Afghanistan - Youth unemployment

Unemployment, youth female (% of female labor force ages 15-24) (national estimate)

Definition: Youth unemployment refers to the share of the labor force ages 15-24 without work but available for and seeking employment. Definitions of labor force and unemployment differ by country.

Source: International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database. Data retrieved in December 2019.

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Year Value
2008 3.95
2012 4.52
2014 12.55
2017 21.40
2020 21.11

Unemployment, youth female (% of female labor force ages 15-24) (modeled ILO estimate)

Unemployment, youth female (% of female labor force ages 15-24) (modeled ILO estimate) in Afghanistan was 21.33 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 29 years was 22.85 in 1995, while its lowest value was 21.24 in 2018.

Definition: Youth unemployment refers to the share of the labor force ages 15-24 without work but available for and seeking employment.

Source: International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database. Data retrieved in December 2019.

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Year Value
1991 22.14
1992 22.35
1993 22.19
1994 22.19
1995 22.85
1996 22.58
1997 22.35
1998 22.39
1999 22.39
2000 22.36
2001 22.19
2002 22.66
2003 22.32
2004 21.96
2005 22.17
2006 22.12
2007 22.53
2008 22.35
2009 22.73
2010 22.79
2011 22.19
2012 22.37
2013 21.95
2014 21.68
2015 21.48
2016 21.39
2017 21.29
2018 21.24
2019 21.34
2020 21.33

Unemployment, youth male (% of male labor force ages 15-24) (national estimate)

Definition: Youth unemployment refers to the share of the labor force ages 15-24 without work but available for and seeking employment. Definitions of labor force and unemployment differ by country.

Source: International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database. Data retrieved in December 2019.

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Year Value
2008 4.09
2012 2.55
2014 8.86
2017 16.29
2020 14.54

Unemployment, youth male (% of male labor force ages 15-24) (modeled ILO estimate)

Unemployment, youth male (% of male labor force ages 15-24) (modeled ILO estimate) in Afghanistan was 14.56 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 29 years was 17.79 in 1995, while its lowest value was 14.56 in 2020.

Definition: Youth unemployment refers to the share of the labor force ages 15-24 without work but available for and seeking employment.

Source: International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database. Data retrieved in December 2019.

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Year Value
1991 17.25
1992 17.43
1993 17.27
1994 17.25
1995 17.79
1996 17.50
1997 17.25
1998 17.23
1999 17.19
2000 17.12
2001 17.02
2002 17.45
2003 17.22
2004 16.96
2005 17.17
2006 17.06
2007 17.32
2008 17.08
2009 17.32
2010 17.31
2011 16.84
2012 17.04
2013 16.72
2014 16.52
2015 16.37
2016 16.29
2017 16.21
2018 16.23
2019 16.36
2020 14.56

Unemployment, youth total (% of total labor force ages 15-24) (national estimate)

Definition: Youth unemployment refers to the share of the labor force ages 15-24 without work but available for and seeking employment. Definitions of labor force and unemployment differ by country.

Source: International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database. Data retrieved in December 2019.

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Year Value
2008 4.05
2012 2.93
2014 9.96
2017 17.57
2020 16.20

Unemployment, youth total (% of total labor force ages 15-24) (modeled ILO estimate)

Unemployment, youth total (% of total labor force ages 15-24) (modeled ILO estimate) in Afghanistan was 16.12 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 29 years was 18.64 in 1995, while its lowest value was 16.12 in 2020.

Definition: Youth unemployment refers to the share of the labor force ages 15-24 without work but available for and seeking employment.

Source: International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database. Data retrieved in December 2019.

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Year Value
1991 18.08
1992 18.26
1993 18.10
1994 18.09
1995 18.64
1996 18.35
1997 18.09
1998 18.08
1999 18.04
2000 17.97
2001 17.87
2002 18.32
2003 18.09
2004 17.83
2005 18.06
2006 17.95
2007 18.22
2008 17.98
2009 18.24
2010 18.25
2011 17.78
2012 18.00
2013 17.72
2014 17.57
2015 17.48
2016 17.46
2017 17.44
2018 17.47
2019 17.61
2020 16.12

Share of youth not in education, employment or training, female (% of female youth population)

Definition: Share of youth not in education, employment or training (NEET) is the proportion of young people who are not in education, employment, or training to the population of the corresponding age group: youth (ages 15 to 24); persons ages 15 to 29; or both age groups.

Source: International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database. Data retrieved in December 2019.

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Year Value
2014 13.26
2017 65.89
2020 74.01

Share of youth not in education, employment or training, male (% of male youth population)

Definition: Share of youth not in education, employment or training (NEET) is the proportion of young people who are not in education, employment, or training to the population of the corresponding age group: youth (ages 15 to 24); persons ages 15 to 29; or both age groups.

Source: International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database. Data retrieved in December 2019.

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Year Value
2014 5.80
2017 18.25
2020 32.16

Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of youth population)

Definition: Share of youth not in education, employment or training (NEET) is the proportion of young people who are not in education, employment, or training to the population of the corresponding age group: youth (ages 15 to 24); persons ages 15 to 29; or both age groups.

Source: International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database. Data retrieved in December 2019.

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Year Value
2014 9.49
2017 42.01
2020 53.76

Classification

Topic: Labor & Social Protection Indicators

Sub-Topic: Unemployment