Somalia vs Yemen: Unemployment rate: young vs. older adults
Somalia
34.1%
in 2024
Yemen
32.2%
in 2024
Somalia rank
15th
Yemen rank
17th
Unemployment rate: young vs. older adults over time
- Somalia
- Yemen
How they compare
Somalia currently reports 34.1% against 32.2% in Yemen, a difference of 1.9%.
That makes Somalia's figure about 1.1 times Yemen's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Somalia ahead.
Somalia ranks 15th and Yemen ranks 17th of 188 countries.
Somalia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Somalia | Yemen | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 35.0% | 17.4% | 17.6% | Somalia |
| 2000s | 33.7% | 20.1% | 13.5% | Somalia |
| 2010s | 33.6% | 28.4% | 5.2% | Somalia |
| 2020s | 34.7% | 33.1% | 1.7% | Somalia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher unemployment rate: young vs. older adults, Somalia or Yemen?
- Somalia, at 34.1% against 32.2% in Yemen as of 2024.
- What is the difference in unemployment rate: young vs. older adults between Somalia and Yemen?
- 1.9%, with Somalia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Somalia and Yemen?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2024.
- How do Somalia and Yemen rank globally for unemployment rate: young vs. older adults?
- Somalia ranks 15th 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.