Employment in industry (% of total employment) in Yemen
Yemen: Employment in industry (% of total employment) was 11.1% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Employment in industry (% of total employment) in Yemen, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
The most recent figure for employment in industry (% of total employment) in Yemen is 11.1%, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of down 2.0% on the previous year and down 14.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employment in industry (% of total employment) in Yemen peaked at 16.0% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 8.5%, in 1998.
Yemen ranks 161st of 187 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Employment in industry (% of total employment) in Yemen, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 9.6% | — |
| 1992 | 9.6% | -0.4% |
| 1993 | 9.3% | -2.8% |
| 1994 | 9.2% | -1.4% |
| 1995 | 9.0% | -1.8% |
| 1996 | 8.8% | -2.0% |
| 1997 | 8.7% | -1.8% |
| 1998 | 8.5% | -1.6% |
| 1999 | 9.2% | +7.4% |
| 2000 | 10.1% | +10.0% |
| 2001 | 10.9% | +7.9% |
| 2002 | 11.8% | +8.5% |
| 2003 | 12.8% | +8.1% |
| 2004 | 13.7% | +7.6% |
| 2005 | 14.2% | +3.6% |
| 2006 | 14.5% | +1.9% |
| 2007 | 14.8% | +1.9% |
| 2008 | 15.2% | +2.8% |
| 2009 | 15.6% | +2.4% |
| 2010 | 16.0% | +2.8% |
| 2011 | 14.8% | -7.5% |
| 2012 | 14.7% | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 14.9% | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 14.5% | -2.7% |
| 2015 | 13.0% | -10.3% |
| 2016 | 12.4% | -4.9% |
| 2017 | 11.9% | -3.7% |
| 2018 | 11.8% | -0.9% |
| 2019 | 11.8% | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 11.8% | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 12.0% | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 11.9% | -0.6% |
| 2023 | 11.6% | -2.4% |
| 2024 | 11.4% | -2.2% |
| 2025 | 11.1% | -2.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 9.1% | 8.5% | 9.6% | 9 |
| 2000s | 13.3% | 10.1% | 15.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 13.6% | 11.8% | 16.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.6% | 11.1% | 12.0% | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is employment in industry (% of total employment) in Yemen?
- Employment in industry (% of total employment) in Yemen was 11.1% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest employment in industry (% of total employment) recorded in Yemen?
- The highest recorded value was 16.0% in 2010.
- What is the lowest employment in industry (% of total employment) recorded in Yemen?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.5% in 1998.
- How does Yemen rank for employment in industry (% of total employment)?
- Yemen ranks 161st out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is employment in industry (% of total employment) rising or falling in Yemen?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.4%. 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 Employment in industry (% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Employment is defined as persons of working age who were engaged in any activity to produce goods or provide services for pay or profit, whether at work during the reference period or not at work due to temporary absence from a job, or to working-time arrangement. The industry sector consists of mining and quarrying, manufacturing, construction, and public utilities (electricity, gas, and water), in accordance with divisions 2-5 (ISIC 2) or categories C-F (ISIC 3) or categories B-F (ISIC 4).