Yemen — Unemployment rate
percent · Annual · 1977–2025 · 43 observations
About this series
The unemployment rate is the number of people without work who are available for and seeking work, divided by the labour force. It is expressed as a percentage.
Yemen's unemployment rate reading was 17.3% in 2025. The period change from 17% in 2024 was +0.35 percentage points. The latest reading was below the selected 10-year average of 17.7%.
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- Annual data, 1977–2025
- Quarterly data, 2014–2014
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Latest observations
2016–2025
| Period | Value |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 17.3 % |
| 2024 | 17 % |
| 2023 | 16.9 % |
| 2022 | 17.2 % |
| 2021 | 18.3 % |
5 earlier values, back to 2016
| 2020 | 18 % |
| 2019 | 17.2 % |
| 2018 | 17.6 % |
| 2017 | 18.6 % |
| 2016 | 18.4 % |