Self-employed, total (% of total employment) in Yemen
Yemen: Self-employed, total (% of total employment) was 52.6% in 2025. ▬ Flat
Self-employed, total (% of total employment) in Yemen, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
The most recent figure for self-employed, total (% of total employment) in Yemen is 52.6%, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 4.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, self-employed, total (% of total employment) in Yemen peaked at 52.9% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 48.7%, in 2010.
Yemen ranks 54th of 187 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Self-employed, total (% of total employment) in Yemen, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 51.4% | — |
| 1992 | 51.2% | -0.4% |
| 1993 | 51.1% | -0.3% |
| 1994 | 50.8% | -0.4% |
| 1995 | 50.6% | -0.5% |
| 1996 | 50.3% | -0.5% |
| 1997 | 50.1% | -0.4% |
| 1998 | 50.0% | -0.2% |
| 1999 | 49.8% | -0.5% |
| 2000 | 49.5% | -0.6% |
| 2001 | 49.4% | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 49.2% | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 49.1% | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 48.9% | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 48.8% | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 48.7% | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 48.7% | -0.0% |
| 2008 | 48.7% | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 48.7% | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 48.7% | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 48.9% | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 49.2% | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 49.3% | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 49.5% | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 50.3% | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 50.9% | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 51.5% | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 51.9% | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 52.2% | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 52.9% | +1.3% |
| 2021 | 52.2% | -1.3% |
| 2022 | 52.4% | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 52.5% | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 52.6% | +0.2% |
| 2025 | 52.6% | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 50.6% | 49.8% | 51.4% | 9 |
| 2000s | 49.0% | 48.7% | 49.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 50.2% | 48.7% | 52.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 52.5% | 52.2% | 52.9% | 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)
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- 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, total (% of total employment) in Yemen?
- Self-employed, total (% of total employment) in Yemen was 52.6% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest self-employed, total (% of total employment) recorded in Yemen?
- The highest recorded value was 52.9% in 2020.
- What is the lowest self-employed, total (% of total employment) recorded in Yemen?
- The lowest recorded value was 48.7% in 2010.
- How does Yemen rank for self-employed, total (% of total employment)?
- Yemen ranks 54th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is self-employed, total (% of total employment) rising or falling in Yemen?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.7%. 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, total (% of total 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.