Afghanistan vs Yemen: Employment rate
Afghanistan
32.5%
in 2025
Yemen
27.4%
in 2025
Afghanistan rank
181st
Yemen rank
184th
Employment rate over time
- Afghanistan
- Yemen
How they compare
Afghanistan currently reports 32.5% against 27.4% in Yemen, a difference of 5.1%.
That makes Afghanistan's figure about 1.2 times Yemen's.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Afghanistan has been ahead every year.
Afghanistan ranks 181st and Yemen ranks 184th of 186 countries.
Afghanistan has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Yemen | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 43.2% | 40.5% | 2.6% | Afghanistan |
| 2000s | 42.9% | 37.2% | 5.7% | Afghanistan |
| 2010s | 42.3% | 29.9% | 12.4% | Afghanistan |
| 2020s | 33.7% | 27.1% | 6.5% | Afghanistan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher employment rate, Afghanistan or Yemen?
- Afghanistan, at 32.5% against 27.4% in Yemen as of 2025.
- What is the difference in employment rate between Afghanistan and Yemen?
- 5.1%, with Afghanistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Yemen?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Afghanistan and Yemen rank globally for employment rate?
- Afghanistan ranks 181st and Yemen ranks 184th of 186 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Employment rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Share of the working-age population (ages 15 and older) who are employed.