Afghanistan Youth Unemployment Rate (1991-2025)

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Afghanistan youth unemployment rate for 2025 was 16.79%, a 0.45% decline from 2024.

Afghanistan youth unemployment rate for 2024 was 17.24%, a 0.26% decline from 2023.
Afghanistan youth unemployment rate for 2023 was 17.49%, a 0.05% decline from 2022.
Afghanistan youth unemployment rate for 2022 was 17.54%, a 1.53% increase from 2021.

Youth unemployment refers to the share of the labor force ages 15-24 without work but available for and seeking employment. The full historical dataset is available for download here: Afghanistan Youth Unemployment Rate | Historical Data | 1991 - 2025.