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Employment-to-population ratio — Yemen

Employment-to-population ratio in Yemen in 2025 — 27.37%. Ranked 180 in the world out of 182. Since 1991, the indicator has fallen by 13.1 pp.

2025 27.37% −0.18 pp vs 2024
World rank 180of 182
Period maximum 40.72%1999
Period minimum 26.33%2015

Trend over time

1991–2025 · % of population aged 15+

Employment-to-population ratio — Yemen, 1991–2025253035404519911995199920032007201120152019202320251991: 40.47%1992: 40.46%1993: 40.46%1994: 40.44%1995: 40.48%1996: 40.56%1997: 40.6%1998: 40.66%1999: 40.72%2000: 39.97%2001: 39.23%2002: 38.55%2003: 37.88%2004: 37.28%2005: 36.75%2006: 36.25%2007: 35.79%2008: 35.35%2009: 34.96%2010: 34.64%2011: 33.74%2012: 33.07%2013: 32.43%2014: 31.99%2015: 26.33%2016: 26.34%2017: 26.43%2018: 26.87%2019: 27.1%2020: 26.65%2021: 26.39%2022: 27.34%2023: 27.5%2024: 27.55%2025: 27.37%
Change over the period: −13.1 pp Annual average: -0.39 pp

Comparison, 2025

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

Yemen 27.37%
World 58.06%
Middle East & North Africa 43.7%
Western Asia computed 47.01%
Low-income countries computed 60.99%
Employment-to-population ratio — Yemen, by year Yemen All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 27.37 −0.18 pp
2024 27.55 +0.06 pp
2023 27.5 +0.16 pp
2022 27.34 +0.95 pp
2021 26.39 −0.26 pp
2020 26.65 −0.44 pp
2019 27.1 +0.22 pp
2018 26.87 +0.45 pp
2017 26.43 +0.09 pp
2016 26.34 +0.01 pp
2015 26.33 −5.67 pp
2014 31.99 −0.43 pp
2013 32.43 −0.64 pp
2012 33.07 −0.68 pp
2011 33.74 −0.9 pp
2010 34.64 −0.32 pp
2009 34.96 −0.38 pp
2008 35.35 −0.44 pp
2007 35.79 −0.47 pp
2006 36.25 −0.5 pp
2005 36.75 −0.52 pp
2004 37.28 −0.6 pp
2003 37.88 −0.67 pp
2002 38.55 −0.69 pp
2001 39.23 −0.74 pp
2000 39.97 −0.75 pp
1999 40.72 +0.06 pp
1998 40.66 +0.06 pp
1997 40.6 +0.05 pp
1996 40.56 +0.07 pp
1995 40.48 +0.04 pp
1994 40.44 −0.02 pp
1993 40.46 +0 pp
1992 40.46 −0.01 pp
1991 40.47 —

Western Asia, 2025

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

QA Qatar 86.9 AE United Arab Emirates 76.89 KW Kuwait 71.77 BH Bahrain 69.65 OM Oman 66.15 CY Cyprus 63.66 IL Israel 63.2 SA Saudi Arabia 63.12 AZ Azerbaijan 59.83 GE Georgia 56.53 AM Armenia 51.74 TR Türkiye 49.75 IQ Iraq 35.1 JO Jordan 33.43 SY Syria 31.89 YE Yemen 27.37
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About the indicator

The ratio of the employed to the population aged 15 and over. Unlike the unemployment rate it does not depend on whether a person is looking for work, so it captures the actual involvement of the population in the economy better. Employment and unemployment together give the full picture: low unemployment alongside low employment means mass withdrawal from the labor force.

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

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