Yemen Unemployment Rate 1960-2024

Unemployment refers to the share of the labor force that is without work but available for and seeking employment.

Yemen unemployment rate for 2022 was 17.61%, a 1.03% decline from 2021.
Yemen unemployment rate for 2021 was 18.65%, a 0.31% increase from 2020.
Yemen unemployment rate for 2020 was 18.34%, a 0.99% increase from 2019.
Yemen unemployment rate for 2019 was 17.35%, a 0.3% decline from 2018.

Data Source: World Bank

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Similar Country Ranking
Country Name	Unemployment Rate (%)
Somalia	19.29%
Yemen	17.61%
Rwanda	15.08%
Haiti	14.78%
Afghanistan	14.10%
Syrian Arab Republic	13.81%
South Sudan	12.44%
Nepal	10.92%
Zimbabwe	9.26%
Tajikistan	7.00%
Central African Republic	6.34%
Eritrea	5.97%
Comoros	5.75%
Guinea	5.53%
Malawi	5.11%
Burkina Faso	5.07%
Democratic Republic of Congo	4.69%
Togo	3.85%
Mozambique	3.79%
Ethiopia	3.42%
Sierra Leone	3.27%
Guinea-Bissau	3.24%
Mali	3.14%
North Korea	3.07%
Liberia	3.03%
Senegal	3.01%
Uganda	2.94%
Tanzania	2.60%
Madagascar	1.90%
Benin	1.48%
Chad	1.10%
Burundi	0.91%
Niger	0.57%

Yemen Unemployment Rate - Historical Data
Year	Unemployment Rate (%)	Annual Change
2022	17.61%	-1.03%
2021	18.65%	0.31%
2020	18.34%	0.99%
2019	17.35%	-0.30%
2018	17.65%	-0.85%
2017	18.50%	0.16%
2016	18.34%	0.44%
2015	17.90%	4.43%
2014	13.47%	-0.15%
2013	13.62%	0.19%
2012	13.43%	0.16%
2011	13.27%	0.47%
2010	12.79%	0.03%
2009	12.76%	0.11%
2008	12.65%	0.16%
2007	12.49%	0.14%
2006	12.36%	0.13%
2005	12.22%	0.09%
2004	12.13%	0.12%
2003	12.01%	0.17%
2002	11.85%	0.12%
2001	11.73%	0.16%
2000	11.56%	0.10%
1999	11.46%	0.63%
1998	10.83%	0.61%
1997	10.22%	0.64%
1996	9.59%	0.60%
1995	8.99%	0.65%
1994	8.34%	0.00%
1993	8.34%	0.21%
1992	8.14%	-0.05%
1991	8.18%	8.18%
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%