Yemen Labor Force Participation Rate 1991-2024

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 2023 was 22.28%, a 0% increase from 2022.
  • Yemen labor force participation rate for 2022 was 22.28%, a 0.07% increase from 2021.
  • Yemen labor force participation rate for 2021 was 22.20%, a 0.06% increase from 2020.
  • Yemen labor force participation rate for 2020 was 22.15%, a 0.24% decline from 2019.
Data Source: World Bank

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Country Name Participation Rate for Ages 15-24
Madagascar 71.43%
Eritrea 69.35%
Ethiopia 69.15%
North Korea 67.04%
Tanzania 66.05%
South Sudan 61.20%
Mozambique 60.39%
Niger 60.16%
Malawi 57.49%
Burundi 56.22%
Liberia 55.55%
Uganda 53.05%
Central African Republic 51.00%
Mali 50.97%
Burkina Faso 49.80%
Zimbabwe 49.00%
Rwanda 40.58%
Gambia 40.25%
Chad 39.68%
Guinea-Bissau 35.03%
Haiti 34.69%
Democratic Republic of Congo 34.59%
Afghanistan 33.99%
Benin 31.86%
Sierra Leone 31.19%
Nepal 29.65%
Senegal 29.54%
Guinea 26.08%
Tajikistan 24.99%
Togo 24.43%
Syrian Arab Republic 23.75%
Yemen 22.28%
Somalia 16.00%
Comoros 13.40%
Yemen Labor Force Participation Rate - Historical Data
Year Participation Rate for Ages 15-24 Annual Change
2023 22.28% 0.00%
2022 22.28% 0.07%
2021 22.20% 0.06%
2020 22.15% -0.24%
2019 22.38% 0.08%
2018 22.30% 0.09%
2017 22.21% 0.16%
2016 22.05% 0.21%
2015 21.84% -3.46%
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% -0.12%
1993 32.27% 0.08%
1992 32.19% -0.21%
1991 32.40% -0.21%