Unemployment Rate in Yemen increased to 17.30 percent in 2025 from 17 percent in 2024. Unemployment Rate in Yemen averaged 13.35 percent from 1991 until 2025, reaching an all time high of 18.60 percent in 2017 and a record low of 8.30 percent in 1993. source: World Bank

Unemployment Rate in Yemen is expected to reach 17.00 percent by the end of 2026, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations. In the long-term, the Yemen Unemployment Rate is projected to trend around 17.00 percent in 2027, according to our econometric models.



Related Last Previous Unit Reference
Population 41.77 40.58 Million Dec 2025
Unemployment Rate 17.30 17.00 percent Dec 2025


Yemen Unemployment Rate
In Yemen, the unemployment rate measures the number of people actively looking for a job as a percentage of the labour force.
Actual Previous Highest Lowest Dates Unit Frequency
17.30 17.00 18.60 8.30 1991 - 2025 percent Yearly