Unemployment rate of men vs. women in Yemen
Yemen: Unemployment rate of men vs. women was 16.3% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Unemployment rate of men vs. women in Yemen, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, unemployment rate of men vs. women in Yemen stood at 16.3%.
The figure is up 2.0% on the previous year and down 3.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment rate of men vs. women in Yemen peaked at 17.6% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 9.4%, in 1993.
That places Yemen 10th 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 of men vs. women in Yemen, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 9.5% | — |
| 1992 | 9.4% | -0.8% |
| 1993 | 9.4% | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 9.4% | +0.1% |
| 1995 | 10.0% | +6.9% |
| 1996 | 10.6% | +5.9% |
| 1997 | 11.3% | +6.0% |
| 1998 | 11.9% | +5.3% |
| 1999 | 12.5% | +5.2% |
| 2000 | 12.2% | -1.9% |
| 2001 | 12.1% | -1.0% |
| 2002 | 12.0% | -1.2% |
| 2003 | 11.9% | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 11.8% | -0.7% |
| 2005 | 11.8% | -0.8% |
| 2006 | 11.7% | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 11.7% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 11.8% | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 11.8% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 11.7% | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 12.2% | +4.2% |
| 2012 | 12.3% | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 12.5% | +1.6% |
| 2014 | 12.4% | -1.5% |
| 2015 | 16.9% | +36.5% |
| 2016 | 17.4% | +3.2% |
| 2017 | 17.6% | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 16.6% | -5.6% |
| 2019 | 16.3% | -2.2% |
| 2020 | 17.0% | +4.8% |
| 2021 | 17.3% | +1.9% |
| 2022 | 16.2% | -6.3% |
| 2023 | 16.0% | -1.6% |
| 2024 | 16.0% | +0.2% |
| 2025 | 16.3% | +2.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 10.4% | 9.4% | 12.5% | 9 |
| 2000s | 11.9% | 11.7% | 12.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 14.6% | 11.7% | 17.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 16.5% | 16.0% | 17.3% | 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 of men vs. women in Yemen?
- Unemployment rate of men vs. women in Yemen was 16.3% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest unemployment rate of men vs. women recorded in Yemen?
- The highest recorded value was 17.6% in 2017.
- What is the lowest unemployment rate of men vs. women recorded in Yemen?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.4% in 1993.
- How does Yemen rank for unemployment rate of men vs. women?
- Yemen ranks 10th out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is unemployment rate of men vs. women rising or falling in Yemen?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Yemen data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Unemployment rate of men vs. women. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of the male labor force without work, but actively looking for a job and available to start soon.