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Female labor force participation rate — all countries

Female labor force participation rate — Yemen

Female labor force participation rate in Yemen in 2025 — 4.66%. Ranked 182 in the world out of 182. Since 1990, the indicator has fallen by 11.43 pp.

2025 4.66% −0.04 pp vs 2024
World rank 182of 182
Period maximum 21.59%1999
Period minimum 4.66%2025

Trend over time

1990–2025 · % of women aged 15+

Female labor force participation rate — Yemen, 1990–2025010203019901994199820022006201020142018202220251990: 16.09%1991: 16.22%1992: 16.46%1993: 16.48%1994: 16.66%1995: 17.57%1996: 18.51%1997: 19.5%1998: 20.52%1999: 21.59%2000: 20.21%2001: 18.9%2002: 17.65%2003: 16.48%2004: 15.37%2005: 14.33%2006: 13.35%2007: 12.43%2008: 11.56%2009: 10.75%2010: 9.98%2011: 8.79%2012: 7.73%2013: 6.82%2014: 6.01%2015: 5.21%2016: 5.12%2017: 5.04%2018: 4.99%2019: 4.94%2020: 4.9%2021: 4.88%2022: 4.8%2023: 4.75%2024: 4.71%2025: 4.66%
Change over the period: −11.43 pp Annual average: -0.33 pp

Comparison, 2025

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

Yemen 4.66%
World 48.94%
Middle East & North Africa 19.73%
Western Asia computed 28.37%
Low-income countries computed 54.64%
Female labor force participation rate — Yemen, by year Yemen All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 4.66 −0.04 pp
2024 4.71 −0.05 pp
2023 4.75 −0.05 pp
2022 4.8 −0.07 pp
2021 4.88 −0.02 pp
2020 4.9 −0.04 pp
2019 4.94 −0.05 pp
2018 4.99 −0.05 pp
2017 5.04 −0.08 pp
2016 5.12 −0.09 pp
2015 5.21 −0.8 pp
2014 6.01 −0.8 pp
2013 6.82 −0.92 pp
2012 7.73 −1.05 pp
2011 8.79 −1.2 pp
2010 9.98 −0.77 pp
2009 10.75 −0.81 pp
2008 11.56 −0.87 pp
2007 12.43 −0.92 pp
2006 13.35 −0.98 pp
2005 14.33 −1.04 pp
2004 15.37 −1.11 pp
2003 16.48 −1.18 pp
2002 17.65 −1.24 pp
2001 18.9 −1.31 pp
2000 20.21 −1.38 pp
1999 21.59 +1.07 pp
1998 20.52 +1.02 pp
1997 19.5 +0.98 pp
1996 18.51 +0.95 pp
1995 17.57 +0.9 pp
1994 16.66 +0.19 pp
1993 16.48 +0.02 pp
1992 16.46 +0.24 pp
1991 16.22 +0.13 pp
1990 16.09 —

Western Asia, 2025

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

IL Israel 62.28 QA Qatar 61.85 CY Cyprus 61.21 AZ Azerbaijan 60.76 GE Georgia 56.7 AE United Arab Emirates 53.03 AM Armenia 51.06 KW Kuwait 47.2 BH Bahrain 42.29 TR Türkiye 37.15 SA Saudi Arabia 33.57 OM Oman 29.96 JO Jordan 16.03 SY Syria 12.73 IQ Iraq 10.94 YE Yemen 4.66
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About the indicator

The share of women aged 15 and over who belong to the labor force. The spread across countries runs from under 10% to over 80%, and it is one of the strongest dividing lines between socioeconomic models. Historically the rate rose together with falling fertility and wider access to education.

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

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