Economy
The World Bank — World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0) · updated 2025-12-31
Yemen, Rep.'s unemployment rate stands at 17.32% as of 2025-12-31, up from 16.97% in 2024. Historical data runs from 1991 to 2025 (35 observations).
In 2025, Yemen, Rep.'s unemployment rate was 17.32%, up from 16.97% in 2024.
In 2024, Yemen, Rep.'s unemployment rate was 16.97%, up from 16.94% in 2023.
In 2023, Yemen, Rep.'s unemployment rate was 16.94%, down from 17.22% in 2022.
In 2022, Yemen, Rep.'s unemployment rate was 17.22%, down from 18.31% in 2021.
In 2021, Yemen, Rep.'s unemployment rate was 18.31%, up from 17.96% in 2020.
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 17.32% | +0.352% |
| 2024 | 16.97% | +0.026% |
| 2023 | 16.94% | -0.28% |
| 2022 | 17.22% | -1.09% |
| 2021 | 18.31% | +0.349% |
| 2020 | 17.96% | +0.75% |
| 2019 | 17.21% | -0.38% |
| 2018 | 17.59% | -1.02% |
| 2017 | 18.61% | +0.191% |
| 2016 | 18.42% | +0.52% |
| 2015 | 17.9% | +4.43% |
| 2014 | 13.47% | -0.206% |
| 2013 | 13.67% | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 13.47% | +0.162% |
| 2011 | 13.31% | +0.534% |
| 2010 | 12.78% | +0.015% |
| 2009 | 12.76% | +0.106% |
| 2008 | 12.66% | +0.17% |
| 2007 | 12.49% | +0.137% |
| 2006 | 12.35% | +0.136% |
| 2005 | 12.21% | +0.082% |
| 2004 | 12.13% | +0.117% |
| 2003 | 12.01% | +0.175% |
| 2002 | 11.84% | +0.115% |
| 2001 | 11.72% | +0.167% |
| 2000 | 11.56% | +0.097% |
| 1999 | 11.46% | +0.632% |
| 1998 | 10.83% | +0.605% |
| 1997 | 10.22% | +0.638% |
| 1996 | 9.59% | +0.597% |
| 1995 | 8.99% | +0.648% |
| 1994 | 8.34% | -0.003% |
| 1993 | 8.34% | -0.008% |
| 1992 | 8.35% | -0.077% |
| 1991 | 8.43% | — |
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Yemen, Rep.'s unemployment rate is 17.32% as of 2025-12-31, compared with 16.97% in 2024. The World Bank — World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)
The highest recorded value is 18.61% (2017); the lowest is 8.34% (1994), across data from 1991 to 2025.
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