World vs Yemen: Unemployment rate, by sex and age - 13th ICLS
World
4.9%
in 2025
Yemen
13.5%
in 2014
World rank
21st
Yemen rank
18th
Unemployment rate, by sex and age - 13th ICLS over time
- World
- Yemen
How they compare
Yemen currently reports 13.5% against 4.9% in World, a difference of 8.6%.
That makes Yemen's figure about 2.8 times World's.
Across all 8 years both countries report, Yemen has been ahead every year.
World ranks 21st and Yemen ranks 18th of 39 groups.
Yemen has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | World | Yemen | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.1% | 15.5% | 9.4% | Yemen |
| 2010s | 6.1% | 15.6% | 9.5% | Yemen |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher unemployment rate, by sex and age - 13th icls, World or Yemen?
- Yemen, at 13.5% against 4.9% in World as of 2014.
- What is the difference in unemployment rate, by sex and age - 13th icls between World and Yemen?
- 8.6%, with Yemen ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for World and Yemen?
- 8 years are reported by both, from 2004 to 2014.
- How do World and Yemen rank globally for unemployment rate, by sex and age - 13th icls?
- World ranks 21st and Yemen ranks 18th of 39 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as Unemployment rate, by sex and age - 13th ICLS (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.