Work & Labour in Yemen 196 indicators covering work & labour for Yemen. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Employment in services, female (% of female employment) 45.0% 2025 up 16.6% 152nd Employment in industry (% of total employment) 11.1% 2025 down 14.4% 161st Employment in industry, male (% of male employment) 11.1% 2025 down 14.9% 175th Employment in industry, female (% of female employment) 11.6% 2025 down 5.8% 76th Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) 14.5% 2025 up 21.3% 37th Contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) 12.9% 2025 up 29.3% 25th Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) 40.7% 2025 up 3.9% 9th Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) 47.4% 2025 down 4.8% 134th Wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) 48.1% 2025 down 5.6% 138th Wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) 34.8% 2025 up 5.9% 140th Self-employed, total (% of total employment) 52.6% 2025 up 4.7% 54th Self-employed, male (% of male employment) 51.9% 2025 up 5.8% 50th Self-employed, female (% of female employment) 65.2% 2025 down 2.9% 48th Employers, total (% of total employment) 7.1% 2025 up 1.8% 15th Employers, male (% of male employment) 7.3% 2025 up 1.0% 29th Employers, female (% of female employment) 2.4% 2025 up 7.2% 67th Employment (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), per capita 0.0002 units per person 2025 up 5.4% 184th Employment (ILO modelled estimates), per capita 0.0002 units per person 2025 up 5.4% 184th Share of workers in vulnerable employment 45.6% 2025 up 5.2% 60th Employment (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2018 up 35.9% 30th Employment (ILO modelled estimates), per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2018 up 35.9% 30th Employment (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), annual growth rate 2.43 % change on previous year 2025 up 116.4% 48th Employment (ILO modelled estimates), annual growth rate 2.43 % change on previous year 2025 up 116.4% 48th SDG indicator 8.2.1: Annual growth rate of output per worker, GDP 2.53 2027 up 130.2% 62nd SDG indicator 8.2.1: Annual growth rate of output per worker, GDP 2.53 2027 up 130.2% 62nd Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), per 0.0293 units per square kilometre 2023 up 46.7% 83rd Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), per square kilometre 0.0145 units per square kilometre 2023 up 20.7% 139th CPI: National consumer price index, base year 2017 = 100 183.58 2014 — 40th Employment in agriculture vs. urban population 28.6% 2023 up 2.1% 65th Female labor force participation rates slopes, gaps filled 6.04 2014 down 37.1% 194th Fertility and female labor force participation, gaps filled 6.04 2014 down 37.1% 194th Female labor force participation rates latest vs 1980, gaps filled 6.04 2014 down 37.1% 194th Employment (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), per square kilometre 0.0121 units per square kilometre 2023 up 16.1% 143rd Employment (ILO modelled estimates), per square kilometre 0.0121 units per square kilometre 2023 up 16.1% 143rd Employment in agri vs urban pop, annual growth rate -0.6547 % change on previous year 2023 down 116.7% 47th Labour force participation rate (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) 36.25 2014 down 7.5% 209th Unemployment, total (% of total labor force) 13.5% 2014 down 17.0% 16th Unemployment, male (% of male labor force) 12.3% 2014 down 5.1% 15th Unemployment, female (% of female labor force) 26.1% 2014 down 34.0% 7th SDG indicator 10.4.1: Labour income share as a percent of GDP 32.43 2026 down 0.2% 172nd Labour income share as a percent of GDP 32.43 2026 down 0.2% 172nd LU2: Combined rate of time-related underemployment and unemployment 24 2027 down 5.5% 18th LU2: Combined rate of time-related underemployment and unemployment 24 2027 down 5.5% 18th Total weekly hours worked of employed persons 166,399 2027 up 12.3% 86th Ratio of total weekly hours worked to population aged 15-64 6.66 2027 down 17.1% 188th Average weekly hours actually worked per employed person 23.37 2027 down 19.4% 188th Time-related underemployment rate (ILO modelled estimates) 7.98 2027 down 4.2% 41st Time-related underemployment (ILO modelled estimates) 568.4 2027 up 33.5% 51st Full-time equivalent employment (ILO modelled estimates) 4,160 2027 up 12.3% 86th NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training 46.31 2027 down 0.2% 5th NEET: Youth not in employment, education or training 3,872 2027 up 21.5% 14th Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 65.4% 2014 down 4.4% 145th Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 6.0% 2014 down 37.1% 196th Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 36.3% 2014 down 7.5% 198th Female labor force participation rate: 1980 vs. 2024 6.0% 2014 down 37.1% 194th Fertility rate versus female labor force participation rate 6.0% 2014 down 37.1% 194th Female labor force participation rate 6.0% 2014 down 37.1% 194th Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 9.2% 2014 down 34.2% 196th Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled) 5.31 % change on previous year 2027 up 457.0% 4th NEET: Youth not in employment, education or training (ILO modelled) 2.51 % change on previous year 2027 up 89.5% 64th ← Previous Page 2 of 4 Next →