Employment in industry — all countries

Employment in industry — Yemen

Employment in industry in Yemen in 2025 — 11.1%. Ranked 157 in the world out of 182. Since 1991, the indicator has risen by 1.5 pp.

2025 11.1% −0.2 pp vs 2024
World rank 157of 182
Period maximum 16%2010
Period minimum 8.5%1998

Trend over time

1991–2025 · % of employment

Employment in industry — Yemen, 1991–202581012141619911995199920032007201120152019202320251991: 9.6%1992: 9.6%1993: 9.3%1994: 9.2%1995: 9%1996: 8.8%1997: 8.7%1998: 8.5%1999: 9.2%2000: 10.1%2001: 10.9%2002: 11.8%2003: 12.8%2004: 13.7%2005: 14.2%2006: 14.5%2007: 14.8%2008: 15.2%2009: 15.6%2010: 16%2011: 14.8%2012: 14.7%2013: 14.9%2014: 14.5%2015: 13%2016: 12.4%2017: 11.9%2018: 11.8%2019: 11.8%2020: 11.8%2021: 12%2022: 11.9%2023: 11.6%2024: 11.4%2025: 11.1%
Change over the period: +1.5 pp Annual average: 0.04 pp

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Yemen

Yemen 11.1%
World 23.7%
Western Asia computed 24.3%
Low-income countries computed 10.4%
Employment in industry — Yemen, by year Yemen All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 11.1 −0.2 pp
2024 11.4 −0.3 pp
2023 11.6 −0.3 pp
2022 11.9 −0.1 pp
2021 12 +0.1 pp
2020 11.8 +0.1 pp
2019 11.8 −0 pp
2018 11.8 −0.1 pp
2017 11.9 −0.5 pp
2016 12.4 −0.6 pp
2015 13 −1.5 pp
2014 14.5 −0.4 pp
2013 14.9 +0.2 pp
2012 14.7 −0.1 pp
2011 14.8 −1.2 pp
2010 16 +0.4 pp
2009 15.6 +0.4 pp
2008 15.2 +0.4 pp
2007 14.8 +0.3 pp
2006 14.5 +0.3 pp
2005 14.2 +0.5 pp
2004 13.7 +1 pp
2003 12.8 +1 pp
2002 11.8 +0.9 pp
2001 10.9 +0.8 pp
2000 10.1 +0.9 pp
1999 9.2 +0.6 pp
1998 8.5 −0.1 pp
1997 8.7 −0.2 pp
1996 8.8 −0.2 pp
1995 9 −0.2 pp
1994 9.2 −0.1 pp
1993 9.3 −0.3 pp
1992 9.6 −0 pp
1991 9.6

About the indicator

The share of total employment in industry (mining, manufacturing, electricity, water supply) and in construction. The peak is in countries in the middle of the industrial transition; in postindustrial economies the share declines even as industrial output grows, because of automation.

Source: ILOSTAT (ILO), license CC BY 4.0.