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.
Data Source: World Bank

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Country Name Participation Rate for Ages 15-24
North Korea 75.49%
Zimbabwe 74.72%
Madagascar 71.83%
Tanzania 71.76%
Nepal 70.70%
Ethiopia 69.08%
Eritrea 66.17%
Rwanda 63.19%
Niger 62.93%
Mozambique 61.49%
Malawi 60.53%
Mali 58.92%
South Sudan 58.77%
Central African Republic 55.37%
Liberia 53.37%
Burundi 52.35%
Guinea-Bissau 52.28%
Burkina Faso 50.62%
Uganda 48.67%
Guinea 42.18%
Benin 41.64%
Gambia 38.97%
Chad 37.75%
Democratic Republic of Congo 36.14%
Haiti 34.38%
Afghanistan 33.74%
Senegal 26.96%
Syrian Arab Republic 26.75%
Sierra Leone 26.59%
Yemen 25.48%
Togo 25.14%
Tajikistan 24.94%
Somalia 15.98%
Comoros 13.53%
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%