Afghanistan Labor Force Participation Rate 1990-2023
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 2020 was 33.99%, a 5.52% decline from 2019.
- Afghanistan labor force participation rate for 2019 was 39.51%, a 0.11% increase from 2018.
- Afghanistan labor force participation rate for 2018 was 39.40%, a 0.11% increase from 2017.
- Afghanistan labor force participation rate for 2017 was 39.29%, a 0.1% increase from 2016.
| Afghanistan Labor Force Participation Rate - Historical Data |
| Year |
Participation Rate for Ages 15-24 |
Annual Change |
| 2020 |
33.99% |
-5.52% |
| 2019 |
39.51% |
0.11% |
| 2018 |
39.40% |
0.11% |
| 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% |
0.17% |
| 2011 |
38.62% |
0.13% |
| 2010 |
38.49% |
-0.08% |
| 2009 |
38.56% |
-0.13% |
| 2008 |
38.69% |
-0.17% |
| 2007 |
38.86% |
-0.20% |
| 2006 |
39.06% |
-0.23% |
| 2005 |
39.29% |
0.17% |
| 2004 |
39.12% |
0.18% |
| 2003 |
38.93% |
0.20% |
| 2002 |
38.74% |
0.20% |
| 2001 |
38.54% |
0.17% |
| 2000 |
38.37% |
0.07% |
| 1999 |
38.30% |
0.04% |
| 1998 |
38.26% |
-0.01% |
| 1997 |
38.27% |
-0.07% |
| 1996 |
38.35% |
-0.13% |
| 1995 |
38.47% |
-0.16% |
| 1994 |
38.63% |
-0.14% |
| 1993 |
38.77% |
-0.09% |
| 1992 |
38.87% |
-0.03% |
| 1991 |
38.90% |
0.00% |
| 1990 |
38.90% |
0.00% |
