Labor force, total, annual growth rate in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Labor force, total, annual growth rate was 3.15 % change on previous year in 2025. β Volatile
Labor force, total, annual growth rate in Afghanistan, 1991β2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
The most recent figure for labor force, total, annual growth rate in Afghanistan is 3.15 % change on previous year, measured in 2025.
The figure is down 6.9% on the previous year and down 25.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force, total, annual growth rate in Afghanistan peaked at 11.93 % change on previous year in 1993 and was at its lowest, -5.59 % change on previous year, in 2022.
Afghanistan ranks 25th of 186 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5.14 % change on previous year | 1.18 % change on previous year | 11.93 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 2000s | 3.52 % change on previous year | 0.3975 % change on previous year | 6.31 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.44 % change on previous year | -0.2432 % change on previous year | 5.16 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4827 % change on previous year | -5.59 % change on previous year | 3.38 % change on previous year | 6 |
Countries ranked near Afghanistan
- 22 Democratic Republic of the Congo 3.24 % change on previous year compare
- 23 Congo 3.22 % change on previous year compare
- 24 Tanzania, United Republic of 3.21 % change on previous year compare
- 26 CΓ΄te d'Ivoire 3.13 % change on previous year compare
- 27 Mauritania 3.09 % change on previous year compare
- 28 Solomon Islands 3.07 % change on previous year compare
More education data for Afghanistan
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 163,167 (2023)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 1 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 6 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 55.0% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 42.6% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 13 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 7 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 112.2% (2023)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0039 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is labor force, total, annual growth rate in Afghanistan?
- Labor force, total, annual growth rate in Afghanistan was 3.15 % change on previous year in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest labor force, total, annual growth rate recorded in Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was 11.93 % change on previous year in 1993.
- What is the lowest labor force, total, annual growth rate recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was -5.59 % change on previous year in 2022.
- How does Afghanistan rank for labor force, total, annual growth rate?
- Afghanistan ranks 25th out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is labor force, total, annual growth rate rising or falling in Afghanistan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Afghanistan data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Labor force, total, annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
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.
Computed from
- Labor force, total International Labour Organization (ILO), type: estimates based on external database
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About this data
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.