Labor force, total, per capita in Yemen
Yemen: Labor force, total, per capita was 0.1952 units per person in 2025. βΌ Falling
Labor force, total, per capita in Yemen, 1990β2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
Yemen recorded 0.1952 units per person for labor force, total, per capita in 2025.
That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and up 4.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force, total, per capita in Yemen peaked at 0.2323 units per person in 1999 and was at its lowest, 0.1865 units per person, in 2015.
That places Yemen 186th out of 188 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 36 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.2204 units per person | 0.2154 units per person | 0.2323 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2255 units per person | 0.2238 units per person | 0.2303 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2043 units per person | 0.1865 units per person | 0.2243 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1932 units per person | 0.1895 units per person | 0.1954 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Yemen
- 183 Djibouti 0.226 units per person compare
- 184 Sudan 0.2217 units per person compare
- 185 Afghanistan 0.2152 units per person compare
- 187 Somalia 0.1809 units per person compare
- 188 Sao Tome and Principe 0.146 units per person compare
More education data for Yemen
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 144,824 (2016)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 56.4% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 41.0% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 77.0% (2016)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0045 units per person (2016)
Frequently asked questions
- What is labor force, total, per capita in Yemen?
- Labor force, total, per capita in Yemen was 0.1952 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest labor force, total, per capita recorded in Yemen?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2323 units per person in 1999.
- What is the lowest labor force, total, per capita recorded in Yemen?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1865 units per person in 2015.
- How does Yemen rank for labor force, total, per capita?
- Yemen ranks 186th out of 188 countries with data for 2025.
- Is labor force, total, per capita rising or falling in Yemen?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Yemen data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Labor force, total, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Labor force, total divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Labor force, total Γ· Population, total
Computed from
- Labor force, total International Labour Organization (ILO), type: estimates based on external database
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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About this data
Labor force, total divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.