Turkey's unemployment rate stood at 13.7 percent in 2019, the Turkish Statistical Institute (TÜIK) said today. The figure marked a 2.7 percent rise compared to the previous year.

According to TÜIK, the number of unemployed aged 15 and over in Turkey reached 4.4 million last year – a rise of 932,000 compared to 2018.

The non-agricultural unemployment rate stood at 16.0 percent in 2019, showing a 3.1 percent increase.

"Unemployment rate for the 15-24 age group realized as 25.4 percent with 5.1 percent-point increase, the employment rate in this age group occurred as 33.1 percent with a 1.9 percentage point decrease," it noted.

The figure for people aged between 15-64 climbed 2.8 percent to 14.0 percent, it said.