Yemen Labor Force Participation Rate 1960-2024

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 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.
  • Yemen labor force participation rate for 2019 was 22.38%, a 0.08% increase from 2018.
Data Source: World Bank

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Country Name Participation Rate for Ages 15-24
Madagascar 71.35%
Eritrea 69.14%
Ethiopia 69.09%
North Korea 66.98%
Tanzania 65.69%
South Sudan 60.83%
Mozambique 60.34%
Niger 59.98%
Malawi 57.44%
Burundi 56.06%
Liberia 55.25%
Uganda 53.12%
Central African Republic 50.87%
Mali 50.35%
Burkina Faso 49.96%
Zimbabwe 48.75%
Gambia 40.08%
Rwanda 39.89%
Chad 39.51%
Guinea-Bissau 35.01%
Haiti 34.77%
Democratic Republic of Congo 34.53%
Afghanistan 34.37%
Benin 31.74%
Sierra Leone 31.20%
Senegal 29.70%
Nepal 29.56%
Guinea 26.16%
Tajikistan 24.89%
Togo 24.38%
Syrian Arab Republic 23.49%
Yemen 22.28%
Somalia 15.98%
Comoros 13.55%
Yemen Labor Force Participation Rate - Historical Data
Year Participation Rate for Ages 15-24 Annual Change
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% 32.40%
1990 0.00% 0.00%
1989 0.00% 0.00%
1988 0.00% 0.00%
1987 0.00% 0.00%
1986 0.00% 0.00%
1985 0.00% 0.00%
1984 0.00% 0.00%
1983 0.00% 0.00%
1982 0.00% 0.00%
1981 0.00% 0.00%
1980 0.00% 0.00%
1979 0.00% 0.00%
1978 0.00% 0.00%
1977 0.00% 0.00%
1976 0.00% 0.00%
1975 0.00% 0.00%
1974 0.00% 0.00%
1973 0.00% 0.00%
1972 0.00% 0.00%
1971 0.00% 0.00%
1970 0.00% 0.00%
1969 0.00% 0.00%
1968 0.00% 0.00%
1967 0.00% 0.00%
1966 0.00% 0.00%
1965 0.00% 0.00%
1964 0.00% 0.00%
1963 0.00% 0.00%
1962 0.00% 0.00%
1961 0.00% 0.00%
1960 0.00% 0.00%