Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) was 180.2% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) in Afghanistan, 1991–2025
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators database. Estimates are based on data obtained from International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT at https://ilostat.ilo.org/data/.
Analysis
In 2025, ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) in Afghanistan stood at 180.2%.
That represents a change of down 1.8% on the previous year and up 29.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) in Afghanistan peaked at 183.5% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 132.0%, in 2017.
That places Afghanistan 20th out of 187 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) in Afghanistan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 146.4% | — |
| 1992 | 146.5% | +0.1% |
| 1993 | 146.7% | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 146.9% | +0.1% |
| 1995 | 147.0% | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 147.1% | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 147.3% | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 147.4% | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 147.5% | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 147.5% | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 147.5% | -0.0% |
| 2002 | 147.6% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 147.5% | -0.0% |
| 2004 | 147.4% | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 147.2% | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 147.0% | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 146.8% | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 146.5% | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 146.3% | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 146.0% | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 145.7% | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 145.5% | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 145.3% | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 145.1% | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 139.1% | -4.2% |
| 2016 | 135.0% | -3.0% |
| 2017 | 132.0% | -2.2% |
| 2018 | 136.4% | +3.3% |
| 2019 | 141.4% | +3.7% |
| 2020 | 147.0% | +3.9% |
| 2021 | 144.4% | -1.8% |
| 2022 | 183.4% | +27.0% |
| 2023 | 183.3% | -0.0% |
| 2024 | 183.5% | +0.1% |
| 2025 | 180.2% | -1.8% |
Afghanistan compared with similar countries
- Afghanistan's 180.2% is above the median for low income countries, which is 110.5%, 1.6× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Afghanistan's 180.2% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 169.7%, 1.1× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) in Afghanistan changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | +27.0% | 144.4% | 183.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 147.0% | 146.4% | 147.5% | 9 |
| 2000s | 147.1% | 146.3% | 147.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 141.2% | 132.0% | 146.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 170.3% | 144.4% | 183.5% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Afghanistan
More gender data for Afghanistan
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 20,358 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth 1.64 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 29,681 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 29,681 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 3.43 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 707,563 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 739,025 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 690,872 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 720,642 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 674,248 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) in Afghanistan?
- Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) in Afghanistan was 180.2% in 2025, according to World Bank, World Development Indicators database. Estimates are based on data obtained from International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT at https://ilostat.ilo.org/data/.
- What is the highest ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) recorded in Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was 183.5% in 2024.
- What is the lowest ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 132.0% in 2017.
- How does Afghanistan rank for ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24)?
- Afghanistan ranks 20th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) rising or falling in Afghanistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 29.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Afghanistan data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank, World Development Indicators database. Estimates are based on data obtained from International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT at https://ilostat.ilo.org/data/, published as part of Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Ratio of female to male youth unemployment is the percentage of female to male youth unemployment rates.