Employment in Afghanistan

Economic Activity (% in 2022)

Agriculture	46.59	WB
Services	35.07	WB

Economic Activity Industry and Construction

Industry

18.34 % in 2022

Gender (% in 2022)

Female	47.45	WB
Male	46.54	WB

Asia

Afghanistan	46.59 % in 2022	WB + 1 other
Armenia	115.66 Index in 4th quarter 2021	IMF
Azerbaijan	115.79 Index in 2021	IMF
Bangladesh	112.47 Index in 2017	IMF
Bhutan	100.41 Index in 2021	IMF
China	98.09 Index in 2021	IMF
Democratic People's Republic of Korea	44.64 % in 2022	WB
Georgia	103.77 Index in 2020	IMF
India	118.52 Index in 2022	IMF
Japan	108.4 Index on Jan 2024	IMF + 1 other
Kazakhstan	107.61 Index in 2020	IMF
Kyrgyzstan	108.61 Index in 4th quarter 2021	IMF
Maldives	7.32 % in 2022	WB + 1 other
Mongolia	112.17 Index in 4th quarter 2021	IMF
Nepal	61.39 % in 2022	WB + 1 other
Pakistan	124.82 Index in 2021	IMF
Republic of Korea	115.17 Index on Jan 2024	IMF + 1 other
Sri Lanka	104.35 Index in 4th quarter 2020	IMF
Tajikistan	43.52 % in 2022	WB + 1 other
Turkmenistan	22.67 % in 2022	WB
Uzbekistan	113.13 Index in 2020	IMF

Labor

Average Working Hours	13.1 Hours Per Week in 2011	WB
Employment	46.59 % in 2022	WB + 1 other
Employment Rate	31.27 % in 2023	WB
Labor Force	8,920,521 Number in 2023	WB + 1 other
Labor Force Participation Rate	6.53 % in 2023	WB
Underemployment	19.58 % in 2020	WB
Unemployment	15.38 % in 2023	WB + 1 other