Algeria vs Yemen: Unemployment rate: young vs. older adults
Algeria
29.9%
in 2024
Yemen
32.2%
in 2024
Algeria rank
20th
Yemen rank
17th
Unemployment rate: young vs. older adults over time
- Algeria
- Yemen
How they compare
Yemen currently reports 32.2% against 29.9% in Algeria, a difference of 2.3%.
That makes Yemen's figure about 1.1 times Algeria's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Algeria ahead.
Algeria ranks 20th and Yemen ranks 17th of 188 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Algeria averaged higher in 2 and Yemen in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Algeria | Yemen | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 43.3% | 17.4% | 25.9% | Algeria |
| 2000s | 35.1% | 20.1% | 15.0% | Algeria |
| 2010s | 27.3% | 28.4% | 1.1% | Yemen |
| 2020s | 32.2% | 33.1% | 0.9% | Yemen |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher unemployment rate: young vs. older adults, Algeria or Yemen?
- Yemen, at 32.2% against 29.9% in Algeria as of 2024.
- What is the difference in unemployment rate: young vs. older adults between Algeria and Yemen?
- 2.3%, with Yemen ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Algeria and Yemen?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2024.
- How do Algeria and Yemen rank globally for unemployment rate: young vs. older adults?
- Algeria ranks 20th and Yemen ranks 17th of 188 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Labour Organization (2026) β with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Unemployment rate: young vs. older adults. 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 labor force aged 15-24 without work, but actively looking for a job and available to start soon.