Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) in Yemen
Yemen: Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) was 40.7% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) in Yemen, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
In 2025, contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) in Yemen stood at 40.7%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.5% on the previous year and up 3.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) in Yemen peaked at 41.0% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 28.1%, in 1999.
Yemen ranks 9th of 187 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) in Yemen, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 34.0% | — |
| 1992 | 33.5% | -1.5% |
| 1993 | 33.1% | -1.3% |
| 1994 | 32.6% | -1.6% |
| 1995 | 31.6% | -2.9% |
| 1996 | 30.7% | -2.9% |
| 1997 | 29.8% | -2.9% |
| 1998 | 29.0% | -2.8% |
| 1999 | 28.1% | -3.1% |
| 2000 | 28.4% | +1.3% |
| 2001 | 28.8% | +1.3% |
| 2002 | 29.1% | +1.2% |
| 2003 | 29.5% | +1.2% |
| 2004 | 29.8% | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 30.2% | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 30.6% | +1.3% |
| 2007 | 31.1% | +1.5% |
| 2008 | 31.6% | +1.8% |
| 2009 | 32.3% | +2.3% |
| 2010 | 33.2% | +2.8% |
| 2011 | 34.3% | +3.4% |
| 2012 | 35.7% | +3.8% |
| 2013 | 37.2% | +4.2% |
| 2014 | 38.7% | +4.2% |
| 2015 | 39.2% | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 39.7% | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 40.1% | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 40.5% | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 41.0% | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 40.9% | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 40.2% | -1.6% |
| 2022 | 40.9% | +1.8% |
| 2023 | 41.0% | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 40.9% | -0.2% |
| 2025 | 40.7% | -0.4% |
Yemen compared with similar countries
- Yemen's 40.7% is above the median for low income countries, which is 26.4%, 1.5× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Yemen's 40.7% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 2.1%, 19.1× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 31.4% | 28.1% | 34.0% | 9 |
| 2000s | 30.2% | 28.4% | 32.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 38.0% | 33.2% | 41.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 40.8% | 40.2% | 41.0% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Yemen
More work & labour data for Yemen
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual 0.2706 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth 0.2636 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth 0.2778 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -0.4814 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 2.12 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 27,630 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 20,674 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 54,803 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 55,233 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 110,036 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) in Yemen?
- Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) in Yemen was 40.7% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) recorded in Yemen?
- The highest recorded value was 41.0% in 2019.
- What is the lowest contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) recorded in Yemen?
- The lowest recorded value was 28.1% in 1999.
- How does Yemen rank for contributing family workers, female (% of female employment)?
- Yemen ranks 9th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) rising or falling in Yemen?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Yemen data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Contributing family workers are those workers who hold "self-employment jobs" as own-account workers in a market-oriented establishment operated by a related person living in the same household.