Afghanistan Labor Force Participation Rate (1990-2024)

Afghanistan labor force participation rate for 2024 was 38.92%, a 0.21% decline from 2023.
  • Afghanistan labor force participation rate for 2023 was 39.13%, a 0.16% increase from 2022.
  • Afghanistan labor force participation rate for 2022 was 38.97%, a 5.5% increase from 2021.
  • Afghanistan labor force participation rate for 2021 was 33.47%, a 0.51% decline from 2020.
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.