Afghanistan · annual SERIES
Labour force participation in Afghanistan
Labor force participation rate is the proportion of the population ages 15 and older that is economically active: all people who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period.
37.46%%
2025Observation year
-0.09 pp from 2024
% · ILOSTAT via World Bank WDI · Missing observations remain gaps.
Underlying data
Download CSV| Year | Value | Status & source note |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 37.457 | present |
| 2024 | 37.547 | present |
| 2023 | 37.588 | present |
| 2022 | 37.64 | present |
| 2021 | 40.684 | present |
| 2020 | 41.579 | present |
| 2019 | 43.814 | present |
| 2018 | 45.566 | present |
| 2017 | 47.305 | present |
| 2016 | 47.235 | present |
| 2015 | 47.165 | present |
| 2014 | 47.096 | present |
| 2013 | 47.026 | present |
| 2012 | 46.956 | present |
| 2011 | 46.884 | present |
| 2010 | 46.815 | present |
| 2009 | 46.746 | present |
| 2008 | 46.682 | present |
| 2007 | 46.622 | present |
| 2006 | 46.571 | present |
| 2005 | 46.532 | present |
| 2004 | 46.506 | present |
| 2003 | 46.497 | present |
| 2002 | 46.505 | present |
| 2001 | 46.526 | present |
| 2000 | 46.562 | present |
Definition & method
ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), uri: https://ilostat.ilo.org/data/bulk/, publisher: ILOSTAT, type: external database, date accessed: January 17, 2026
Labor force participation rate is the proportion of the population ages 15 and older that is economically active: all people who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period.
What to keep in mind
- Modelled ILO estimates for both sexes ages 15+. Estimates differ from national survey series.
- Annual 2000–2025 selection; unavailable values remain missing.
- The ILO modelled series includes unlabelled imputed observations with high uncertainty. Country comparisons and rankings are disabled; same-country comparisons retain this caution.