Wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) in Yemen
Yemen: Wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) was 48.1% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) in Yemen, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
In 2025, wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) in Yemen stood at 48.1%.
That represents a change of down 0.2% on the previous year and down 5.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) in Yemen peaked at 54.7% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 48.0%, in 2020.
Yemen ranks 138th of 187 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) in Yemen, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 52.5% | — |
| 1992 | 52.7% | +0.4% |
| 1993 | 52.9% | +0.2% |
| 1994 | 53.1% | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 53.5% | +0.7% |
| 1996 | 53.8% | +0.7% |
| 1997 | 54.1% | +0.6% |
| 1998 | 54.3% | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 54.7% | +0.6% |
| 2000 | 54.7% | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 54.6% | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 54.5% | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 54.5% | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 54.4% | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 54.3% | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 54.2% | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 54.0% | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 53.8% | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 53.6% | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 53.5% | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 53.0% | -1.0% |
| 2012 | 52.5% | -0.9% |
| 2013 | 52.1% | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 51.8% | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 51.0% | -1.6% |
| 2016 | 50.3% | -1.4% |
| 2017 | 49.6% | -1.4% |
| 2018 | 49.1% | -1.0% |
| 2019 | 48.7% | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 48.0% | -1.4% |
| 2021 | 48.7% | +1.4% |
| 2022 | 48.5% | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 48.4% | -0.3% |
| 2024 | 48.3% | -0.3% |
| 2025 | 48.1% | -0.2% |
Yemen compared with similar countries
- Yemen's 48.1% is above the median for low income countries, which is 26.3%, 1.8× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Yemen's 48.1% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 72.9%, 66% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 53.5% | 52.5% | 54.7% | 9 |
| 2000s | 54.3% | 53.6% | 54.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 51.2% | 48.7% | 53.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 48.3% | 48.0% | 48.7% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Yemen
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 wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) in Yemen?
- Wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) in Yemen was 48.1% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) recorded in Yemen?
- The highest recorded value was 54.7% in 2000.
- What is the lowest wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) recorded in Yemen?
- The lowest recorded value was 48.0% in 2020.
- How does Yemen rank for wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment)?
- Yemen ranks 138th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) rising or falling in Yemen?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Yemen data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Wage and salaried workers (employees) are those workers who hold the type of jobs defined as "paid employment jobs," where the incumbents hold explicit (written or oral) or implicit employment contracts that give them a basic remuneration that is not directly dependent upon the revenue of the unit for which they work.