Unemployment in Afghanistan
13.4%
% of labor force · 2025
20th highest of 181 countries
In 2015: 9.0%
Nearby in the ranking
- Angola 14.1%
- Montenegro 13.6%
- Syria 13.6%
- Afghanistan 13.4%
- Armenia 12.9%
- North Macedonia 12.3%
- Georgia 12.1%
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About the data
Unemployment refers to the share of the labor force that is without work but available for and seeking employment.
- Unit
- % of labor force
- Years
- 1991–2025
- Data as of
- 2026-09-28
- Source
- World Bank
- License
- CC BY 4.0
- Credit
- World Bank, World Development Indicators (SL.UEM.TOTL.ZS), CC BY 4.0