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Afghanistan - Unemployment Rate 1994

Unemployment as % of total labor force · World Bank
7.88% −0.03pp from 1993 Global rank: 103rd

Afghanistan's unemployment rate was 7.88% in 1994, decreased +0.03pp from 7.91% in 1993. This was the 103rd highest globally.

Global Ranking - 1994▾
Unemployment Rate by Country - 1994
RankCountryValueYoY
1st Pakistan 0.60% -87.3%
2nd Kuwait 0.70% -12.5%
3rd Chad 0.71% 1.3%
4th Myanmar 0.74% -5.1%
5th Maldives 0.79% -0.4%
6th Qatar 0.87% 0.0%
7th Cambodia 1.00% 35.9%
8th Bahrain 1.01% 14.2%
9th Thailand 1.35% -48.2%
10th Bhutan 1.41% -0.9%
11th Kyrgyz Republic 1.41% 12.1%
12th Benin 1.45% -2.7%
13th Niger 1.50% -2.5%
14th Mali 1.51% 6.6%
15th Tonga 1.69% 29.8%
16th Solomon Islands 1.80% -1.4%
17th United Arab Emirates 1.83% -3.5%
18th Hong Kong SAR, China 1.90% -3.6%
19th Viet Nam 1.97% -81.4%
20th Ukraine 2.00% 0.0%
21st Guatemala 2.12% -0.6%
22nd Bangladesh 2.37% 2.6%
23rd Papua New Guinea 2.42% 1.5%
24th Korea 2.48% -14.6%
25th Macao SAR, China 2.48% 20.6%
26th Burkina Faso 2.58% 6.3%
27th Lao PDR 2.63% -3.6%
28th Liberia 2.65% -2.0%
29th Cyprus 2.70% 0.0%
30th Mozambique 2.88% -0.6%
31st Japan 2.89% 15.6%
32nd China 2.90% 7.8%
33rd Senegal 2.95% 2.4%
34th Kenya 2.96% -0.8%
35th Samoa 3.00% 11.5%
36th Singapore 3.03% 78.2%
37th Bolivia, Plurinational State of 3.08% 1.0%
38th Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of 3.09% 3.8%
39th Burundi 3.11% 0.4%
40th Honduras 3.14% -0.6%
41st Tajikistan 3.15% 18.9%
42nd Guinea-Bissau 3.17% 1.0%
43rd Timor-Leste 3.31% 1.1%
44th Congo, Democratic Republic of 3.40% -1.4%
45th Uganda 3.46% -0.8%
46th Luxembourg 3.48% 65.3%
47th Austria 3.54% -10.7%
48th Switzerland 3.58% -20.5%
49th Malaysia 3.64% 20.3%
50th Philippines 3.77% -59.4%
51st Tanzania 3.86% -0.8%
52nd Costa Rica 4.05% -1.2%
53rd Nigeria 4.06% 1.0%
54th Oman 4.07% 1.6%
55th Togo 4.20% -6.8%
56th Czechia 4.28% -1.5%
57th Indonesia 4.37% 54.3%
58th Ecuador 4.41% -46.9%
59th Paraguay 4.41% -13.5%
60th Mexico 4.44% 29.3%
61st Sierra Leone 4.46% 1.3%
62nd Peru 4.49% -54.6%
63rd Guinea 4.53% -0.7%
64th Comoros 4.57% -0.1%
65th Fiji 4.60% -39.0%
66th Turkmenistan 4.70% 213.3%
67th Zimbabwe 4.96% -0.7%
68th Brunei Darussalam 5.01% 2.1%
69th Côte d'Ivoire 5.05% -14.0%
70th Iceland 5.33% -7.6%
71st Norway 5.35% -10.1%
72nd Malawi 5.37% 7.6%
73rd Eritrea 5.45% 1.1%
74th Mongolia 5.71% -2.6%
75th Moldova 5.80% 100.1%
76th Chile 5.87% -9.7%
77th Ghana 5.90% 12.8%
78th Central African Republic 5.92% 0.5%
79th Madagascar 6.11% -3.3%
80th United States 6.12% -11.4%
81st Dominican Republic 6.29% -32.7%
82nd Azerbaijan 6.30% 40.0%
83rd Malta 6.33% 17.2%
84th Jamaica 6.34% -61.1%
85th Panama 6.43% -51.5%
86th Aruba 6.43% 6.8%
87th Brazil 6.58% 9.1%
88th Armenia 6.60% 24.5%
89th Portugal 6.71% 30.9%
90th Saudi Arabia 6.73% -3.8%
91st Equatorial Guinea 7.12% 1.4%
92nd Netherlands 7.16% 29.5%
93rd Channel Islands 7.24% 2.2%
94th Uzbekistan 7.30% 49.0%
95th Syrian Arab Republic 7.50% 1.4%
96th Kazakhstan 7.54% 579.3%
97th Estonia 7.56% 15.9%
98th India 7.59% -0.9%
99th Guam 7.60% 37.5%
100th Nicaragua 7.67% -48.9%
101st El Salvador 7.68% -23.5%
102nd Haiti 7.86% 4.3%
103rd Afghanistan 7.88% -0.3%
