Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) in Turkey
Turkey: Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) was 170.9% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) in Turkey, 1991–2025
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators database. Estimates are based on data obtained from International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT at https://ilostat.ilo.org/data/.
Analysis
The most recent figure for ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) in Turkey is 170.9%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 26.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) in Turkey peaked at 170.9% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 68.7%, in 1991.
That places Turkey 23rd out of 187 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) in Turkey, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 68.7% | — |
| 1992 | 77.4% | +12.7% |
| 1993 | 87.4% | +12.9% |
| 1994 | 78.2% | -10.5% |
| 1995 | 79.3% | +1.4% |
| 1996 | 77.0% | -3.0% |
| 1997 | 109.4% | +42.1% |
| 1998 | 87.7% | -19.9% |
| 1999 | 91.4% | +4.3% |
| 2000 | 88.5% | -3.2% |
| 2001 | 85.5% | -3.4% |
| 2002 | 85.3% | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 89.5% | +4.9% |
| 2004 | 102.4% | +14.4% |
| 2005 | 106.6% | +4.2% |
| 2006 | 114.4% | +7.3% |
| 2007 | 107.7% | -5.9% |
| 2008 | 106.7% | -0.9% |
| 2009 | 99.7% | -6.5% |
| 2010 | 110.8% | +11.1% |
| 2011 | 122.4% | +10.5% |
| 2012 | 123.0% | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 130.0% | +5.7% |
| 2014 | 123.2% | -5.2% |
| 2015 | 134.8% | +9.4% |
| 2016 | 136.7% | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 146.4% | +7.0% |
| 2018 | 143.5% | -2.0% |
| 2019 | 135.9% | -5.3% |
| 2020 | 133.2% | -1.9% |
| 2021 | 147.3% | +10.6% |
| 2022 | 155.0% | +5.2% |
| 2023 | 162.8% | +5.0% |
| 2024 | 170.4% | +4.7% |
| 2025 | 170.9% | +0.3% |
Turkey compared with similar countries
- Turkey's 170.9% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 125.3%, 1.4× the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Turkey's 170.9% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 99.0%, 1.7× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 84.0% | 68.7% | 109.4% | 9 |
| 2000s | 98.6% | 85.3% | 114.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 130.7% | 110.8% | 146.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 156.6% | 133.2% | 170.9% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Turkey
More gender data for Turkey
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 16,631 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -2.16 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 72,396 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 72,396 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 0.8922 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 508,403 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 533,517 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 509,261 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 534,655 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 511,701 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) in Turkey?
- Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) in Turkey was 170.9% in 2025, according to World Bank, World Development Indicators database. Estimates are based on data obtained from International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT at https://ilostat.ilo.org/data/.
- What is the highest ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) recorded in Turkey?
- The highest recorded value was 170.9% in 2025.
- What is the lowest ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) recorded in Turkey?
- The lowest recorded value was 68.7% in 1991.
- How does Turkey rank for ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24)?
- Turkey ranks 23rd out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) rising or falling in Turkey?
- Over the last ten years it is up 26.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Turkey data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank, World Development Indicators database. Estimates are based on data obtained from International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT at https://ilostat.ilo.org/data/, published as part of Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Ratio of female to male youth unemployment is the percentage of female to male youth unemployment rates.