Economy
The World Bank — World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0) · updated 2025-12-31
Afghanistan's youth unemployment rate stands at 16.79% as of 2025-12-31, down from 17.24% in 2024. Historical data runs from 1991 to 2025 (35 observations).
In 2025, Afghanistan's youth unemployment rate was 16.79%, down from 17.24% in 2024.
In 2024, Afghanistan's youth unemployment rate was 17.24%, down from 17.49% in 2023.
In 2023, Afghanistan's youth unemployment rate was 17.49%, down from 17.54% in 2022.
In 2022, Afghanistan's youth unemployment rate was 17.54%, up from 16.01% in 2021.
In 2021, Afghanistan's youth unemployment rate was 16.01%, down from 16.05% in 2020.
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 16.79% | -0.45% |
| 2024 | 17.24% | -0.259% |
| 2023 | 17.49% | -0.045% |
| 2022 | 17.54% | +1.53% |
| 2021 | 16.01% | -0.04% |
| 2020 | 16.05% | +0.533% |
| 2019 | 15.52% | -0.882% |
| 2018 | 16.4% | -0.908% |
| 2017 | 17.31% | +2.38% |
| 2016 | 14.93% | +2.4% |
| 2015 | 12.53% | +2.44% |
| 2014 | 10.09% | -0.01% |
| 2013 | 10.1% | +0.033% |
| 2012 | 10.07% | +0.027% |
| 2011 | 10.04% | +0.003% |
| 2010 | 10.04% | -0.015% |
| 2009 | 10.06% | -0.081% |
| 2008 | 10.14% | +0.017% |
| 2007 | 10.12% | -0.062% |
| 2006 | 10.18% | +0.006% |
| 2005 | 10.18% | +0.065% |
| 2004 | 10.11% | -0.048% |
| 2003 | 10.16% | -0.022% |
| 2002 | 10.18% | -0.09% |
| 2001 | 10.27% | +0.068% |
| 2000 | 10.2% | +0.023% |
| 1999 | 10.18% | +0.014% |
| 1998 | 10.17% | +0.013% |
| 1997 | 10.15% | -0.006% |
| 1996 | 10.16% | +0.015% |
| 1995 | 10.14% | -0.009% |
| 1994 | 10.15% | -0.018% |
| 1993 | 10.17% | -0.043% |
| 1992 | 10.21% | -0.014% |
| 1991 | 10.23% | — |
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Afghanistan's youth unemployment rate is 16.79% as of 2025-12-31, compared with 17.24% in 2024. The World Bank — World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)
The highest recorded value is 17.54% (2022); the lowest is 10.04% (2010), across data from 1991 to 2025.
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