Unemployment rate young vs older adults in Yemen

Yemen: Unemployment rate young vs older adults was 32.17 in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
32.17
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
17th
of 188 countries
All-time high
34.53
in 2020
All-time low
16.87
in 1994
Years of data
34
1991–2024

Unemployment rate young vs older adults in Yemen, 1991–2024

01020301991200720241991: 17.11992: 16.91993: 16.91994: 16.91995: 17.21996: 17.51997: 17.81998: 18.11999: 18.42000: 18.62001: 192002: 19.22003: 19.62004: 19.92005: 20.22006: 20.62007: 20.92008: 21.42009: 21.82010: 222011: 23.22012: 23.82013: 24.62014: 24.82015: 32.72016: 33.52017: 33.92018: 32.72019: 32.32020: 34.52021: 34.12022: 32.52023: 32.12024: 32.2

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

The most recent figure for unemployment rate young vs older adults in Yemen is 32.17, measured in 2024.

That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 29.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, unemployment rate young vs older adults in Yemen peaked at 34.53 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 16.87, in 1994.

That places Yemen 17th out of 188 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.

Unemployment rate young vs older adults in Yemen, year by year

Annual values for Unemployment rate young vs older adults in Yemen, 1991 to 2024.
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%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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 33.07 32.1 34.53 5

Countries ranked near Yemen

  1. 14 Palestine, State of 36.09 compare
  2. 15 Somalia 34.14 compare
  3. 16 Syrian Arab Republic 32.77 compare
  4. 18 New Caledonia 31.83 compare
  5. 19 Iraq 31.73 compare
  6. 20 Algeria 29.88 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is unemployment rate young vs older adults in Yemen?
Unemployment rate young vs older adults in Yemen was 32.17 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest unemployment rate young vs older adults recorded in Yemen?
The highest recorded value was 34.53 in 2020.
What is the lowest unemployment rate young vs older adults recorded in Yemen?
The lowest recorded value was 16.87 in 1994.
How does Yemen rank for unemployment rate young vs older adults?
Yemen ranks 17th out of 188 countries with data for 2024.
Is unemployment rate young vs older adults rising or falling in Yemen?
Over the last ten years it is up 29.9%. 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 young vs older adults. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Unemployment rate young vs older adults
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
195 places, 6,621 data points, 1991–2024
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