In 2024, the unemployment rate in Afghanistan amounted to around 13.3 percent of the labor force. In comparison, the unemployment rate in Cambodia amounted to approximately 0.27 percent of the total labor force in 2024.
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Unemployment rate in the Asia-Pacific region in 2024, by country or territory
modelled ILO estimates; percentage of the labor force.
Supplementary notes
Figures have been rounded.
The unemployment rate measures the number of individuals who are unemployed as a percent of the labor force. The unemployed include all persons of working age who meet the following criteria: a) they were without work during the reference period, meaning they were not engaged in paid employment or self-employment; b) they were currently available for work, meaning they were ready to take up paid employment or self-employment during the reference period; and c) they were actively seeking work, having taken specific steps within a recent specified period to find paid employment or self-employment.
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ILO. (November 28, 2024). Unemployment rate in the Asia-Pacific region in 2024, by country or territory [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 13, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/632602/asia-pacific-unemployment-rates-by-country/
ILO. "Unemployment rate in the Asia-Pacific region in 2024, by country or territory." Chart. November 28, 2024. Statista. Accessed June 13, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/632602/asia-pacific-unemployment-rates-by-country/
ILO. (2024). Unemployment rate in the Asia-Pacific region in 2024, by country or territory. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 13, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/632602/asia-pacific-unemployment-rates-by-country/
ILO. "Unemployment Rate in The Asia-pacific Region in 2024, by Country or Territory." Statista, Statista Inc., 28 Nov 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/632602/asia-pacific-unemployment-rates-by-country/
ILO, Unemployment rate in the Asia-Pacific region in 2024, by country or territory Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/632602/asia-pacific-unemployment-rates-by-country/ (last visited June 13, 2025)
Unemployment rate in the Asia-Pacific region in 2024, by country or territory [Graph], ILO, November 28, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/632602/asia-pacific-unemployment-rates-by-country/