Yemen - Labor force

Labor force, female (% of total labor force)

Labor force, female (% of total labor force) in Yemen was 8.15 as of 2021. Its highest value over the past 31 years was 23.71 in 1999, while its lowest value was 8.15 in 2021.

Definition: Female labor force as a percentage of the total show the extent to which women are active in the labor force. Labor force comprises people ages 15 and older who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period.

Source: Derived using data from International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database and World Bank population estimates. Labor data retrieved in September 2019.

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Year Value
1990 19.47
1991 19.27
1992 19.09
1993 18.77
1994 18.63
1995 19.39
1996 20.37
1997 21.42
1998 22.55
1999 23.71
2000 22.64
2001 21.57
2002 20.50
2003 19.46
2004 18.44
2005 17.44
2006 16.48
2007 15.54
2008 14.64
2009 13.77
2010 12.94
2011 11.68
2012 10.51
2013 9.43
2014 8.45
2015 8.33
2016 8.28
2017 8.26
2018 8.26
2019 8.27
2020 8.27
2021 8.15

Labor force, total

The value for Labor force, total in Yemen was 6,910,687 as of 2021. As the graph below shows, over the past 31 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 6,910,687 in 2021 and a minimum value of 2,599,936 in 1990.

Definition: Labor force comprises people ages 15 and older who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period. It includes people who are currently employed and people who are unemployed but seeking work as well as first-time job-seekers. Not everyone who works is included, however. Unpaid workers, family workers, and students are often omitted, and some countries do not count members of the armed forces. Labor force size tends to vary during the year as seasonal workers enter and leave.

Source: Derived using data from International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database and World Bank population estimates. Labor data retrieved in September 2019.

See also:

Year Value
1990 2,599,936
1991 2,739,820
1992 2,889,275
1993 3,058,709
1994 3,224,791
1995 3,393,671
1996 3,522,440
1997 3,654,235
1998 3,790,451
1999 3,932,577
2000 4,022,147
2001 4,125,057
2002 4,225,457
2003 4,327,293
2004 4,435,806
2005 4,552,351
2006 4,665,142
2007 4,786,966
2008 4,912,343
2009 5,033,522
2010 5,146,313
2011 5,248,763
2012 5,343,592
2013 5,431,786
2014 5,516,486
2015 5,747,437
2016 5,955,038
2017 6,163,987
2018 6,371,618
2019 6,580,962
2020 6,709,734
2021 6,910,687

Classification

Topic: Labor & Social Protection Indicators

Sub-Topic: Labor force structure