Yemen Labor Force Participation Rate 1990-2023

Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24 is the proportion of the population ages 15-24 that is economically active: all people who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period.
  • Yemen labor force participation rate for 2022 was 26.52%, a 0.24% increase from 2021.
  • Yemen labor force participation rate for 2021 was 26.28%, a 0.08% increase from 2020.
  • Yemen labor force participation rate for 2020 was 26.20%, a 0.25% decline from 2019.
  • Yemen labor force participation rate for 2019 was 26.45%, a 0.1% increase from 2018.
Data Source: World Bank

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Country Name Participation Rate for Ages 15-24
Madagascar 72.70%
Ethiopia 70.01%
Tanzania 69.17%
Eritrea 68.26%
North Korea 66.36%
Niger 62.06%
South Sudan 61.07%
Mozambique 60.95%
Malawi 54.94%
Liberia 54.89%
Mali 54.41%
Uganda 53.42%
Burundi 52.93%
Central African Republic 50.83%
Burkina Faso 50.50%
Zimbabwe 49.75%
Gambia 41.11%
Rwanda 40.85%
Chad 38.16%
Democratic Republic of Congo 35.52%
Haiti 34.96%
Guinea-Bissau 34.89%
Benin 32.83%
Sierra Leone 31.45%
Senegal 30.47%
Nepal 29.05%
Syrian Arab Republic 27.26%
Yemen 26.52%
Guinea 26.46%
Tajikistan 25.51%
Togo 24.47%
Somalia 15.98%
Comoros 13.69%
Yemen Labor Force Participation Rate - Historical Data
Year Participation Rate for Ages 15-24 Annual Change
2022 26.52% 0.24%
2021 26.28% 0.08%
2020 26.20% -0.25%
2019 26.45% 0.10%
2018 26.35% 0.11%
2017 26.24% 0.19%
2016 26.04% 0.25%
2015 25.79% 0.50%
2014 25.29% -1.02%
2013 26.31% -1.11%
2012 27.42% -1.21%
2011 28.63% -1.33%
2010 29.96% -0.44%
2009 30.40% -0.46%
2008 30.87% -0.49%
2007 31.35% -0.51%
2006 31.86% -0.53%
2005 32.39% -0.55%
2004 32.95% -0.57%
2003 33.52% -0.60%
2002 34.12% -0.62%
2001 34.74% -0.64%
2000 35.38% -0.67%
1999 36.05% 0.81%
1998 35.24% 0.80%
1997 34.44% 0.78%
1996 33.66% 0.77%
1995 32.89% 0.75%
1994 32.14% -0.13%
1993 32.27% 0.08%
1992 32.19% -0.22%
1991 32.41% -0.11%
1990 32.52% -0.11%