Afghanistan Labor Force Participation Rate 1991-2024
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 2023 was 33.99%, a 0.37% decline from 2022.
- Afghanistan labor force participation rate for 2022 was 34.37%, a 0.72% increase from 2021.
- Afghanistan labor force participation rate for 2021 was 33.65%, a 0.34% decline from 2020.
- Afghanistan labor force participation rate for 2020 was 33.99%, a 2.07% decline from 2019.
| Afghanistan Labor Force Participation Rate - Historical Data |
| Year |
Participation Rate for Ages 15-24 |
Annual Change |
| 2023 |
33.99% |
-0.37% |
| 2022 |
34.37% |
0.72% |
| 2021 |
33.65% |
-0.34% |
| 2020 |
33.99% |
-2.07% |
| 2019 |
36.06% |
-1.62% |
| 2018 |
37.68% |
-1.61% |
| 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% |
0.21% |
| 2011 |
38.57% |
0.17% |
| 2010 |
38.41% |
-0.07% |
| 2009 |
38.48% |
-0.13% |
| 2008 |
38.60% |
-0.18% |
| 2007 |
38.78% |
-0.21% |
| 2006 |
38.99% |
-0.24% |
| 2005 |
39.23% |
0.18% |
| 2004 |
39.05% |
0.19% |
| 2003 |
38.86% |
0.21% |
| 2002 |
38.65% |
0.21% |
| 2001 |
38.44% |
0.18% |
| 2000 |
38.27% |
0.06% |
| 1999 |
38.21% |
0.02% |
| 1998 |
38.18% |
-0.02% |
| 1997 |
38.21% |
-0.09% |
| 1996 |
38.29% |
-0.13% |
| 1995 |
38.42% |
-0.14% |
| 1994 |
38.56% |
-0.13% |
| 1993 |
38.69% |
-0.08% |
| 1992 |
38.77% |
-0.02% |
| 1991 |
38.80% |
-0.02% |
