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Afghanistan Average Youth Unemployment 1991-2025

Name: Afghanistan Youth Unemployment
Creator: World Bank
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12.04% 35 data points

Youth unemployment (ages 15-24) · World Bank

Afghanistan's average youth unemployment from 1991 to 2025 was 12.04%, based on 35 data points.

All Data (sorted by year)▾

Year	Value	Change	Rank
2025	16.79%	−0.45pp	118th
2024	17.24%	−0.26pp	119th
2023	17.49%	−0.05pp	123rd
2022	17.54%	+1.53pp	116th
2021	16.01%	−0.04pp	100th
2020	16.05%	+0.53pp	100th
2019	15.52%	−0.88pp	109th
2018	16.40%	−0.91pp	112th
2017	17.31%	+2.38pp	112th
2016	14.93%	+2.40pp	96th
2015	12.53%	+2.44pp	82nd
2014	10.09%	−0.01pp	67th
2013	10.10%	+0.03pp	71st
2012	10.07%	+0.03pp	70th
2011	10.04%	+0.00pp	69th
2010	10.04%	−0.01pp	64th
2009	10.06%	−0.08pp	59th
2008	10.14%	+0.02pp	74th
2007	10.12%	−0.06pp	73rd
2006	10.18%	+0.01pp	72nd
2005	10.18%	+0.06pp	63rd
2004	10.11%	−0.05pp	56th
2003	10.16%	−0.02pp	59th
2002	10.18%	−0.09pp	65th
2001	10.27%	+0.07pp	67th
2000	10.20%	+0.02pp	66th
1999	10.18%	+0.01pp	67th
1998	10.17%	+0.01pp	69th
1997	10.15%	−0.01pp	68th
1996	10.16%	+0.02pp	68th
1995	10.14%	−0.01pp	69th
1994	10.15%	−0.02pp	71st
1993	10.17%	−0.04pp	78th
1992	10.21%	−0.01pp	83rd
1991	10.23%	–	83rd

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