Male unemployment — all countries

Male unemployment — Turkmenistan

Male unemployment in Turkmenistan in 2025 — 5.86%. Ranked 113 in the world out of 182. Since 1991, the indicator has risen by 3.9 pp.

2025 5.86% +0.38 pp vs 2024
World rank 113of 182
Period maximum 17.88%1999
Period minimum 1.96%1991

Trend over time

1991–2025 · % of male labor force

Male unemployment — Turkmenistan, 1991–20250510152019911995199920032007201120152019202320251991: 1.96%1992: 2.11%1993: 2.11%1994: 6.63%1995: 11.73%1996: 14.54%1997: 15.57%1998: 17.24%1999: 17.88%2000: 16.51%2001: 15.33%2002: 14.27%2003: 13.07%2004: 11.84%2005: 10.52%2006: 9.25%2007: 8%2008: 6.78%2009: 5.59%2010: 5.46%2011: 5.46%2012: 5.45%2013: 5.44%2014: 5.46%2015: 5.48%2016: 5.49%2017: 5.51%2018: 5.51%2019: 5.51%2020: 6.18%2021: 6.1%2022: 5.48%2023: 5.47%2024: 5.48%2025: 5.86%
Change over the period: +3.9 pp Annual average: 0.11 pp

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Turkmenistan

Turkmenistan 5.86%
World 4.69%
Central Asia computed 4.21%
Male unemployment — Turkmenistan, by year Turkmenistan All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 5.86 +0.38 pp
2024 5.48 +0.01 pp
2023 5.47 −0.01 pp
2022 5.48 −0.62 pp
2021 6.1 −0.07 pp
2020 6.18 +0.67 pp
2019 5.51 +0 pp
2018 5.51 +0 pp
2017 5.51 +0.01 pp
2016 5.49 +0.01 pp
2015 5.48 +0.02 pp
2014 5.46 +0.02 pp
2013 5.44 −0 pp
2012 5.45 −0.01 pp
2011 5.46 −0 pp
2010 5.46 −0.13 pp
2009 5.59 −1.19 pp
2008 6.78 −1.22 pp
2007 8 −1.25 pp
2006 9.25 −1.27 pp
2005 10.52 −1.32 pp
2004 11.84 −1.23 pp
2003 13.07 −1.2 pp
2002 14.27 −1.06 pp
2001 15.33 −1.18 pp
2000 16.51 −1.38 pp
1999 17.88 +0.64 pp
1998 17.24 +1.67 pp
1997 15.57 +1.04 pp
1996 14.54 +2.81 pp
1995 11.73 +5.1 pp
1994 6.63 +4.52 pp
1993 2.11 +0 pp
1992 2.11 +0.15 pp
1991 1.96

Central Asia, 2025

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

About the indicator

The share of the male labor force that is unemployed. The gap between the sexes shows up only when this series is compared with the female one, and it is not universal — in Southern Europe and Latin America female unemployment is markedly higher, while in a number of countries of Eastern Europe and Africa male unemployment is higher, because men work in industries sensitive to a downturn.

Important: The denominator is the male labor force, not the whole male population: men who neither work nor look for work are not in it.

Source: ILOSTAT (ILO), license CC BY 4.0.