Total weekly hours worked of employed persons in Yemen
Yemen: Total weekly hours worked of employed persons was 166,399 in 2027. ▼ Falling
Total weekly hours worked of employed persons in Yemen, 2005–2027
Source: International Labour Organization.
Analysis
In 2027, total weekly hours worked of employed persons in Yemen stood at 166,399.
That represents a change of up 5.3% on the previous year and up 12.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total weekly hours worked of employed persons in Yemen peaked at 224,262 in 2014 and was at its lowest, 148,214, in 2017.
That places Yemen 86th out of 188 countries with data for 2027, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.
Total weekly hours worked of employed persons in Yemen, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 177,313 | — |
| 2006 | 183,120 | +3.3% |
| 2007 | 189,199 | +3.3% |
| 2008 | 195,541 | +3.4% |
| 2009 | 202,272 | +3.4% |
| 2010 | 209,388 | +3.5% |
| 2011 | 211,346 | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 215,174 | +1.8% |
| 2013 | 219,123 | +1.8% |
| 2014 | 224,262 | +2.3% |
| 2015 | 157,176 | -29.9% |
| 2016 | 150,450 | -4.3% |
| 2017 | 148,214 | -1.5% |
| 2018 | 153,506 | +3.6% |
| 2019 | 158,846 | +3.5% |
| 2020 | 149,730 | -5.7% |
| 2021 | 148,864 | -0.6% |
| 2022 | 157,610 | +5.9% |
| 2023 | 158,759 | +0.7% |
| 2024 | 159,801 | +0.7% |
| 2025 | 159,389 | -0.3% |
| 2026 | 158,016 | -0.9% |
| 2027 | 166,399 | +5.3% |
Yemen compared with similar countries
- Yemen's 166,399 is below the median for low income countries, which is 257,942, 65% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Yemen's 166,399 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 162,006, 1.0× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Total weekly hours worked of employed persons in Yemen changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | -29.9% | 224,262 | 157,176 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 189,489 | 177,313 | 202,272 | 5 |
| 2010s | 184,748 | 148,214 | 224,262 | 10 |
| 2020s | 157,321 | 148,864 | 166,399 | 8 |
Countries ranked near Yemen
- 83 Azerbaijan 170,321 compare
- 84 South Sudan 167,064 compare
- 85 Switzerland 166,629 compare
- 87 Hungary 164,381 compare
- 88 Portugal 163,775 compare
- 89 Belarus 162,618 compare
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 total weekly hours worked of employed persons in Yemen?
- Total weekly hours worked of employed persons in Yemen was 166,399 in 2027, according to International Labour Organization.
- What is the highest total weekly hours worked of employed persons recorded in Yemen?
- The highest recorded value was 224,262 in 2014.
- What is the lowest total weekly hours worked of employed persons recorded in Yemen?
- The lowest recorded value was 148,214 in 2017.
- How does Yemen rank for total weekly hours worked of employed persons?
- Yemen ranks 86th out of 188 countries with data for 2027.
- Is total weekly hours worked of employed persons rising or falling in Yemen?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Yemen data come from?
- The figures come from International Labour Organization, published as part of Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled estimates). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Imputed observations are not based on national data, are subject to high uncertainty and should not be used for country comparisons or rankings.This series is based on the 13th ICLS definitions. This indicator refers to total weekly hours actually worked of employed persons in their main job. For more information, refer to the ILO Modelled Estimates (ILOEST) database description.