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 2021 was 25.48%, a 0.14% increase from 2020.
  • Yemen labor force participation rate for 2020 was 25.34%, a 0.51% decline from 2019.
  • Yemen labor force participation rate for 2019 was 25.85%, a 0.1% decline from 2018.
  • Yemen labor force participation rate for 2018 was 25.95%, a 0.1% decline from 2017.
Data Source: World Bank

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Country Name Participation Rate for Ages 15-24
North Korea 75.49%
Zimbabwe 74.72%
Madagascar 71.83%
Tanzania 71.76%
Nepal 70.70%
Ethiopia 69.08%
Eritrea 66.17%
Rwanda 63.19%
Niger 62.93%
Mozambique 61.49%
Malawi 60.53%
Mali 58.92%
South Sudan 58.77%
Central African Republic 55.37%
Liberia 53.37%
Burundi 52.35%
Guinea-Bissau 52.28%
Burkina Faso 50.62%
Uganda 48.67%
Guinea 42.18%
Benin 41.64%
Gambia 38.97%
Chad 37.75%
Democratic Republic of Congo 36.14%
Haiti 34.38%
Afghanistan 33.74%
Senegal 26.96%
Syrian Arab Republic 26.75%
Sierra Leone 26.59%
Yemen 25.48%
Togo 25.14%
Tajikistan 24.94%
Somalia 15.98%
Comoros 13.53%
Yemen Labor Force Participation Rate - Historical Data
Year Participation Rate for Ages 15-24 Annual Change
2021 25.48% 0.14%
2020 25.34% -0.51%
2019 25.85% -0.10%
2018 25.95% -0.10%
2017 26.05% -0.05%
2016 26.10% 0.01%
2015 26.09% 0.20%
2014 25.89% -1.14%
2013 27.03% -1.15%
2012 28.18% -1.16%
2011 29.34% -1.16%
2010 30.49% -0.54%
2009 31.03% -0.53%
2008 31.57% -0.52%
2007 32.09% -0.52%
2006 32.61% -0.52%
2005 33.12% -0.51%
2004 33.64% -0.51%
2003 34.15% -0.51%
2002 34.66% -0.51%
2001 35.17% -0.50%
2000 35.68% -0.50%
1999 36.17% 0.65%
1998 35.52% 0.66%
1997 34.87% 0.66%
1996 34.21% 0.66%
1995 33.54% 0.56%
1994 32.98% -0.22%
1993 33.20% -0.10%
1992 33.31% -0.37%
1991 33.67% -0.31%
1990 33.98% -0.31%