico 3.48% 4.6%
51st Iceland 3.51% 11.9%
52nd Trinidad and Tobago 3.52% -10.2%
53rd Indonesia 3.59% -32.8%
54th Cameroon 3.63% 0.7%
55th United Kingdom 3.66% -10.3%
56th United States 3.67% -5.7%
57th Bolivia, Plurinational State of 3.68% -25.1%
58th Norway 3.68% -4.4%
59th Israel 3.73% -6.3%
60th Korea 3.75% -2.3%
61st Ecuador 3.81% 3.3%
62nd Romania 3.91% -25.5%
63rd Comoros 3.93% -1.2%
64th Turkmenistan 4.04% 0.0%
65th Malta 4.08% 3.1%
66th New Zealand 4.11% -5.0%
67th Bulgaria 4.15% -21.3%
68th Belarus 4.17% -13.7%
69th El Salvador 4.17% -35.8%
70th Switzerland 4.39% 72.5%
71st Slovenia 4.45% -13.2%
72nd Mozambique 4.46% 6.0%
73rd Gambia, The 4.48% 10.5%
74th Burkina Faso 4.49% -4.3%
75th Bangladesh 4.50% 1.5%
76th Russian Federation 4.51% -6.0%
77th Estonia 4.51% -16.0%
78th Austria 4.56% -12.6%
79th China 4.56% -7.5%
80th Maldives 4.56% -8.1%
81st Congo, Democratic Republic of 4.61% -0.6%
82nd Fiji 4.66% 3.6%
83rd Sri Lanka 4.67% 6.1%
84th Kazakhstan 4.80% -1.0%
85th Pakistan 4.83% -16.7%
86th Uzbekistan 4.94% -47.2%
87th Ireland 4.95% -14.8%
88th Malawi 4.96% -1.1%
89th Jamaica 4.99% -45.3%
90th Azerbaijan 5.00% 1.1%
91st Kenya 5.01% 17.0%
92nd Denmark 5.02% 30.3%
93rd Guinea 5.02% 3.8%
94th Australia 5.14% -2.7%
95th Aruba 5.20% -28.8%
96th Nigeria 5.21% -76.9%
97th Belgium 5.36% -10.2%
98th Guam 5.41% -0.8%
99th Vanuatu 5.44% 1.7%
100th Kyrgyz Republic 5.45% -9.3%
101st Nicaragua 5.46% 3.9%
102nd Zambia 5.54% 10.1%
103rd Luxembourg 5.59% 9.4%
104th Saudi Arabia 5.64% -6.5%
105th Canada 5.69% -2.5%
106th Honduras 5.70% 0.9%
107th Slovak Republic 5.76% -11.7%
108th Eritrea 5.81% 1.0%
109th Central African Republic 5.92% 1.6%
110th Channel Islands 6.19% -2.5%
111th Lithuania 6.26% 1.8%
112th Panama 6.26% 5.0%
113th Latvia 6.31% -14.9%
114th Mauritius 6.33% -8.2%
115th Dominican Republic 6.36% 12.4%
116th Portugal 6.42% -10.5%
117th India 6.51% -26.9%
118th Croatia 6.55% -33.5%
119th Paraguay 6.60% 6.1%
120th Brunei Darussalam 6.60% -29.0%
121st European Union 6.68% -7.8%
122nd Finland 6.70% -9.8%
123rd Sweden 6.83% 6.2%
124th Tajikistan 7.03% 0.0%
125th Cyprus 7.16% -14.3%
126th Zimbabwe 7.37% 8.6%
127th Chile 7.49% 1.6%
128th San Marino 7.66% -4.3%
129th Suriname 7.76% -13.8%
130th Egypt, Arab Republic of 7.85% -28.2%
131st Samoa 7.86% -9.1%
132nd Equatorial Guinea 7.92% 1.3%
133rd Ukraine 8.19% -9.0%
134th Puerto Rico (US) 8.30% -9.8%
135th Barbados 8.41% -16.3%
136th France 8.42% -6.8%
137th São Tomé and Principe 8.84% 1.4%
138th Uruguay 8.84% 5.6%
139th Mongolia 9.02% 15.7%
140th Belize 9.05% -3.5%
141st Morocco 9.19% -3.3%
142nd Bahamas, The 9.34% -9.8%
143rd Argentina 9.84% 7.0%
144th Italy 9.88% -6.8%
145th Colombia 10.28% 3.3%
146th Serbia 10.40% -24.0%
147th Mauritania 10.42% 0.0%
148th Nepal 10.48% -1.1%
149th Iran, Islamic Republic of 10.74% -11.4%
150th Costa Rica 10.81% -9.6%
151st New Caledonia 10.88% -7.0%
152nd Afghanistan 11.19% 0.0%
153rd Rwanda 11.24% 4.4%
154th Lebanon 11.30% 5.2%
155th Albania 11.47% -6.8%
156th Georgia 11.57% -39.8%
157th French Polynesia 11.59% -0.1%
158th Sudan 11.70% -40.0%
159th Virgin Islands (US) 11.77% 0.6%
160th Brazil 11.94% -3.5%
161st Cabo Verde 12.12% -0.6%
162nd Algeria 12.30% 4.9%
163rd South Sudan 12.66% -1.5%
164th Guyana 13.17% -3.3%
165th Syrian Arab Republic 13.37% -1.0%
166th Türkiye 13.73% 26.0%
167th Haiti 14.10% 1.2%
168th Iraq 14.10% 4.7%
169th Spain 14.10% -7.5%
170th Montenegro 15.13% -0.4%
171st St. Lucia 15.61% -19.2%
172nd Bosnia and Herzegovina 15.69% -14.7%
173rd Angola 16.50% -0.6%
174th Jordan 16.80% -9.7%
175th Lesotho 16.88% 1.6%
176th Greece 17.05% -11.7%
177th Tunisia 17.15% 10.5%
178th Yemen, Republic of 17.21% -2.2%
179th North Macedonia 17.41% -15.5%
180th Armenia 18.30% -3.7%
181st Somalia, Fed. Rep. 18.83% 0.7%
182nd Libya 19.09% 1.2%
183rd St. Vincent and the Grenadines 19.25% 1.3%
184th Namibia 19.93% 0.3%
185th Botswana 20.09% 2.2%
186th Gabon 20.37% -0.4%
187th Congo, Republic of 20.49% -1.7%
188th West Bank and Gaza 25.34% -3.5%
189th Djibouti 26.26% 0.3%
190th Eswatini 28.22% 6.6%
191st South Africa 28.47% 5.0%

FAQ

What was Türkiye's unemployment rate in 2019?

Türkiye's unemployment rate in 2019 was 13.73%. This ranked 166th globally.

How did Türkiye's unemployment rate change in 2019?

Türkiye's unemployment rate increased by 26.0% in 2019 compared to 2018.

Which country had the highest unemployment rate in 2019?

South Africa had the highest unemployment rate in 2019 at 28.47%.

What is the unemployment rate of Türkiye in 2019?

The unemployment rate of Türkiye in 2019 was 13.73%. This ranked 166th globally.

How does 2019 compare to 2018 for Türkiye's unemployment rate?

Türkiye's unemployment rate went from 10.96% in 2018 to 13.73% in 2019, a 26.0% increase.

HistorySaid - pattern alert

Türkiye matched the Stagflation Risk pattern in 2019. Historically: 307 occurrences, 117 successful (38%). Outcome 24 months later: 19.6%. View full analysis →