Afghanistan vs Lower middle income: Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, male (%)
Afghanistan
57.4%
in 2025
Lower middle income
43.1%
in 2025
Afghanistan rank
26th
Lower middle income rank
23rd
Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, male (%) over time
- Afghanistan
- Lower middle income
How they compare
Afghanistan currently reports 57.4% against 43.1% in Lower middle income, a difference of 14.3%.
That makes Afghanistan's figure about 1.3 times Lower middle income's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Afghanistan ahead.
Afghanistan ranks 26th and Lower middle income ranks 23rd of 187 countries.
Afghanistan has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Lower middle income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 56.4% | 56.1% | 0.3% | Afghanistan |
| 2000s | 55.6% | 52.8% | 2.9% | Afghanistan |
| 2010s | 52.9% | 42.9% | 10.1% | Afghanistan |
| 2020s | 54.1% | 42.0% | 12.1% | Afghanistan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, male (%), Afghanistan or Lower middle income?
- Afghanistan, at 57.4% against 43.1% in Lower middle income as of 2025.
- What is the difference in employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, male (%) between Afghanistan and Lower middle income?
- 14.3%, with Afghanistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Lower middle income?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Afghanistan and Lower middle income rank globally for employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, male (%)?
- Afghanistan ranks 26th and Lower middle income ranks 23rd of 187 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, male (%) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Employment to population ratio is the proportion of a country's population that is employed.