Self-employed, female (% of female employment) in Yemen
Yemen: Self-employed, female (% of female employment) was 65.2% in 2025. ▬ Flat
Self-employed, female (% of female employment) in Yemen, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
The most recent figure for self-employed, female (% of female employment) in Yemen is 65.2%, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of down 0.5% on the previous year and down 2.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, self-employed, female (% of female employment) in Yemen peaked at 67.6% in 1991 and was at its lowest, 63.4%, in 1999.
Yemen ranks 48th of 187 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Self-employed, female (% of female employment) in Yemen, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 67.6% | — |
| 1992 | 67.2% | -0.5% |
| 1993 | 66.9% | -0.5% |
| 1994 | 66.5% | -0.6% |
| 1995 | 65.9% | -1.0% |
| 1996 | 65.2% | -1.1% |
| 1997 | 64.5% | -0.9% |
| 1998 | 64.1% | -0.8% |
| 1999 | 63.4% | -1.1% |
| 2000 | 63.5% | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 63.7% | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 63.9% | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 64.1% | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 64.2% | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 64.4% | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 64.6% | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 64.8% | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 65.0% | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 65.2% | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 65.5% | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 65.9% | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 66.4% | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 66.8% | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 67.2% | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 67.1% | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 67.0% | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 66.9% | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 66.7% | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 66.6% | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 66.7% | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 65.8% | -1.3% |
| 2022 | 66.2% | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 65.9% | -0.5% |
| 2024 | 65.6% | -0.5% |
| 2025 | 65.2% | -0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 65.7% | 63.4% | 67.6% | 9 |
| 2000s | 64.3% | 63.5% | 65.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 66.6% | 65.5% | 67.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 65.9% | 65.2% | 66.7% | 6 |
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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 self-employed, female (% of female employment) in Yemen?
- Self-employed, female (% of female employment) in Yemen was 65.2% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest self-employed, female (% of female employment) recorded in Yemen?
- The highest recorded value was 67.6% in 1991.
- What is the lowest self-employed, female (% of female employment) recorded in Yemen?
- The lowest recorded value was 63.4% in 1999.
- How does Yemen rank for self-employed, female (% of female employment)?
- Yemen ranks 48th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is self-employed, female (% of female employment) rising or falling in Yemen?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Yemen data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Self-employed, female (% of female employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Self-employed workers are those workers who, working on their own account or with one or a few partners or in cooperative, hold the type of jobs defined as a "self-employment jobs." i.e. jobs where the remuneration is directly dependent upon the profits derived from the goods and services produced. Self-employed workers include sub-categories of employers, own-account workers and members of producers' cooperatives and contributing family workers.