Fertility and female labor force participation in Yemen
Yemen: Fertility and female labor force participation was 6.04 in 2014. βΌ Falling
Fertility and female labor force participation in Yemen, 1973β2014
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Yemen recorded 6.04 for fertility and female labor force participation in 2014. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 37.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fertility and female labor force participation in Yemen peaked at 21.82 in 1999 and was at its lowest, 6.04, in 2014.
That places Yemen 194th out of 194 countries with data for 2014, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 9.44 | 9.44 | 9.44 | 1 |
| 1990s | 19.34 | 16.87 | 21.82 | 2 |
| 2000s | 10.26 | 9.6 | 10.8 | 6 |
| 2010s | 8 | 6.04 | 9.97 | 2 |
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More work & labour data for Yemen
- Population - Est. & Proj. β Urban population, annual growth rate 2.12 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. β Urban population 27,630 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. β Rural population 20,674 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. β Total Population - Female 54,803 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. β Total Population - Male 55,233 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. β Total Population - Both sexes 110,036 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. β Urban population, per unit of GDP 0 1000 No per US$ of GDP (2018)
- Population - Est. & Proj. β Urban population, per capita 0.0003 1000 No per person (2025)
- Population - Est. & Proj. β Urban population, per square kilometre 0.0243 1000 No per square kilometre (2023)
- Legislation on sexual harassment in employment 0 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fertility and female labor force participation in Yemen?
- Fertility and female labor force participation in Yemen was 6.04 in 2014, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest fertility and female labor force participation recorded in Yemen?
- The highest recorded value was 21.82 in 1999.
- What is the lowest fertility and female labor force participation recorded in Yemen?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.04 in 2014.
- How does Yemen rank for fertility and female labor force participation?
- Yemen ranks 194th out of 194 countries with data for 2014.
- Is fertility and female labor force participation rising or falling in Yemen?
- Over the last ten years it is down 37.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Yemen data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Fertility and female labor force participation. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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