Unemployment rate women in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Unemployment rate women was 25 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
25
Change on year
down 4.2%
World rank
11th
of 186 countries
All-time high
26.74
in 2022
All-time low
10.29
in 2010
Years of data
35
1991–2025
Unemployment rate women in Afghanistan, 1991–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2025, unemployment rate women in Afghanistan stood at 25.
That represents a change of down 4.2% on the previous year and up 115.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment rate women in Afghanistan peaked at 26.74 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 10.29, in 2010.
Afghanistan ranks 11th of 186 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Unemployment rate women in Afghanistan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 10.47 | — |
| 1992 | 10.46 | -0.1% |
| 1993 | 10.4 | -0.5% |
| 1994 | 10.38 | -0.2% |
| 1995 | 10.37 | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 10.39 | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 10.38 | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 10.39 | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 10.41 | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 10.44 | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 10.53 | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 10.41 | -1.1% |
| 2003 | 10.39 | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 10.33 | -0.6% |
| 2005 | 10.42 | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 10.44 | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 10.37 | -0.7% |
| 2008 | 10.4 | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 10.3 | -0.9% |
| 2010 | 10.29 | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 10.31 | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 10.35 | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 10.36 | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 10.32 | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 11.59 | +12.3% |
| 2016 | 12.82 | +10.6% |
| 2017 | 14.02 | +9.4% |
| 2018 | 14.79 | +5.5% |
| 2019 | 15.57 | +5.3% |
| 2020 | 16.78 | +7.8% |
| 2021 | 16.95 | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 26.74 | +57.8% |
| 2023 | 26.6 | -0.5% |
| 2024 | 26.08 | -1.9% |
| 2025 | 25 | -4.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 10.41 | 10.37 | 10.47 | 9 |
| 2000s | 10.4 | 10.3 | 10.53 | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.04 | 10.29 | 15.57 | 10 |
| 2020s | 23.02 | 16.78 | 26.74 | 6 |
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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 unemployment rate women in Afghanistan?
- Unemployment rate women in Afghanistan was 25 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest unemployment rate women recorded in Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was 26.74 in 2022.
- What is the lowest unemployment rate women recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.29 in 2010.
- How does Afghanistan rank for unemployment rate women?
- Afghanistan ranks 11th out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is unemployment rate women rising or falling in Afghanistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 115.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Afghanistan data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Unemployment rate women. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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