Youth unemployment — all countries

Youth unemployment — Turkmenistan

Youth unemployment in Turkmenistan in 2025 — 10.02%. Ranked 72 in the world out of 182. Since 1991, the indicator has risen by 7.27 pp.

2025 10.02% +0.69 pp vs 2024
World rank 72of 182
Period maximum 24.58%1999
Period minimum 2.75%1991

Trend over time

1991–2025 · % of labor force aged 15–24

Youth unemployment — Turkmenistan, 1991–2025010203019911995199920032007201120152019202320251991: 2.75%1992: 2.95%1993: 2.96%1994: 9.07%1995: 15.83%1996: 19.61%1997: 20.96%1998: 23.33%1999: 24.58%2000: 22.39%2001: 21.23%2002: 19.76%2003: 17.97%2004: 16.49%2005: 14.51%2006: 12.68%2007: 10.81%2008: 9.55%2009: 8.32%2010: 8.43%2011: 8.53%2012: 8.89%2013: 8.93%2014: 9.07%2015: 8.92%2016: 8.79%2017: 8.56%2018: 8.45%2019: 8.48%2020: 10.16%2021: 10.23%2022: 9.11%2023: 9.2%2024: 9.34%2025: 10.02%
Change over the period: +7.27 pp Annual average: 0.21 pp

Comparison, 2025

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

Turkmenistan 10.02%
World 13.41%
Central Asia computed 8.93%
Youth unemployment — Turkmenistan, by year Turkmenistan All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 10.02 +0.69 pp
2024 9.34 +0.14 pp
2023 9.2 +0.09 pp
2022 9.11 −1.12 pp
2021 10.23 +0.07 pp
2020 10.16 +1.67 pp
2019 8.48 +0.03 pp
2018 8.45 −0.11 pp
2017 8.56 −0.23 pp
2016 8.79 −0.13 pp
2015 8.92 −0.15 pp
2014 9.07 +0.13 pp
2013 8.93 +0.04 pp
2012 8.89 +0.36 pp
2011 8.53 +0.1 pp
2010 8.43 +0.11 pp
2009 8.32 −1.22 pp
2008 9.55 −1.27 pp
2007 10.81 −1.87 pp
2006 12.68 −1.82 pp
2005 14.51 −1.98 pp
2004 16.49 −1.49 pp
2003 17.97 −1.79 pp
2002 19.76 −1.46 pp
2001 21.23 −1.16 pp
2000 22.39 −2.19 pp
1999 24.58 +1.24 pp
1998 23.33 +2.37 pp
1997 20.96 +1.35 pp
1996 19.61 +3.78 pp
1995 15.83 +6.76 pp
1994 9.07 +6.11 pp
1993 2.96 +0.01 pp
1992 2.95 +0.2 pp
1991 2.75

Central Asia, 2025

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

About the indicator

The share of the economically active population aged 15–24 that is unemployed. In almost every country youth unemployment runs two to three times above the overall rate: the young have no experience, and their first entry into the labor market puts them up against more qualified workers. A sharp gap with the overall rate points to structural problems in the transition from school to work.

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