Contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) in Yemen
Yemen: Contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) was 12.9% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) in Yemen, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
The most recent figure for contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) in Yemen is 12.9%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.8% on the previous year and up 29.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) in Yemen peaked at 12.9% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 5.3%, in 1999.
Yemen ranks 25th of 187 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) in Yemen, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 6.7% | — |
| 1992 | 6.6% | -1.8% |
| 1993 | 6.5% | -1.2% |
| 1994 | 6.4% | -1.8% |
| 1995 | 6.1% | -3.6% |
| 1996 | 5.9% | -3.6% |
| 1997 | 5.7% | -3.5% |
| 1998 | 5.5% | -3.5% |
| 1999 | 5.3% | -3.6% |
| 2000 | 5.4% | +2.3% |
| 2001 | 5.6% | +2.5% |
| 2002 | 5.7% | +2.4% |
| 2003 | 5.9% | +2.5% |
| 2004 | 6.0% | +2.6% |
| 2005 | 6.2% | +2.5% |
| 2006 | 6.3% | +2.8% |
| 2007 | 6.5% | +3.1% |
| 2008 | 6.8% | +3.4% |
| 2009 | 7.0% | +4.0% |
| 2010 | 7.3% | +3.8% |
| 2011 | 7.8% | +7.1% |
| 2012 | 8.3% | +6.8% |
| 2013 | 8.9% | +6.4% |
| 2014 | 9.4% | +6.2% |
| 2015 | 9.9% | +5.6% |
| 2016 | 10.5% | +6.0% |
| 2017 | 11.1% | +5.3% |
| 2018 | 11.6% | +4.1% |
| 2019 | 11.9% | +3.3% |
| 2020 | 12.4% | +4.0% |
| 2021 | 12.2% | -1.8% |
| 2022 | 12.4% | +2.0% |
| 2023 | 12.6% | +1.5% |
| 2024 | 12.8% | +1.1% |
| 2025 | 12.9% | +0.8% |
Yemen compared with similar countries
- Yemen's 12.9% is above the median for low income countries, which is 10.6%, 1.2× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Yemen's 12.9% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 1.2%, 10.7× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6.1% | 5.3% | 6.7% | 9 |
| 2000s | 6.1% | 5.4% | 7.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.7% | 7.3% | 11.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.5% | 12.2% | 12.9% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Yemen
- 22 Burundi 14.9% compare
- 23 Benin 14.1% compare
- 24 Mozambique 13.0% compare
- 26 Angola 12.9% compare
- 27 Papua New Guinea 12.7% compare
- 28 Tajikistan 11.5% compare
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, male (% of male employment) in Yemen?
- Contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) in Yemen was 12.9% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) recorded in Yemen?
- The highest recorded value was 12.9% in 2025.
- What is the lowest contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) recorded in Yemen?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.3% in 1999.
- How does Yemen rank for contributing family workers, male (% of male employment)?
- Yemen ranks 25th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) rising or falling in Yemen?
- Over the last ten years it is up 29.3%. 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, male (% of male 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.