Economy
The World Bank — World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0) · updated 2025-12-31
Afghanistan's labour force participation stands at 37.46% as of 2025-12-31, down from 37.55% in 2024. Historical data runs from 1990 to 2025 (36 observations).
In 2025, Afghanistan's labour force participation was 37.46%, down from 37.55% in 2024.
In 2024, Afghanistan's labour force participation was 37.55%, down from 37.59% in 2023.
In 2023, Afghanistan's labour force participation was 37.59%, down from 37.64% in 2022.
In 2022, Afghanistan's labour force participation was 37.64%, down from 40.68% in 2021.
In 2021, Afghanistan's labour force participation was 40.68%, down from 41.58% in 2020.
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 37.46% | -0.09% |
| 2024 | 37.55% | -0.041% |
| 2023 | 37.59% | -0.052% |
| 2022 | 37.64% | -3.04% |
| 2021 | 40.68% | -0.895% |
| 2020 | 41.58% | -2.23% |
| 2019 | 43.81% | -1.75% |
| 2018 | 45.57% | -1.74% |
| 2017 | 47.31% | +0.07% |
| 2016 | 47.24% | +0.07% |
| 2015 | 47.17% | +0.069% |
| 2014 | 47.1% | +0.07% |
| 2013 | 47.03% | +0.07% |
| 2012 | 46.96% | +0.072% |
| 2011 | 46.88% | +0.069% |
| 2010 | 46.82% | +0.069% |
| 2009 | 46.75% | +0.064% |
| 2008 | 46.68% | +0.06% |
| 2007 | 46.62% | +0.051% |
| 2006 | 46.57% | +0.039% |
| 2005 | 46.53% | +0.026% |
| 2004 | 46.51% | +0.009% |
| 2003 | 46.5% | -0.008% |
| 2002 | 46.51% | -0.021% |
| 2001 | 46.53% | -0.036% |
| 2000 | 46.56% | -0.047% |
| 1999 | 46.61% | -0.058% |
| 1998 | 46.67% | -0.065% |
| 1997 | 46.73% | -0.071% |
| 1996 | 46.8% | -0.073% |
| 1995 | 46.88% | -0.074% |
| 1994 | 46.95% | -0.074% |
| 1993 | 47.02% | -0.063% |
| 1992 | 47.09% | -0.053% |
| 1991 | 47.14% | -0.046% |
| 1990 | 47.19% | — |
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Afghanistan's labour force participation is 37.46% as of 2025-12-31, compared with 37.55% in 2024. The World Bank — World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)
The highest recorded value is 47.31% (2017); the lowest is 37.46% (2025), across data from 1990 to 2025.
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