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 2021 was 33.74%, a 0.32% decline from 2020.
- Afghanistan labor force participation rate for 2020 was 34.06%, a 5.47% decline from 2019.
- Afghanistan labor force participation rate for 2019 was 39.54%, a 0.08% increase from 2018.
- Afghanistan labor force participation rate for 2018 was 39.46%, a 0.09% increase from 2017.
| Afghanistan Labor Force Participation Rate - Historical Data |
| Year |
Participation Rate for Ages 15-24 |
Annual Change |
| 2021 |
33.74% |
-0.32% |
| 2020 |
34.06% |
-5.47% |
| 2019 |
39.54% |
0.08% |
| 2018 |
39.46% |
0.09% |
| 2017 |
39.37% |
0.08% |
| 2016 |
39.29% |
0.08% |
| 2015 |
39.20% |
0.10% |
| 2014 |
39.10% |
0.11% |
| 2013 |
38.99% |
0.12% |
| 2012 |
38.86% |
0.26% |
| 2011 |
38.60% |
0.22% |
| 2010 |
38.39% |
-0.07% |
| 2009 |
38.45% |
-0.15% |
| 2008 |
38.61% |
-0.22% |
| 2007 |
38.83% |
-0.27% |
| 2006 |
39.09% |
-0.28% |
| 2005 |
39.38% |
0.15% |
| 2004 |
39.22% |
0.19% |
| 2003 |
39.03% |
0.23% |
| 2002 |
38.81% |
0.24% |
| 2001 |
38.57% |
0.23% |
| 2000 |
38.34% |
0.08% |
| 1999 |
38.26% |
0.04% |
| 1998 |
38.23% |
-0.02% |
| 1997 |
38.24% |
-0.08% |
| 1996 |
38.32% |
-0.12% |
| 1995 |
38.44% |
-0.13% |
| 1994 |
38.58% |
-0.11% |
| 1993 |
38.69% |
-0.07% |
| 1992 |
38.76% |
-0.01% |
| 1991 |
38.76% |
0.04% |
| 1990 |
38.73% |
0.04% |
