Afghanistan - Unemployment Rate 2003
7.84%
−0.02pp from 2002
Afghanistan's unemployment rate was 7.84% in 2003, decreased +0.02pp from 7.87% in 2002. This was the 105th highest globally.
Global Ranking - 2003▾
| Rank | Country | Value | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Pakistan | 0.61% | -92.6% |
| 2nd | Myanmar | 0.69% | 0.1% |
| 3rd | Chad | 0.73% | -5.7% |
| 4th | Benin | 0.75% | 8.3% |
| 5th | Qatar | 0.87% | 0.0% |
| 6th | Cambodia | 0.91% | 5.5% |
| 7th | Bahrain | 1.13% | -1.0% |
| 8th | Mali | 1.27% | -6.5% |
| 9th | Kuwait | 1.30% | 18.2% |
| 10th | Thailand | 1.54% | -35.8% |
| 11th | Lao PDR | 1.64% | -7.7% |
| 12th | Bhutan | 1.80% | -2.9% |
| 13th | Niger | 2.15% | 18.6% |
| 14th | Viet Nam | 2.25% | -62.6% |
| 15th | Solomon Islands | 2.29% | -15.3% |
| 16th | Cuba | 2.33% | -29.6% |
| 17th | Liberia | 2.42% | 8.9% |
| 18th | Kyrgyz Republic | 2.55% | -79.7% |
| 19th | Papua New Guinea | 2.63% | -4.6% |
| 20th | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 2.65% | -69.5% |
| 21st | Burkina Faso | 2.78% | -2.9% |
| 22nd | Senegal | 2.78% | -1.4% |
| 23rd | Guatemala | 2.81% | 24.5% |
| 24th | Mozambique | 2.86% | -1.6% |
| 25th | Kenya | 2.87% | -1.6% |
| 26th | United Arab Emirates | 2.90% | 9.2% |
| 27th | Tanzania | 3.05% | 1.0% |
| 28th | Congo, Democratic Republic of | 3.06% | -3.8% |
| 29th | Burundi | 3.15% | -0.7% |
| 30th | Seychelles | 3.15% | -22.5% |
| 31st | Guinea-Bissau | 3.17% | 0.7% |
| 32nd | Korea | 3.35% | 2.8% |
| 33rd | Liechtenstein | 3.39% | 27.9% |
| 34th | Mexico | 3.46% | 16.0% |
| 35th | Philippines | 3.53% | -69.1% |
| 36th | Timor-Leste | 3.54% | 5.0% |
| 37th | Netherlands | 3.59% | -2.0% |
| 38th | Uganda | 3.60% | 2.9% |
| 39th | Malaysia | 3.61% | 3.9% |
| 40th | Nigeria | 3.64% | -0.9% |
| 41st | Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of | 3.67% | 0.7% |
| 42nd | Luxembourg | 3.68% | 47.0% |
| 43rd | Tajikistan | 3.85% | 48.1% |
| 44th | Sierra Leone | 3.88% | -0.8% |
| 45th | Togo | 3.96% | -3.2% |
| 46th | Iceland | 4.00% | 13.7% |
| 47th | Switzerland | 4.12% | 61.7% |
| 48th | San Marino | 4.12% | 5.0% |
| 49th | Peru | 4.15% | -55.9% |
| 50th | Cyprus | 4.15% | 18.1% |
| 51st | Norway | 4.22% | 8.5% |
| 52nd | Bangladesh | 4.32% | 8.9% |
| 53rd | Ireland | 4.48% | -5.4% |
| 54th | Comoros | 4.56% | 4.3% |
| 55th | China | 4.58% | 8.0% |
| 56th | Oman | 4.60% | 6.1% |
| 57th | Guinea | 4.63% | 1.7% |
| 58th | Zimbabwe | 4.74% | -5.3% |
| 59th | Fiji | 4.74% | -25.8% |
| 60th | New Zealand | 4.75% | -10.5% |
| 61st | Austria | 4.78% | 8.8% |
| 62nd | United Kingdom | 4.81% | -7.6% |
| 63rd | Madagascar | 5.01% | -9.2% |
| 64th | Samoa | 5.04% | 1.3% |
| 65th | Maldives | 5.13% | 25.2% |
| 66th | Malawi | 5.17% | -1.6% |
| 67th | Tonga | 5.18% | 10.6% |
