# Youth unemployment (15-24) — AFG
> Latest: 16.79% (2025). Change: -0.4 pp vs 2024.
- Unit: %
- Frequency: Annual · Coverage: 1991–2025
- Data updated: 2026-10-08
- Source: World Bank — SL.UEM.1524.ZS — https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SL.UEM.1524.ZS
- License: CC BY 4.0
- Interactive chart: https://econdash.org/chart/youth-unemployment-15-24/AFG
## Recent values
| Year | Value |
| :--- | :--- |
| 2021 | 16.01% |
| 2022 | 17.54% |
| 2023 | 17.49% |
| 2024 | 17.23% |
| 2025 | 16.79% |
## How to cite
APA: World Bank. (2025). Youth unemployment (15-24) — AFG [Data set]. Retrieved November 8, 2026, from EconDash: https://econdash.org/chart/youth-unemployment-15-24/AFG. Original source: https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SL.UEM.1524.ZS
## Full data
Full time series: https://econdash.org/docs/agent-payments (free API trial for core indicators of 10 major economies; otherwise an API key or pay per call)