Unemployment, modelled ILO estimate (% of total labour force) - SDG in Yemen
Yemen: Unemployment, modelled ILO estimate (% of total labour force) - SDG was 17.32 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Unemployment, modelled ILO estimate (% of total labour force) - SDG in Yemen, 1991–2025
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
In 2025, unemployment, modelled ilo estimate (% of total labour force) - sdg in Yemen stood at 17.32.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.1% on the previous year and down 3.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment, modelled ilo estimate (% of total labour force) - sdg in Yemen peaked at 18.61 in 2017 and was at its lowest, 8.34, in 1994.
That places Yemen 4th out of 69 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, modelled ILO estimate (% of total labour force) - SDG in Yemen, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 8.43 | — |
| 1992 | 8.35 | -0.9% |
| 1993 | 8.34 | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 8.34 | -0.0% |
| 1995 | 8.99 | +7.8% |
| 1996 | 9.59 | +6.6% |
| 1997 | 10.22 | +6.7% |
| 1998 | 10.83 | +5.9% |
| 1999 | 11.46 | +5.8% |
| 2000 | 11.56 | +0.8% |
| 2001 | 11.72 | +1.4% |
| 2002 | 11.84 | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 12.01 | +1.5% |
| 2004 | 12.13 | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 12.21 | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 12.35 | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 12.49 | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 12.66 | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 12.76 | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 12.78 | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 13.31 | +4.2% |
| 2012 | 13.47 | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 13.67 | +1.5% |
| 2014 | 13.47 | -1.5% |
| 2015 | 17.9 | +32.9% |
| 2016 | 18.42 | +2.9% |
| 2017 | 18.61 | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 17.59 | -5.5% |
| 2019 | 17.21 | -2.2% |
| 2020 | 17.96 | +4.4% |
| 2021 | 18.31 | +1.9% |
| 2022 | 17.22 | -5.9% |
| 2023 | 16.94 | -1.6% |
| 2024 | 16.97 | +0.2% |
| 2025 | 17.32 | +2.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 9.39 | 8.34 | 11.46 | 9 |
| 2000s | 12.17 | 11.56 | 12.76 | 10 |
| 2010s | 15.64 | 12.78 | 18.61 | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.46 | 16.94 | 18.31 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Yemen
More social development data for Yemen
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 49,107 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 57,327 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 7 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 0 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 7 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0014 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 57,327 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0012 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per US$ of GDP (2018)
Frequently asked questions
- What is unemployment, modelled ilo estimate (% of total labour force) - sdg in Yemen?
- Unemployment, modelled ilo estimate (% of total labour force) - sdg in Yemen was 17.32 in 2025, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest unemployment, modelled ilo estimate (% of total labour force) - sdg recorded in Yemen?
- The highest recorded value was 18.61 in 2017.
- What is the lowest unemployment, modelled ilo estimate (% of total labour force) - sdg recorded in Yemen?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.34 in 1994.
- How does Yemen rank for unemployment, modelled ilo estimate (% of total labour force) - sdg?
- Yemen ranks 4th out of 69 countries with data for 2025.
- Is unemployment, modelled ilo estimate (% of total labour force) - sdg rising or falling in Yemen?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Yemen data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Unemployment, modelled ILO estimate (% of total labour force) - SDG 8.5.2. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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