104th Denmark 8.04% -15.7%
105th Vanuatu 8.08% -2.2%
106th Russian Federation 8.13% 37.8%
107th Romania 8.17% -11.3%
108th Iraq 8.22% -1.7%
109th Slovenia 8.24% -4.1%
110th Colombia 8.25% 63.8%
111th Lebanon 8.32% 0.7%
112th Yemen, Republic of 8.34% 0.0%
113th New Zealand 8.35% -14.8%
114th Georgia 8.40% 55.6%
115th Türkiye 8.58% 2.5%
116th Germany 8.73% 12.2%
117th Cuba 8.81% -5.0%
118th Cameroon 8.88% -3.0%
119th Uruguay 9.04% 8.9%
120th Mauritius 9.51% 141.5%
121st Sweden 9.58% -14.1%
122nd Belgium 9.65% 11.8%
123rd United Kingdom 9.65% -7.0%
124th Australia 9.72% -10.6%
125th Greece 9.81% 1.1%
126th Israel 9.93% -0.8%
127th Mauritania 9.98% 1.3%
128th Gambia, The 10.04% 1.3%
129th Croatia 10.36% -29.9%
130th Canada 10.40% -8.6%
131st Iran, Islamic Republic of 10.46% 4.6%
132nd Nepal 10.46% -0.3%
133rd West Bank and Gaza 10.78% -42.1%
134th Hungary 10.85% -3.9%
135th Egypt, Arab Republic of 10.93% 0.2%
136th Virgin Islands (US) 10.96% -2.0%
137th Italy 11.09% 12.7%
138th Belize 11.10% 11.0%
139th Guyana 11.53% -0.7%
140th European Union 11.55% 6.4%
141st Argentina 11.76% 1.3%
142nd French Polynesia 11.98% 1.7%
143rd Rwanda 12.24% 0.7%
144th South Sudan 12.33% 0.8%
145th France 12.59% 22.7%
146th Suriname 12.70% -18.8%
147th Bulgaria 12.80% -19.2%
148th Belarus 12.80% 103.8%
149th Cabo Verde 12.94% -50.2%
150th Sri Lanka 13.03% -5.4%
151st Serbia 13.41% -0.1%
152nd Slovak Republic 13.65% 7.5%
153rd Lithuania 13.80% 0.0%
154th Bahamas, The 13.83% 5.6%
155th Morocco 13.86% -1.2%
156th São Tomé and Principe 14.41% -3.6%
157th Ireland 14.54% -12.9%
158th Puerto Rico (US) 14.60% -14.1%
159th Poland 14.83% -9.6%
160th Sudan 15.62% -0.9%
161st Lesotho 15.62% 0.3%
162nd Tunisia 16.01% -1.6%
163rd Finland 16.43% -0.4%
164th Jordan 16.89% -13.8%
165th St. Lucia 17.00% 1.2%
166th Angola 17.44% 0.0%
167th Gabon 17.80% 0.1%
168th Trinidad and Tobago 18.44% -6.9%
169th Zambia 18.69% -5.1%
170th Latvia 18.70% 169.0%
171st New Caledonia 18.88% 0.6%
172nd Libya 19.33% 1.7%
173rd Namibia 19.40% 1.7%
174th Somalia, Fed. Rep. 19.97% 3.3%
175th St. Vincent and the Grenadines 19.97% 1.5%
176th Bosnia and Herzegovina 20.17% 3.9%
177th Congo, Republic of 20.27% 1.4%
178th Albania 20.84% -6.6%
179th Botswana 21.20% 13.0%
180th Eswatini 21.73% -0.2%
181st Barbados 22.98% -5.9%
182nd South Africa 23.07% 4.1%
183rd Spain 24.21% 6.9%
184th Djibouti 27.12% -0.5%
185th Algeria 27.74% 19.8%
186th North Macedonia 30.00% 8.3%
187th Montenegro 30.23% 0.0%
Source: World Bank (SL.UEM.TOTL.ZS)

FAQ

What was Afghanistan's unemployment rate in 1994?▾

Afghanistan's unemployment rate in 1994 was 7.88%. This ranked 103rd globally.

How did Afghanistan's unemployment rate change in 1994?▾

Afghanistan's unemployment rate decreased by 0.3% in 1994 compared to 1993.

Which country had the highest unemployment rate in 1994?▾

Montenegro had the highest unemployment rate in 1994 at 30.23%.

What is the unemployment rate of Afghanistan in 1994?▾

The unemployment rate of Afghanistan in 1994 was 7.88%. This ranked 103rd globally.

How does 1994 compare to 1993 for Afghanistan's unemployment rate?▾

Afghanistan's unemployment rate went from 7.91% in 1993 to 7.88% in 1994, a 0.3% decrease.

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