Afghanistan Labor Force Participation Rate (1990-2025)

Afghanistan labor force participation rate for 2025 was 37.76%, a 0.18% decline from 2024.
  • Afghanistan labor force participation rate for 2024 was 37.93%, a 0.07% decline from 2023.
  • Afghanistan labor force participation rate for 2023 was 38.01%, a 0.15% decline from 2022.
  • Afghanistan labor force participation rate for 2022 was 38.16%, a 0.31% decline from 2021.
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. The full historical dataset is available for download here: Afghanistan Labor Force Participation Rate | Historical Data | 1990 - 2025.