Unemployment rate for young people in Yemen
Yemen: Unemployment rate for young people was 32.6 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
32.6
Change on year
up 1.3%
World rank
18th
of 186 countries
All-time high
34.53
in 2020
All-time low
16.87
in 1994
Years of data
35
1991–2025
Unemployment rate for young people in Yemen, 1991–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2025, unemployment rate for young people in Yemen stood at 32.6.
That represents a change of up 1.3% on the previous year and down 0.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment rate for young people in Yemen peaked at 34.53 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 16.87, in 1994.
That places Yemen 18th out of 186 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Unemployment rate for young people in Yemen, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 17.08 | — |
| 1992 | 16.95 | -0.8% |
| 1993 | 16.89 | -0.4% |
| 1994 | 16.87 | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 17.22 | +2.1% |
| 1996 | 17.49 | +1.6% |
| 1997 | 17.8 | +1.8% |
| 1998 | 18.06 | +1.5% |
| 1999 | 18.36 | +1.6% |
| 2000 | 18.61 | +1.4% |
| 2001 | 18.95 | +1.8% |
| 2002 | 19.24 | +1.5% |
| 2003 | 19.6 | +1.9% |
| 2004 | 19.9 | +1.5% |
| 2005 | 20.19 | +1.4% |
| 2006 | 20.55 | +1.8% |
| 2007 | 20.93 | +1.9% |
| 2008 | 21.37 | +2.1% |
| 2009 | 21.75 | +1.8% |
| 2010 | 22.04 | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 23.16 | +5.1% |
| 2012 | 23.83 | +2.9% |
| 2013 | 24.56 | +3.1% |
| 2014 | 24.76 | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 32.7 | +32.1% |
| 2016 | 33.51 | +2.5% |
| 2017 | 33.9 | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 32.72 | -3.5% |
| 2019 | 32.35 | -1.1% |
| 2020 | 34.53 | +6.8% |
| 2021 | 34.1 | -1.3% |
| 2022 | 32.45 | -4.8% |
| 2023 | 32.1 | -1.1% |
| 2024 | 32.17 | +0.2% |
| 2025 | 32.6 | +1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 17.41 | 16.87 | 18.36 | 9 |
| 2000s | 20.11 | 18.61 | 21.75 | 10 |
| 2010s | 28.35 | 22.04 | 33.9 | 10 |
| 2020s | 32.99 | 32.1 | 34.53 | 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 unemployment rate for young people in Yemen?
- Unemployment rate for young people in Yemen was 32.6 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest unemployment rate for young people recorded in Yemen?
- The highest recorded value was 34.53 in 2020.
- What is the lowest unemployment rate for young people recorded in Yemen?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.87 in 1994.
- How does Yemen rank for unemployment rate for young people?
- Yemen ranks 18th out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is unemployment rate for young people rising or falling in Yemen?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Yemen data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Unemployment rate for young people. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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