Economy
The World Bank — World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0) · updated 2025-12-31
Yemen, Rep.'s labour force participation stands at 33.1% as of 2025-12-31, down from 33.19% in 2024. Historical data runs from 1990 to 2025 (36 observations).
In 2025, Yemen, Rep.'s labour force participation was 33.1%, down from 33.19% in 2024.
In 2024, Yemen, Rep.'s labour force participation was 33.19%, up from 33.11% in 2023.
In 2023, Yemen, Rep.'s labour force participation was 33.11%, up from 33.03% in 2022.
In 2022, Yemen, Rep.'s labour force participation was 33.03%, up from 32.31% in 2021.
In 2021, Yemen, Rep.'s labour force participation was 32.31%, down from 32.49% in 2020.
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 33.1% | -0.082% |
| 2024 | 33.19% | +0.079% |
| 2023 | 33.11% | +0.081% |
| 2022 | 33.03% | +0.717% |
| 2021 | 32.31% | -0.179% |
| 2020 | 32.49% | -0.242% |
| 2019 | 32.73% | +0.117% |
| 2018 | 32.61% | +0.142% |
| 2017 | 32.47% | +0.188% |
| 2016 | 32.28% | +0.214% |
| 2015 | 32.07% | -4.9% |
| 2014 | 36.97% | -0.592% |
| 2013 | 37.56% | -0.649% |
| 2012 | 38.21% | -0.711% |
| 2011 | 38.92% | -0.795% |
| 2010 | 39.72% | -0.358% |
| 2009 | 40.08% | -0.39% |
| 2008 | 40.47% | -0.427% |
| 2007 | 40.89% | -0.467% |
| 2006 | 41.36% | -0.504% |
| 2005 | 41.87% | -0.558% |
| 2004 | 42.42% | -0.625% |
| 2003 | 43.05% | -0.676% |
| 2002 | 43.72% | -0.718% |
| 2001 | 44.44% | -0.756% |
| 2000 | 45.2% | -0.793% |
| 1999 | 45.99% | +0.396% |
| 1998 | 45.6% | +0.369% |
| 1997 | 45.23% | +0.371% |
| 1996 | 44.86% | +0.376% |
| 1995 | 44.48% | +0.361% |
| 1994 | 44.12% | -0.022% |
| 1993 | 44.14% | -0.002% |
| 1992 | 44.14% | -0.047% |
| 1991 | 44.19% | -0.04% |
| 1990 | 44.23% | — |
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Yemen, Rep.'s labour force participation is 33.1% as of 2025-12-31, compared with 33.19% in 2024. The World Bank — World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)
The highest recorded value is 45.99% (1999); the lowest is 32.07% (2015), across data from 1990 to 2025.
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