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Afghanistan Youth Unemployment Rate 1960-2024

Youth unemployment refers to the share of the labor force ages 15-24 without work but available for and seeking employment.
  • Afghanistan youth unemployment rate for 2022 was 17.84%, a 1.34% increase from 2021.
  • Afghanistan youth unemployment rate for 2021 was 16.51%, a 0.45% increase from 2020.
  • Afghanistan youth unemployment rate for 2020 was 16.05%, a 0.28% increase from 2019.
  • Afghanistan youth unemployment rate for 2019 was 15.78%, a 0.77% decline from 2018.
  
Data Source: World Bank

MLA Citation:
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Country Name % of Total Labor Force Ages 15-24
Haiti 37.04%
Somalia 34.66%
Syrian Arab Republic 33.99%
Yemen 33.05%
Rwanda 22.17%
Nepal 20.52%
South Sudan 18.61%
Afghanistan 17.84%
Tajikistan 16.91%
Zimbabwe 14.80%
Central African Republic 10.90%
Comoros 10.78%
Eritrea 10.26%
Togo 9.51%
Democratic Republic of Congo 8.78%
Burkina Faso 8.25%
Mozambique 7.99%
Guinea 7.47%
North Korea 7.23%
Malawi 6.83%
Ethiopia 5.47%
Uganda 4.61%
Senegal 4.21%
Mali 4.20%
Guinea-Bissau 4.09%
Benin 3.93%
Sierra Leone 3.63%
Madagascar 3.60%
Tanzania 3.48%
Liberia 2.29%
Burundi 1.71%
Chad 1.49%
Niger 0.70%
Afghanistan Youth Unemployment Rate - Historical Data
Year % of Total Labor Force Ages 15-24 Annual Change
2022 17.84% 1.34%
2021 16.51% 0.45%
2020 16.05% 0.28%
2019 15.78% -0.77%
2018 16.55% -0.76%
2017 17.30% 2.39%
2016 14.91% 2.40%
2015 12.51% 2.42%
2014 10.09% -0.01%
2013 10.09% -0.01%
2012 10.10% -0.02%
2011 10.12% -0.02%
2010 10.13% -0.02%
2009 10.15% -0.02%
2008 10.17% -0.01%
2007 10.17% 0.00%
2006 10.18% 0.00%
2005 10.18% -0.01%
2004 10.18% -0.01%
2003 10.19% -0.01%
2002 10.21% -0.01%
2001 10.22% 0.00%
2000 10.22% 0.00%
1999 10.22% 0.00%
1998 10.21% 0.01%
1997 10.20% 0.00%
1996 10.20% 0.00%
1995 10.20% 0.00%
1994 10.20% 0.00%
1993 10.20% 0.00%
1992 10.20% 0.00%
1991 10.20% 10.20%
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%