Labour Force (Total) rose 3.00% to 9.13 mil in Afghanistan in 2024, according to .
Historically, Labour Force (Total) in Afghanistan reached an all time high of 9.22 mil in 2017 and an all time low of 2.98 mil in 1990. When compared to Afghanistan's main peers, Labour Force (Total) in Iran amounted to 28.6 mil, 83.6 mil in Pakistan, 2.78 mil in Tajikistan and 2.44 mil in Turkmenistan in 2024.
Afghanistan has been ranked 56th within the group of 168 countries we follow in terms of Labour Force (Total), 2 places above the position seen 10 years ago.
| Labour Force (Total) | Unit | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 |
| Afghanistan | mil | 9.22 | 9.19 | 9.06 | 9.18 | 8.62 | ||||||||||||||||
| China | mil | 777 | 776 | 764 | 781 | 770 | ||||||||||||||||
| India | mil | 524 | 531 | 533 | 550 | 569 | ||||||||||||||||
| Iran | mil | 29.1 | 29.2 | 27.7 | 27.8 | 28.0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Iraq | mil | 10.2 | 10.4 | 10.3 | 10.6 | 11.3 | ||||||||||||||||
| Kazakhstan | mil | 9.80 | 9.92 | 9.82 | 10.0 | 10.1 | ||||||||||||||||
| Kyrgyzstan | mil | 2.80 | 2.85 | 2.92 | 2.98 | 3.06 | ||||||||||||||||
| Pakistan | mil | 71.4 | 73.7 | 75.4 | 78.8 | 80.3 | ||||||||||||||||
| Tajikistan | mil | 2.46 | 2.49 | 2.52 | 2.60 | 2.66 | ||||||||||||||||
| Turkmenistan | mil | 2.21 | 2.25 | 2.22 | 2.27 | 2.36 | ||||||||||||||||
| Uzbekistan | mil | 13.0 | 13.1 | 13.1 | 13.4 | 13.6 |
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