Arab States: Lower-middle income vs Yemen: Labour dependency ratio
Labour dependency ratio over time
- Arab States: Lower-middle income
- Yemen
How they compare
Yemen currently reports 5.2 against 3.14 in Arab States: Lower-middle income, a difference of 2.06.
That makes Yemen's figure about 1.7 times Arab States: Lower-middle income's.
Across all 37 years both countries report, Yemen has been ahead every year.
Arab States: Lower-middle income ranks 2nd and Yemen ranks 3rd of 87 groups.
Yemen has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Arab States: Lower-middle income | Yemen | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.61 | 4 | 0.3934 | Yemen |
| 2000s | 3.51 | 4.05 | 0.5418 | Yemen |
| 2010s | 3.16 | 4.85 | 1.69 | Yemen |
| 2020s | 3.29 | 5.26 | 1.97 | Yemen |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher labour dependency ratio, Arab States: Lower-middle income or Yemen?
- Yemen, at 5.2 against 3.14 in Arab States: Lower-middle income as of 2027.
- What is the difference in labour dependency ratio between Arab States: Lower-middle income and Yemen?
- 2.06, with Yemen ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Arab States: Lower-middle income and Yemen?
- 37 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2027.
- How do Arab States: Lower-middle income and Yemen rank globally for labour dependency ratio?
- Arab States: Lower-middle income ranks 2nd and Yemen ranks 3rd of 87 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Labour Organization, published as Labour dependency ratio (ILO modelled estimates). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Imputed observations are not based on national data, are subject to high uncertainty and should not be used for country comparisons or rankings. This series is based on the 13th ICLS definitions. This indicator provides the ratio of dependents (persons aged 0 to 14 + persons aged 15 and above that are either outside the labour force or unemployed) to total employment. For more information, refer to the ILO Modelled Estimates (ILOEST) database description.