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Afghanistan Labor Force Participation Rate 1960-2024

Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24 is the proportion of the population ages 15-24 that is economically active: all people who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period.
  • Afghanistan labor force participation rate for 2022 was 34.37%, a 0.72% increase from 2021.
  • Afghanistan labor force participation rate for 2021 was 33.65%, a 0.34% decline from 2020.
  • Afghanistan labor force participation rate for 2020 was 33.99%, a 2.07% decline from 2019.
  • Afghanistan labor force participation rate for 2019 was 36.06%, a 1.62% decline from 2018.
  
Data Source: World Bank

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Country Name Participation Rate for Ages 15-24
Madagascar 71.35%
Eritrea 69.14%
Ethiopia 69.09%
North Korea 66.98%
Tanzania 65.69%
South Sudan 60.83%
Mozambique 60.34%
Niger 59.98%
Malawi 57.44%
Burundi 56.06%
Liberia 55.25%
Uganda 53.12%
Central African Republic 50.87%
Mali 50.35%
Burkina Faso 49.96%
Zimbabwe 48.75%
Gambia 40.08%
Rwanda 39.89%
Chad 39.51%
Guinea-Bissau 35.01%
Haiti 34.77%
Democratic Republic of Congo 34.53%
Afghanistan 34.37%
Benin 31.74%
Sierra Leone 31.20%
Senegal 29.70%
Nepal 29.56%
Guinea 26.16%
Tajikistan 24.89%
Togo 24.38%
Syrian Arab Republic 23.49%
Yemen 22.28%
Somalia 15.98%
Comoros 13.55%
Afghanistan Labor Force Participation Rate - Historical Data
Year Participation Rate for Ages 15-24 Annual Change
2022 34.37% 0.72%
2021 33.65% -0.34%
2020 33.99% -2.07%
2019 36.06% -1.62%
2018 37.68% -1.61%
2017 39.29% 0.10%
2016 39.19% 0.10%
2015 39.09% 0.10%
2014 38.99% 0.10%
2013 38.89% 0.10%
2012 38.79% 0.21%
2011 38.57% 0.17%
2010 38.41% -0.07%
2009 38.48% -0.13%
2008 38.60% -0.18%
2007 38.78% -0.21%
2006 38.99% -0.24%
2005 39.23% 0.18%
2004 39.05% 0.19%
2003 38.86% 0.21%
2002 38.65% 0.21%
2001 38.44% 0.18%
2000 38.27% 0.06%
1999 38.21% 0.02%
1998 38.18% -0.02%
1997 38.21% -0.09%
1996 38.29% -0.13%
1995 38.42% -0.14%
1994 38.56% -0.13%
1993 38.69% -0.08%
1992 38.77% -0.02%
1991 38.80% 38.80%
1990 0.00% 0.00%
1989 0.00% 0.00%
1988 0.00% 0.00%
1987 0.00% 0.00%
1986 0.00% 0.00%
1985 0.00% 0.00%
1984 0.00% 0.00%
1983 0.00% 0.00%
1982 0.00% 0.00%
1981 0.00% 0.00%
1980 0.00% 0.00%
1979 0.00% 0.00%
1978 0.00% 0.00%
1977 0.00% 0.00%
1976 0.00% 0.00%
1975 0.00% 0.00%
1974 0.00% 0.00%
1973 0.00% 0.00%
1972 0.00% 0.00%
1971 0.00% 0.00%
1970 0.00% 0.00%
1969 0.00% 0.00%
1968 0.00% 0.00%
1967 0.00% 0.00%
1966 0.00% 0.00%
1965 0.00% 0.00%
1964 0.00% 0.00%
1963 0.00% 0.00%
1962 0.00% 0.00%
1961 0.00% 0.00%
1960 0.00% 0.00%