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Afghanistan
Unemployment, total (% of total labor force) (modeled ILO estimate)

Unemployment refers to the share of the labor force that is without work but available for and seeking employment.

Global rank#20out of 182 countries
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Historical trend

14.112.510.99.47.8199120082025Afghanistan · 2025: 13.35%Afghanistan

Analytical takeaways

  • Afghanistan records 13.35% for Unemployment, total (% of total labor force) (modeled ILO estimate) in 2025, ranking #20 globally out of 182 countries.
  • Unemployment, total (% of total labor force) (modeled ILO estimate) increased from 7.97% in 1991 to 13.35% in 2025, a gain of 5.38%.
  • The country sits in the top quartile of the global distribution for this metric, making the page useful for leader-oriented high-intent searches.

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