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Youth unemployment rate in Afghanistan

Latest: 16.8%
Previous: 17.2%
Change: -0.45 (-2.6%)
Reference period: Dec 31, 2025
Frequency: Annual
Unit: Percent

Youth unemployment rate over time

Annual, Percent, Not seasonally adjusted

Source: World Bank

Observations for Youth unemployment 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	—
Dec 31, 1991	10.2%
Dec 31, 1992	10.2%
Dec 31, 1993	10.2%
Dec 31, 1994	10.2%
Dec 31, 1995	10.1%
Dec 31, 1996	10.2%
Dec 31, 1997	10.2%
Dec 31, 1998	10.2%
Dec 31, 1999	10.2%
Dec 31, 2000	10.2%
Dec 31, 2001	10.3%
Dec 31, 2002	10.2%
Dec 31, 2003	10.2%
Dec 31, 2004	10.1%
Dec 31, 2005	10.2%
Dec 31, 2006	10.2%
Dec 31, 2007	10.1%
Dec 31, 2008	10.1%
Dec 31, 2009	10.1%
Dec 31, 2010	10.0%
Dec 31, 2011	10.0%
Dec 31, 2012	10.1%
Dec 31, 2013	10.1%
Dec 31, 2014	10.1%
Dec 31, 2015	12.5%
Dec 31, 2016	14.9%
Dec 31, 2017	17.3%
Dec 31, 2018	16.4%
Dec 31, 2019	15.5%
Dec 31, 2020	16.1%
Dec 31, 2021	16.0%
Dec 31, 2022	17.5%
Dec 31, 2023	17.5%
Dec 31, 2024	17.2%
Dec 31, 2025	16.8%

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