Labor force participation rates for women ages 15 24 2020 vs … gaps in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Labor force participation rates for women ages 15 24 2020 vs … gaps was 19.82 in 2021. ▲ Rising
Labor force participation rates for women ages 15 24 2020 vs 1980 in Afghanistan, 1979–2021
Source: Statizoid (derived).
Analysis
The most recent figure for labor force participation rates for women ages 15 24 2020 vs 1980 in Afghanistan is 19.82, measured in 2021.
The figure is up 19.4% on the previous year and down 2.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force participation rates for women ages 15 24 2020 vs 1980 in Afghanistan peaked at 36.55 in 2008 and was at its lowest, 9.61, in 1979.
Afghanistan ranks 150th of 171 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Labor force participation rates for women ages 15 24 2020 vs … gaps in Afghanistan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1979 | 9.61 | — |
| 2008 | 36.55 | +280.4% |
| 2009 | 31.15 | -14.8% |
| 2010 | 25.75 | -17.3% |
| 2011 | 20.35 | -21.0% |
| 2012 | 14.95 | -26.5% |
| 2013 | 22.07 | +47.6% |
| 2014 | 29.19 | +32.3% |
| 2015 | 26.08 | -10.7% |
| 2016 | 22.96 | -11.9% |
| 2017 | 19.85 | -13.6% |
| 2018 | 18.76 | -5.5% |
| 2019 | 17.68 | -5.8% |
| 2020 | 16.59 | -6.1% |
| 2021 | 19.82 | +19.4% |
Afghanistan compared with similar countries
- Afghanistan's 19.82 is below the median for low income countries, which is 43.35, 46% of the median. (17 countries reporting)
- Afghanistan's 19.82 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 14.84, 1.3× the median. (19 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Labor force participation rates for women ages 15 24 2020 vs … gaps in Afghanistan changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | +280.4% | 9.61 | 36.55 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 9.61 | 9.61 | 9.61 | 1 |
| 2000s | 33.85 | 31.15 | 36.55 | 2 |
| 2010s | 21.76 | 14.95 | 29.19 | 10 |
| 2020s | 18.2 | 16.59 | 19.82 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Afghanistan
More work & labour data for Afghanistan
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual 0.4637 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth 0.4511 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth 0.4755 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -0.088 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 2.67 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 25,498 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 36,430 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 65,039 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 65,177 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 130,217 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is labor force participation rates for women ages 15 24 2020 vs 1980 in Afghanistan?
- Labor force participation rates for women ages 15 24 2020 vs 1980 in Afghanistan was 19.82 in 2021, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest labor force participation rates for women ages 15 24 2020 vs 1980 recorded in Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was 36.55 in 2008.
- What is the lowest labor force participation rates for women ages 15 24 2020 vs 1980 recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.61 in 1979.
- How does Afghanistan rank for labor force participation rates for women ages 15 24 2020 vs 1980?
- Afghanistan ranks 150th out of 171 countries with data for 2021.
- Is labor force participation rates for women ages 15 24 2020 vs 1980 rising or falling in Afghanistan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Afghanistan data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Labor force participation rates for women ages 15 24 2020 vs 1980, gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Labor force participation rates for women ages 15 24 2020 vs 1980 with 625 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.
Computed from
- Labor force participation rates for women ages 15 24 2020 vs 1980 Our World in Data
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Labor force participation rates for women ages 15 24 2020 vs 1980 with 625 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.