Self-employed, male (% of male employment) in Yemen
Yemen: Self-employed, male (% of male employment) was 51.9% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Self-employed, male (% of male employment) in Yemen, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
The most recent figure for self-employed, male (% of male employment) in Yemen is 51.9%, measured in 2025.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 5.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, self-employed, male (% of male employment) in Yemen peaked at 52.0% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 45.3%, in 2000.
That places Yemen 50th out of 187 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Self-employed, male (% of male employment) in Yemen, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 47.5% | — |
| 1992 | 47.3% | -0.5% |
| 1993 | 47.1% | -0.3% |
| 1994 | 46.9% | -0.5% |
| 1995 | 46.5% | -0.8% |
| 1996 | 46.2% | -0.8% |
| 1997 | 45.9% | -0.7% |
| 1998 | 45.7% | -0.4% |
| 1999 | 45.3% | -0.7% |
| 2000 | 45.3% | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 45.4% | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 45.5% | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 45.5% | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 45.6% | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 45.7% | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 45.8% | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 46.0% | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 46.2% | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 46.4% | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 46.5% | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 47.0% | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 47.5% | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 47.9% | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 48.2% | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 49.0% | +1.7% |
| 2016 | 49.7% | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 50.4% | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 50.9% | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 51.3% | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 52.0% | +1.4% |
| 2021 | 51.3% | -1.3% |
| 2022 | 51.5% | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 51.6% | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 51.7% | +0.2% |
| 2025 | 51.9% | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 46.5% | 45.3% | 47.5% | 9 |
| 2000s | 45.7% | 45.3% | 46.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 48.8% | 46.5% | 51.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 51.7% | 51.3% | 52.0% | 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, male (% of male employment) in Yemen?
- Self-employed, male (% of male employment) in Yemen was 51.9% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest self-employed, male (% of male employment) recorded in Yemen?
- The highest recorded value was 52.0% in 2020.
- What is the lowest self-employed, male (% of male employment) recorded in Yemen?
- The lowest recorded value was 45.3% in 2000.
- How does Yemen rank for self-employed, male (% of male employment)?
- Yemen ranks 50th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is self-employed, male (% of male employment) rising or falling in Yemen?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.8%. 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 Self-employed, male (% of male 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.