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Female labour force participation rate in Afghanistan

Latest: 5.1%
Previous: 5.1%
Change: -0.04 (-0.7%)
Reference period: Dec 31, 2025
Frequency: Annual
Unit: Percent

Female labour force participation rate over time

Annual, Percent, Not seasonally adjusted

Source: World Bank

Observations for Female labour force participation rate in Afghanistan
Date	Value
Dec 31, 1966	—
Dec 31, 1967	—
Dec 31, 1968	—
Dec 31, 1969	—
Dec 31, 1970	—
Dec 31, 1971	—
Dec 31, 1972	—
Dec 31, 1973	—
Dec 31, 1974	—
Dec 31, 1975	—
Dec 31, 1976	—
Dec 31, 1977	—
Dec 31, 1978	—
Dec 31, 1979	—
Dec 31, 1980	—
Dec 31, 1981	—
Dec 31, 1982	—
Dec 31, 1983	—
Dec 31, 1984	—
Dec 31, 1985	—
Dec 31, 1986	—
Dec 31, 1987	—
Dec 31, 1988	—
Dec 31, 1989	—
Dec 31, 1990	15.7%
Dec 31, 1991	15.7%
Dec 31, 1992	15.6%
Dec 31, 1993	15.5%
Dec 31, 1994	15.4%
Dec 31, 1995	15.2%
Dec 31, 1996	15.0%
Dec 31, 1997	14.8%
Dec 31, 1998	14.6%
Dec 31, 1999	14.4%
Dec 31, 2000	14.3%
Dec 31, 2001	14.2%
Dec 31, 2002	14.2%
Dec 31, 2003	14.2%
Dec 31, 2004	14.2%
Dec 31, 2005	14.3%
Dec 31, 2006	14.5%
Dec 31, 2007	14.7%
Dec 31, 2008	14.9%
Dec 31, 2009	15.2%
Dec 31, 2010	15.6%
Dec 31, 2011	15.9%
Dec 31, 2012	16.2%
Dec 31, 2013	17.1%
Dec 31, 2014	18.1%
Dec 31, 2015	19.1%
Dec 31, 2016	20.2%
Dec 31, 2017	21.2%
Dec 31, 2018	19.8%
Dec 31, 2019	18.3%
Dec 31, 2020	16.5%
Dec 31, 2021	14.6%
Dec 31, 2022	5.2%
Dec 31, 2023	5.1%
Dec 31, 2024	5.1%
Dec 31, 2025	5.1%

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