Labour force participation in Yemen
The ILO estimates that 33.1% of people aged 15 and over in Yemen were in the labour force in 2025.
Yemen, 2025
33.1%
Change from 2024
−0.1percentage points
World, 2025
60.8%
Position in 2025
179th of 181
Labour force participation in Yemen over time
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% of working-age population aged 15 and over. Source: ILO, ILOSTAT (ILO Modelled Estimates). Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years. Dashed lines are projections.
| Period | Yemen | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 33.1% | 60.8% |
| 2024 | 33.2% | 61.0% |
| 2023 | 33.1% | 61.0% |
| 2022 | 33.0% | 60.7% |
| 2021 | 32.3% | 60.4% |
| 2020 | 32.5% | 59.7% |
| 2019 | 32.7% | 61.0% |
| 2018 | 32.6% | 61.2% |
| 2017 | 32.5% | 61.3% |
| 2016 | 32.3% | 61.5% |
Flags: f Projection . A dash means no value was published.
In short
- That is a change of −0.1 percentage points from 33.2% in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 32.1%, the figure has changed by +1.0 percentage points.
- Among the 181 countries with data for 2025, Yemen has the 179th highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2025 was 60.8%.
More for Yemen
All statistics for Yemen
Women's labour force participation
4.7%
2025 · ILOSTAT
Employment-to-population ratio
27.4%
2025 · ILOSTAT
ILO estimate of the unemployment rate
17.3%
2025 · ILOSTAT
ILO estimate of youth unemployment
32.6%
2025 · ILOSTAT
Employment in agriculture
31.6%
2025 · World Bank
Employment in industry
11.1%
2025 · World Bank