Unemployment, national estimate (% of total labor force) - SDG 8.5.2 in Yemen
Yemen: Unemployment, national estimate (% of total labor force) - SDG 8.5.2 was 13.47 in 2014. ◆ Volatile
Unemployment, national estimate (% of total labor force) - SDG 8.5.2 in Yemen, 1977–2014
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
The most recent figure for unemployment, national estimate (% of total labor force) - sdg 8.5.2 in Yemen is 13.47, measured in 2014.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 17.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment, national estimate (% of total labor force) - sdg 8.5.2 in Yemen peaked at 57.8 in 1977 and was at its lowest, 8.34, in 1994.
That places Yemen 6th out of 69 countries with data for 2014, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Unemployment, national estimate (% of total labor force) - SDG 8.5.2 in Yemen, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1977 | 57.8 | — |
| 1978 | 55.45 | -4.1% |
| 1979 | 54.59 | -1.5% |
| 1980 | 55.04 | +0.8% |
| 1981 | 52.42 | -4.8% |
| 1982 | 52.14 | -0.5% |
| 1983 | 53.92 | +3.4% |
| 1984 | 56.71 | +5.2% |
| 1994 | 8.34 | -85.3% |
| 1999 | 11.46 | +37.5% |
| 2004 | 16.23 | +41.6% |
| 2005 | 16.05 | -1.1% |
| 2006 | 15.7 | -2.2% |
| 2007 | 15.33 | -2.3% |
| 2008 | 14.97 | -2.4% |
| 2009 | 14.63 | -2.3% |
| 2010 | 17.82 | +21.8% |
| 2014 | 13.47 | -24.4% |
Yemen compared with similar countries
- Yemen's 13.47 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 9.47, 1.4× the median. (18 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Unemployment, national estimate (% of total labor force) - SDG 8.5.2 in Yemen changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | -85.3% | 56.71 | 8.34 |
| 2004 | +41.6% | 11.46 | 16.23 |
| 1999 | +37.5% | 8.34 | 11.46 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 55.95 | 54.59 | 57.8 | 3 |
| 1980s | 54.05 | 52.14 | 56.71 | 5 |
| 1990s | 9.9 | 8.34 | 11.46 | 2 |
| 2000s | 15.49 | 14.63 | 16.23 | 6 |
| 2010s | 15.64 | 13.47 | 17.82 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Yemen
More health data for Yemen
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.94 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.04 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 809.4 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 9,603 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 103 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.88 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2018)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0766 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 1.89 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2018)
Frequently asked questions
- What is unemployment, national estimate (% of total labor force) - sdg 8.5.2 in Yemen?
- Unemployment, national estimate (% of total labor force) - sdg 8.5.2 in Yemen was 13.47 in 2014, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest unemployment, national estimate (% of total labor force) - sdg 8.5.2 recorded in Yemen?
- The highest recorded value was 57.8 in 1977.
- What is the lowest unemployment, national estimate (% of total labor force) - sdg 8.5.2 recorded in Yemen?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.34 in 1994.
- How does Yemen rank for unemployment, national estimate (% of total labor force) - sdg 8.5.2?
- Yemen ranks 6th out of 69 countries with data for 2014.
- Is unemployment, national estimate (% of total labor force) - sdg 8.5.2 rising or falling in Yemen?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Yemen data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Unemployment, national estimate (% of total labor force) - SDG 8.5.2. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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