| 68th | Japan | 5.25% | -2.0% |
| 69th | Honduras | 5.30% | 31.8% |
| 70th | Denmark | 5.40% | 16.3% |
| 71st | Sweden | 5.56% | -8.7% |
| 72nd | Saudi Arabia | 5.56% | 5.7% |
| 73rd | Channel Islands | 5.64% | 6.2% |
| 74th | Ecuador | 5.66% | -27.7% |
| 75th | Brunei Darussalam | 5.74% | 1.6% |
| 76th | Eritrea | 5.79% | -0.1% |
| 77th | Hungary | 5.79% | -0.9% |
| 78th | Central African Republic | 5.81% | 0.0% |
| 79th | Côte d'Ivoire | 5.85% | 6.2% |
| 80th | Cameroon | 5.91% | -12.0% |
| 81st | Singapore | 5.93% | 67.0% |
| 82nd | Australia | 5.93% | -6.7% |
| 83rd | United States | 5.99% | 3.6% |
| 84th | Macao SAR, China | 6.00% | -4.5% |
| 85th | Portugal | 6.13% | 6.1% |
| 86th | Panama | 6.30% | -53.3% |
| 87th | Moldova | 6.38% | -6.2% |
| 88th | Slovenia | 6.48% | 2.0% |
| 89th | Jamaica | 6.53% | -54.0% |
| 90th | Costa Rica | 6.65% | 3.9% |
| 91st | Indonesia | 6.66% | -26.5% |
| 92nd | Mongolia | 6.77% | 9.2% |
| 93rd | Paraguay | 6.81% | -27.5% |
| 94th | El Salvador | 6.90% | 8.2% |
| 95th | Dominican Republic | 6.94% | -18.2% |
| 96th | Romania | 6.95% | -16.4% |
| 97th | Malta | 7.49% | 6.6% |
| 98th | Canada | 7.57% | -1.4% |
| 99th | Nicaragua | 7.60% | -37.7% |
| 100th | India | 7.63% | -0.6% |
| 101st | Belgium | 7.68% | 2.1% |
| 102nd | Equatorial Guinea | 7.70% | 0.7% |
| 103rd | Ghana | 7.73% | -11.3% |
| 104th | Czechia | 7.78% | 7.0% |
| 105th | Afghanistan | 7.84% | -0.3% |
| 106th | Hong Kong SAR, China | 7.86% | 8.7% |
| 107th | Lebanon | 8.06% | -2.0% |
| 108th | Russian Federation | 8.21% | 2.1% |
| 109th | Sri Lanka | 8.22% | -6.6% |
| 110th | France | 8.31% | 0.4% |
| 111th | Mauritius | 8.32% | 15.5% |
| 112th | Vanuatu | 8.66% | 0.7% |
| 113th | Kazakhstan | 8.78% | -6.1% |
| 114th | Italy | 8.87% | 3.0% |
| 115th | Iraq | 8.96% | 3.9% |
| 116th | Ukraine | 9.06% | -5.9% |
| 117th | Azerbaijan | 9.17% | -8.6% |
| 118th | Uzbekistan | 9.22% | 77.3% |
| 119th | Turkmenistan | 9.29% | -8.4% |
| 120th | Guam | 9.69% | -14.9% |
| 121st | European Union | 9.71% | 1.5% |
| 122nd | Chile | 9.77% | -0.4% |
| 123rd | Germany | 9.78% | 13.7% |
| 124th | Greece | 9.84% | -4.9% |
| 125th | Mauritania | 9.91% | -2.8% |
| 126th | Gambia, The | 9.99% | -0.5% |
| 127th | Belarus | 10.19% | 36.4% |
| 128th | Syrian Arab Republic | 10.28% | -11.9% |
| 129th | Suriname | 10.34% | 7.0% |
| 130th | Belize | 10.34% | 3.4% |
| 131st | Finland | 10.47% | 14.1% |
| 132nd | Trinidad and Tobago | 10.48% | 0.4% |
| 133rd | Türkiye | 10.54% | 8.0% |
| 134th | Virgin Islands (US) | 10.57% | 3.4% |
| 135th | Nepal | 10.64% | 0.5% |
| 136th | Armenia | 10.77% | -69.5% |
| 137th | Bahamas, The | 10.84% | 19.1% |
| 138th | Egypt, Arab Republic of | 10.91% | 8.6% |
| 139th | Barbados | 11.00% | 6.8% |
| 140th | Brazil | 11.17% | 5.0% |
