Afghanistan - Employment in industry

Employment in industry, female (% of female employment) (modeled ILO estimate)

Employment in industry, female (% of female employment) (modeled ILO estimate) in Afghanistan was 25.02 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 28 years was 25.02 in 2019, while its lowest value was 10.59 in 2001.

Definition: Employment is defined as persons of working age who were engaged in any activity to produce goods or provide services for pay or profit, whether at work during the reference period or not at work due to temporary absence from a job, or to working-time arrangement. The industry sector consists of mining and quarrying, manufacturing, construction, and public utilities (electricity, gas, and water), in accordance with divisions 2-5 (ISIC 2) or categories C-F (ISIC 3) or categories B-F (ISIC 4).

Source: International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database. Data retrieved in September 2019.

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Year Value
1991 14.56
1992 14.40
1993 13.91
1994 14.05
1995 13.79
1996 13.35
1997 12.93
1998 12.50
1999 12.01
2000 11.39
2001 10.59
2002 11.43
2003 11.52
2004 11.07
2005 11.53
2006 11.80
2007 12.69
2008 12.92
2009 14.81
2010 16.44
2011 17.30
2012 18.98
2013 20.11
2014 21.09
2015 21.88
2016 22.94
2017 24.28
2018 24.51
2019 25.02

Employment in industry, male (% of male employment) (modeled ILO estimate)

Employment in industry, male (% of male employment) (modeled ILO estimate) in Afghanistan was 16.85 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 28 years was 16.89 in 2018, while its lowest value was 8.71 in 2001.

Definition: Employment is defined as persons of working age who were engaged in any activity to produce goods or provide services for pay or profit, whether at work during the reference period or not at work due to temporary absence from a job, or to working-time arrangement. The industry sector consists of mining and quarrying, manufacturing, construction, and public utilities (electricity, gas, and water), in accordance with divisions 2-5 (ISIC 2) or categories C-F (ISIC 3) or categories B-F (ISIC 4).

Source: International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database. Data retrieved in September 2019.

See also:

Year Value
1991 12.05
1992 11.83
1993 11.16
1994 11.04
1995 11.11
1996 10.69
1997 10.31
1998 9.97
1999 9.60
2000 9.16
2001 8.71
2002 9.75
2003 10.15
2004 10.52
2005 11.29
2006 11.79
2007 12.11
2008 12.40
2009 13.43
2010 14.34
2011 14.29
2012 15.18
2013 15.59
2014 15.88
2015 16.13
2016 15.99
2017 16.44
2018 16.89
2019 16.85

Employment in industry (% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate)

Employment in industry (% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate) in Afghanistan was 18.55 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 28 years was 18.55 in 2019, while its lowest value was 8.98 in 2001.

Definition: Employment is defined as persons of working age who were engaged in any activity to produce goods or provide services for pay or profit, whether at work during the reference period or not at work due to temporary absence from a job, or to working-time arrangement. The industry sector consists of mining and quarrying, manufacturing, construction, and public utilities (electricity, gas, and water), in accordance with divisions 2-5 (ISIC 2) or categories C-F (ISIC 3) or categories B-F (ISIC 4).

Source: International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database. Data retrieved in September 2019.

See also:

Year Value
1991 12.43
1992 12.21
1993 11.57
1994 11.48
1995 11.51
1996 11.08
1997 10.69
1998 10.33
1999 9.95
2000 9.48
2001 8.98
2002 9.99
2003 10.35
2004 10.61
2005 11.33
2006 11.79
2007 12.20
2008 12.48
2009 13.63
2010 14.66
2011 14.75
2012 15.77
2013 16.33
2014 16.77
2015 17.17
2016 17.32
2017 18.03
2018 18.46
2019 18.55

Classification

Topic: Labor & Social Protection Indicators

Sub-Topic: Economic activity