Labor force, female, per capita in Afghanistan

Afghanistan: Labor force, female, per capita was 0.0146 units per person in 2025. ▼ Falling

Latest (2025)
0.0146 units per person
Change on year
down 0.2%
World rank
185th
of 186 countries
All-time high
0.0581 units per person
in 2017
All-time low
0.0146 units per person
in 2022
Years of data
36
1990–2025

Labor force, female, per capita in Afghanistan, 1990–2025

0.010.020.030.040.050.061990200720251990: 0.042 units per person1991: 0.042 units per person1992: 0.042 units per person1993: 0.041 units per person1994: 0.04 units per person1995: 0.04 units per person1996: 0.039 units per person1997: 0.038 units per person1998: 0.038 units per person1999: 0.037 units per person2000: 0.036 units per person2001: 0.036 units per person2002: 0.036 units per person2003: 0.036 units per person2004: 0.036 units per person2005: 0.036 units per person2006: 0.037 units per person2007: 0.037 units per person2008: 0.038 units per person2009: 0.039 units per person2010: 0.04 units per person2011: 0.042 units per person2012: 0.043 units per person2013: 0.045 units per person2014: 0.048 units per person2015: 0.051 units per person2016: 0.055 units per person2017: 0.058 units per person2018: 0.055 units per person2019: 0.051 units per person2020: 0.046 units per person2021: 0.041 units per person2022: 0.015 units per person2023: 0.015 units per person2024: 0.015 units per person2025: 0.015 units per person

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.

Analysis

The most recent figure for labor force, female, per capita in Afghanistan is 0.0146 units per person, measured in 2025.

That represents a change of down 0.2% on the previous year and down 71.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, labor force, female, per capita in Afghanistan peaked at 0.0581 units per person in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.0146 units per person, in 2022.

That places Afghanistan 185th out of 186 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 36 years of available data.

Labor force, female, per capita in Afghanistan, year by year

Annual values for Labor force, female, per capita in Afghanistan, 1990 to 2025.
Year units per person Change
1990 0.0421 units per person
1991 0.0418 units per person -0.5%
1992 0.0415 units per person -0.8%
1993 0.041 units per person -1.1%
1994 0.0404 units per person -1.5%
1995 0.0398 units per person -1.6%
1996 0.0391 units per person -1.8%
1997 0.0383 units per person -1.9%
1998 0.0376 units per person -1.9%
1999 0.0369 units per person -1.8%
2000 0.0363 units per person -1.5%
2001 0.0359 units per person -1.1%
2002 0.0357 units per person -0.6%
2003 0.0357 units per person -0.1%
2004 0.0358 units per person +0.4%
2005 0.0361 units per person +0.8%
2006 0.0366 units per person +1.3%
2007 0.0373 units per person +2.0%
2008 0.0382 units per person +2.5%
2009 0.0393 units per person +2.7%
2010 0.0404 units per person +2.8%
2011 0.0415 units per person +2.8%
2012 0.0426 units per person +2.7%
2013 0.0454 units per person +6.5%
2014 0.0484 units per person +6.4%
2015 0.0514 units per person +6.4%
2016 0.0547 units per person +6.3%
2017 0.0581 units per person +6.2%
2018 0.0545 units per person -6.0%
2019 0.0508 units per person -6.9%
2020 0.046 units per person -9.4%
2021 0.0411 units per person -10.7%
2022 0.0146 units per person -64.5%
2023 0.0146 units per person +0.3%
2024 0.0146 units per person +0.1%
2025 0.0146 units per person -0.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.0398 units per person 0.0369 units per person 0.0421 units per person 10
2000s 0.0367 units per person 0.0357 units per person 0.0393 units per person 10
2010s 0.0488 units per person 0.0404 units per person 0.0581 units per person 10
2020s 0.0242 units per person 0.0146 units per person 0.046 units per person 6

Countries ranked near Afghanistan

  1. 182 Syrian Arab Republic 0.0459 units per person compare
  2. 183 Sudan 0.0437 units per person compare
  3. 184 Iraq 0.0352 units per person compare
  4. 186 Yemen 0.0137 units per person compare

See the full ranking of 235 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is labor force, female, per capita in Afghanistan?
Labor force, female, per capita in Afghanistan was 0.0146 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest labor force, female, per capita recorded in Afghanistan?
The highest recorded value was 0.0581 units per person in 2017.
What is the lowest labor force, female, per capita recorded in Afghanistan?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0146 units per person in 2022.
How does Afghanistan rank for labor force, female, per capita?
Afghanistan ranks 185th out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
Is labor force, female, per capita rising or falling in Afghanistan?
Over the last ten years it is down 71.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Afghanistan data come from?
The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Labor force, female, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Labor force, female divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.

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Indicator
Labor force, female, per capita
Unit
units per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
235 places, 8,446 data points, 1990–2025
Last refreshed

Labor force, female divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.