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Afghanistan Highest Unemployment Rate

Name: Afghanistan Unemployment Rate
Creator: World Bank
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14.10% in 2022

Unemployment as % of total labor force · World Bank

The highest unemployment rate in Afghanistan was 14.10% in 2022. The top 5 years were: 2022 (14.10%), 2023 (14.01%), 2024 (13.69%), 2025 (13.35%), 2021 (12.01%).

Top 5 Highest Years▾

Afghanistan Top 5 Highest Unemployment Rate Years
Rank	Year	Value
1st	2022	14.10%
2nd	2023	14.01%
3rd	2024	13.69%
4th	2025	13.35%
5th	2021	12.01%

All Data (sorted by value)▾

Year	Value	Change	Rank
2025	13.35%	−0.34pp	162nd
2024	13.69%	−0.32pp	170th
2023	14.01%	−0.09pp	171st
2022	14.10%	+2.09pp	168th
2021	12.01%	+0.30pp	153rd
2020	11.71%	+0.52pp	147th
2019	11.19%	−0.01pp	152nd
2018	11.19%	+0.01pp	152nd
2017	11.18%	+1.07pp	149th
2016	10.12%	+1.08pp	141st
2015	9.03%	+1.12pp	128th
2014	7.92%	−0.01pp	117th
2013	7.92%	+0.05pp	114th
2012	7.88%	+0.04pp	113th
2011	7.83%	+0.02pp	115th
2010	7.81%	+0.00pp	111th
2009	7.81%	−0.07pp	109th
2008	7.88%	+0.04pp	131st
2007	7.84%	−0.06pp	122nd
2006	7.90%	+0.02pp	118th
2005	7.88%	+0.08pp	111th
2004	7.79%	−0.05pp	107th
2003	7.84%	−0.02pp	105th
2002	7.87%	−0.11pp	103rd
2001	7.97%	+0.08pp	108th
2000	7.90%	+0.02pp	106th
1999	7.88%	+0.01pp	105th
1998	7.87%	+0.01pp	105th
1997	7.86%	−0.01pp	101st
1996	7.88%	+0.01pp	100th
1995	7.87%	−0.01pp	105th
1994	7.88%	−0.03pp	103rd
1993	7.91%	−0.05pp	106th
1992	7.96%	−0.01pp	114th
1991	7.97%	–	115th

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