| 141st | Spain | 11.28% | -1.5% |
| 142nd | Estonia | 11.29% | 0.5% |
| 143rd | Aruba | 11.40% | 40.7% |
| 144th | Georgia | 11.51% | -14.7% |
| 145th | Guyana | 11.53% | -2.4% |
| 146th | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 11.53% | -5.5% |
| 147th | Rwanda | 11.66% | 2.0% |
| 148th | French Polynesia | 11.75% | 0.4% |
| 149th | Puerto Rico (US) | 11.78% | -3.4% |
| 150th | Morocco | 11.92% | 5.5% |
| 151st | Yemen, Republic of | 12.01% | 1.5% |
| 152nd | Latvia | 12.06% | -3.5% |
| 153rd | Haiti | 12.15% | 10.4% |
| 154th | South Sudan | 12.23% | 0.0% |
| 155th | Lithuania | 12.87% | -6.3% |
| 156th | Colombia | 13.22% | -15.2% |
| 157th | Israel | 13.51% | 4.9% |
| 158th | Cabo Verde | 13.60% | -33.6% |
| 159th | Bulgaria | 13.73% | -21.1% |
| 160th | Croatia | 13.92% | -36.1% |
| 161st | Jordan | 14.50% | -5.4% |
| 162nd | Tunisia | 14.51% | -4.9% |
| 163rd | Zambia | 14.70% | 4.1% |
| 164th | Serbia | 15.20% | 5.0% |
| 165th | Argentina | 15.36% | -31.6% |
| 166th | Sudan | 15.52% | -2.4% |
| 167th | Lesotho | 16.06% | -0.1% |
| 168th | São Tomé and Principe | 16.36% | -7.2% |
| 169th | Angola | 16.45% | 0.1% |
| 170th | Uruguay | 16.66% | -0.5% |
| 171st | New Caledonia | 16.67% | -2.2% |
| 172nd | Albania | 16.99% | 7.8% |
| 173rd | Gabon | 17.13% | -1.4% |
| 174th | Slovak Republic | 17.55% | -6.8% |
| 175th | Somalia, Fed. Rep. | 18.65% | -0.1% |
| 176th | Libya | 19.07% | -1.1% |
| 177th | Congo, Republic of | 19.88% | 1.2% |
| 178th | Poland | 19.90% | -1.7% |
| 179th | St. Vincent and the Grenadines | 19.99% | -3.1% |
| 180th | Namibia | 22.10% | 2.6% |
| 181st | St. Lucia | 22.18% | 8.8% |
| 182nd | South Africa | 22.68% | -18.4% |
| 183rd | West Bank and Gaza | 23.00% | -26.3% |
| 184th | Algeria | 23.72% | -7.6% |
| 185th | Botswana | 23.80% | 11.9% |
| 186th | Eswatini | 26.26% | 1.9% |
| 187th | Djibouti | 26.48% | -0.4% |
| 188th | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 28.42% | -8.6% |
| 189th | Montenegro | 30.39% | 0.1% |
| 190th | North Macedonia | 36.69% | 14.9% |
FAQ
What was Afghanistan's unemployment rate in 2003?▾
Afghanistan's unemployment rate in 2003 was 7.84%. This ranked 105th globally.
How did Afghanistan's unemployment rate change in 2003?▾
Afghanistan's unemployment rate decreased by 0.3% in 2003 compared to 2002.
Which country had the highest unemployment rate in 2003?▾
North Macedonia had the highest unemployment rate in 2003 at 36.69%.
What is the unemployment rate of Afghanistan in 2003?▾
The unemployment rate of Afghanistan in 2003 was 7.84%. This ranked 105th globally.
How does 2003 compare to 2002 for Afghanistan's unemployment rate?▾
Afghanistan's unemployment rate went from 7.87% in 2002 to 7.84% in 2003, a 0.3% decrease.
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