Employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%) in Yemen
Yemen: Employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%) was 31.4% in 2014. ▼ Falling
Employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%) in Yemen, 1994–2014
Source: Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
Yemen recorded 31.4% for employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%) in 2014. That is the lowest value across all 10 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%) in Yemen peaked at 45.7% in 1994 and was at its lowest, 31.4%, in 2014.
That places Yemen 178th out of 178 countries with data for 2014, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 10 years of available data.
Employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%) in Yemen, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 45.7% | — |
| 1999 | 40.6% | -11.0% |
| 2004 | 32.9% | -19.0% |
| 2005 | 37.8% | +14.8% |
| 2006 | 37.1% | -1.7% |
| 2007 | 36.4% | -1.8% |
| 2008 | 35.7% | -1.9% |
| 2009 | 36.1% | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 31.9% | -11.6% |
| 2014 | 31.4% | -1.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 43.1% | 40.6% | 45.7% | 2 |
| 2000s | 36.0% | 32.9% | 37.8% | 6 |
| 2010s | 31.6% | 31.4% | 31.9% | 2 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%) in Yemen?
- Employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%) in Yemen was 31.4% in 2014, according to Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%) recorded in Yemen?
- The highest recorded value was 45.7% in 1994.
- What is the lowest employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%) recorded in Yemen?
- The lowest recorded value was 31.4% in 2014.
- How does Yemen rank for employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%)?
- Yemen ranks 178th out of 178 countries with data for 2014.
- Is employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%) rising or falling in Yemen?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Yemen data come from?
- The figures come from Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%) (national estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Employment to population ratio is the proportion of a country's population that is employed.