Youth Labor Force

Employed plus unemployed youth in the same age band, geography and methodology as the unemployed count. Excludes youth outside the labor force.

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Youth Labor Force

Employed plus unemployed youth in the same age band, geography and methodology as the unemployed count. Excludes youth outside the labor force.

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Youth Labor Force

Afghanistan

Values and evidence for Afghanistan. Unavailable values are gaps, not zero.
Period	Value	Status	Provenance & calculation
2008	2,166,557 people	available	Inspect evidence ILOSTAT · observation #54380 · revision 1 Value 2166557.0000000000 · provisional · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-15 Source reference Annual total-sex labor-force count, ages 15–24; must match the unemployed source code. Underlying source: BB:6361. Provider notes: I11:264; R1:3513 Provider ilostat · indicator EAP_TEAP_SEX_AGE_NB · source BB:6361 · role direct Revision history Revision 1: 2166557.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-15 12:23:34 · source revision unspecified
2009	Unavailable people	missing	Inspect evidence
2010	Unavailable people	missing	Inspect evidence
2011	Unavailable people	missing	Inspect evidence
2012	1,979,815 people	available	Inspect evidence ILOSTAT · observation #54378 · revision 1 Value 1979815.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-15 Source reference Annual total-sex labor-force count, ages 15–24; must match the unemployed source code. Underlying source: BB:6361. Provider notes: R1:3513 Provider ilostat · indicator EAP_TEAP_SEX_AGE_NB · source BB:6361 · role direct Revision history Revision 1: 1979815.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-15 12:23:34 · source revision unspecified
2013	Unavailable people	missing	Inspect evidence
2014	2,721,457 people	available	Inspect evidence ILOSTAT · observation #54376 · revision 1 Value 2721457.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-15 Source reference Annual total-sex labor-force count, ages 15–24; must match the unemployed source code. Underlying source: BB:6361. Provider notes: R1:3513 Provider ilostat · indicator EAP_TEAP_SEX_AGE_NB · source BB:6361 · role direct Revision history Revision 1: 2721457.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-15 12:23:34 · source revision unspecified
2015	Unavailable people	missing	Inspect evidence
2016	Unavailable people	missing	Inspect evidence
2017	2,229,507 people	available	Inspect evidence ILOSTAT · observation #54374 · revision 1 Value 2229507.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-15 Source reference Annual total-sex labor-force count, ages 15–24; must match the unemployed source code. Underlying source: BB:6361. Provider notes: R1:3513 Provider ilostat · indicator EAP_TEAP_SEX_AGE_NB · source BB:6361 · role direct Revision history Revision 1: 2229507.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-15 12:23:34 · source revision unspecified
2018	Unavailable people	missing	Inspect evidence
2019	Unavailable people	missing	Inspect evidence
2020	2,060,876 people	available	Inspect evidence ILOSTAT · observation #54372 · revision 1 Value 2060876.0000000000 · provisional · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-15 Source reference Annual total-sex labor-force count, ages 15–24; must match the unemployed source code. Underlying source: BA:15715. Provider notes: I11:264; R1:3513 Provider ilostat · indicator EAP_TEAP_SEX_AGE_NB · source BA:15715 · role direct Revision history Revision 1: 2060876.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-15 12:23:34 · source revision unspecified
2021	2,218,373 people	available	Inspect evidence ILOSTAT · observation #54370 · revision 1 Value 2218373.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-15 Source reference Annual total-sex labor-force count, ages 15–24; must match the unemployed source code. Underlying source: BA:15715. Provider notes: R1:3513_S3:8 Provider ilostat · indicator EAP_TEAP_SEX_AGE_NB · source BA:15715 · role direct Revision history Revision 1: 2218373.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-15 12:23:34 · source revision unspecified

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