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Yemen, Rep. — Labor participation
Labor Force Participation Rate for Yemen, Rep., 1990–2025.
Latest value · 2025
33.10%
Labor Force Participation Rate · % of population ages 15+ · -25.2% since 1990
Labor participation for Yemen, Rep. was 33.10% in 2025, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 36 years, from 1990 to 2025. The highest recorded value was 45.99% in 1999. The lowest was 32.07% in 2015 (about 1.0× the low point). Across that span the compound annual growth rate works out to -0.82% per year.
Yemen, Rep. ranks 185 of 187 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 99%. The median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan is 44.99%, so Yemen, Rep. sits below it. It peaked in 1999 and has fallen 28% since. Over the last decade (2015–2025) the figure moved up 3%.
Key figures
Latest (2025)
33.10%
First (1990)
44.23%
Change
-25.2%
Highest
45.99%
in 1999
Lowest
32.07%
in 2015
Average
39.48%
Annual growth (CAGR)
-0.82%
Years of data
36
Recent years
| Year | % of population ages 15+ |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 33.1% |
| 2024 | 33.19% |
| 2023 | 33.11% |
| 2022 | 33.03% |
| 2021 | 32.31% |
| 2020 | 32.49% |
| 2019 | 32.73% |
| 2018 | 32.61% |
| 2017 | 32.47% |
| 2016 | 32.28% |
| 2015 | 32.07% |
| 2014 | 36.97% |
Reading this correctly. Proportion of the population aged 15 and above that is economically active: supplying labor for the production of goods and services. Figures are in % of population ages 15+. Comparing this series with a different measure of the same concept (for example a nominal figure against a purchasing-power-parity figure) will give misleading results.
Related data
Source. World Bank Open Data, indicator
SL.TLF.CACT.ZS — Labor Force Participation Rate. Data licensed under CC BY 4.0. Values are reproduced as published; this page computes the summary statistics (change, CAGR, extremes) from the underlying annual series. View the original dataset on data.worldbank.org.