Afghanistan vs Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income): Labor force, total, annual growth rate

Afghanistan
3.15 % change on previous year
in 2025
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
1.03 % change on previous year
in 2025
Afghanistan rank
25th
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) rank
28th

Labor force, total, annual growth rate over time

  • Afghanistan
  • Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
-50510199120082025

How they compare

Afghanistan currently reports 3.15 % change on previous year against 1.03 % change on previous year in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), a difference of 2.12 % change on previous year.

That makes Afghanistan's figure about 3.1 times Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)'s.

The two have swapped places 9 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ahead.

Afghanistan ranks 25th and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 28th of 186 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 3 and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) Difference Ahead
1990s 5.14 % change on previous year 2.67 % change on previous year 2.48 % change on previous year Afghanistan
2000s 3.52 % change on previous year 2.12 % change on previous year 1.4 % change on previous year Afghanistan
2010s 3.44 % change on previous year 1.35 % change on previous year 2.1 % change on previous year Afghanistan
2020s 0.4827 % change on previous year 0.9252 % change on previous year 0.4425 % change on previous year Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher labor force, total, annual growth rate, Afghanistan or Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
Afghanistan, at 3.15 % change on previous year against 1.03 % change on previous year in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) as of 2025.
What is the difference in labor force, total, annual growth rate between Afghanistan and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
2.12 % change on previous year, with Afghanistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
How do Afghanistan and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) rank globally for labor force, total, annual growth rate?
Afghanistan ranks 25th and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 28th of 186 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Labor force, total, annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Labor force, total, annual growth rate
Unit
% change on previous year
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
234 places, 8,176 data points, 1991–2025
Last refreshed

The year-on-year percentage change in Labor force, total. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.