Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled) in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled) was 0.0066 units per person in 2025. ▼ Falling
Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled) in Afghanistan, 2005–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) in Afghanistan is 0.0066 units per person, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of up 0.8% on the previous year and down 23.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) in Afghanistan peaked at 0.0087 units per person in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.0065 units per person, in 2022.
Afghanistan ranks 181st of 186 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.
Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled) in Afghanistan, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 0.0076 units per person | — |
| 2006 | 0.0077 units per person | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 0.0077 units per person | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 0.0078 units per person | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 0.0079 units per person | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 0.008 units per person | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 0.0081 units per person | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 0.0082 units per person | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 0.0084 units per person | +2.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0086 units per person | +2.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0086 units per person | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 0.0087 units per person | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 0.0087 units per person | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 0.0084 units per person | -3.1% |
| 2019 | 0.0082 units per person | -3.4% |
| 2020 | 0.0076 units per person | -6.5% |
| 2021 | 0.0074 units per person | -2.9% |
| 2022 | 0.0065 units per person | -12.4% |
| 2023 | 0.0065 units per person | +0.6% |
| 2024 | 0.0066 units per person | +0.9% |
| 2025 | 0.0066 units per person | +0.8% |
Afghanistan compared with similar countries
- Afghanistan's 0.0066 units per person is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.0138 units per person, 48% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Afghanistan's 0.0066 units per person is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.0132 units per person, 50% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0078 units per person | 0.0076 units per person | 0.0079 units per person | 5 |
| 2010s | 0.0084 units per person | 0.008 units per person | 0.0087 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0069 units per person | 0.0065 units per person | 0.0076 units per person | 6 |
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 total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) in Afghanistan?
- Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) in Afghanistan was 0.0066 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) recorded in Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0087 units per person in 2017.
- What is the lowest total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0065 units per person in 2022.
- How does Afghanistan rank for total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled)?
- Afghanistan ranks 181st out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) rising or falling in Afghanistan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 23.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Afghanistan data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled estimates), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled estimates) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled estimates) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Total weekly hours worked of employed persons International Labour Organization
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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
Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled estimates) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.