ILO estimate of the unemployment rate in Yemen
The ILO estimates the unemployment rate in Yemen at 17.3% in 2025.
Yemen, 2025
17.3%
Change from 2024
+0.4percentage points
World, 2025
4.9%
Position in 2025
11th of 181
ILO estimate of the unemployment rate in Yemen over time
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% of the labour force 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 | 17.3% | 4.9% |
| 2024 | 17.0% | 4.9% |
| 2023 | 16.9% | 4.9% |
| 2022 | 17.2% | 5.3% |
| 2021 | 18.3% | 6.0% |
| 2020 | 18.0% | 6.6% |
| 2019 | 17.2% | 5.6% |
| 2018 | 17.6% | 5.8% |
| 2017 | 18.6% | 5.9% |
| 2016 | 18.4% | 6.0% |
Flags: f Projection . A dash means no value was published.
In short
- That is a change of +0.4 percentage points from 17.0% in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 17.9%, the figure has changed by −0.6 percentage points.
- Among the 181 countries with data for 2025, Yemen has the 11th highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2025 was 4.9%.
More for Yemen
All statistics for Yemen
ILO estimate of youth unemployment
32.6%
2025 · ILOSTAT
Labour force participation
33.1%
2025 · ILOSTAT
Women's labour force participation
4.7%
2025 · ILOSTAT
Employment-to-population ratio
27.4%
2025 · ILOSTAT
Employment in agriculture
31.6%
2025 · World Bank
Employment in industry
11.1%
2025 · World Bank