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Labor force
Yemen — 36 years of data
Historical Values
| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 1990 | NA; 70% agriculture and herding, 30% expatriate laborers (est.) |
| 1990 | 477,000; 45.2% agriculture, 21.2% services, 13.4% construction, 10.6% industry, 9.6% commerce and other (1983) |
| 1992 | North - NA number of workers with agriculture and herding 70%, and expatriate laborers 30% (est.); South - 477,000 with agriculture 45.2%, services 21.2%, construction 13.4%, industry 10.6%, commerce and other 9.6% (1983) |
| 1993 | North: NA by occupation: agriculture and herding 70%, expatriate laborers 30% (est.) South: 477,000 by occupation: agriculture 45.2%, services 21.2%, construction 13.4%, industry 10.6%, commerce and other 9.6% (1983) |
| 1994 | no reliable estimates exist, most people are employed in agriculture and herding or as expatriate laborers; services, construction, industry, and commerce account for less than half of the labor force |
| 1995 | no reliable estimates exist, most people are employed in agriculture and herding or as expatriate laborers; services, construction, industry, and commerce account for less than half of the labor force |
| 1996 | no reliable estimates exist, most people are employed in agriculture and herding or as expatriate laborers; services, construction, industry, and commerce account for less than one-half of the labor force |
| 1997 | no reliable estimates exist, most people are employed in agriculture and herding or as expatriate laborers; services, construction, industry, and commerce account for less than one-half of the labor force |
| 1998 | no reliable estimates exist, most people are employed in agriculture and herding or as expatriate laborers; services, construction, industry, and commerce account for less than one-half of the labor force |
| 1999 | NA |
| 2000 | NA |
| 2001 | NA |
| 2002 | NA |
| 2003 | NA |
| 2004 | 5.79 million (2003 est.) |
| 2005 | 5.98 million (2004 est.) |
| 2006 | 5.83 million (2005 est.) |
| 2007 | 5.972 million (2006 est.) |
| 2008 | 6.305 million (2007 est.) |
| 2009 | 6.454 million (2008 est.) country comparison to the world: 65 |
| 2010 | 6.832 million (2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 63 |
| 2011 | 6.832 million (2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 62 |
| 2012 | 7.158 million (2012 est.) country comparison to the world: 63 |
| 2013 | 7.158 million (2012 est.) country comparison to the world: 63 |
| 2014 | 7.1 million (2013 est.) country comparison to the world: 63 |
| 2015 | 7.262 million (2014 est.) | country comparison to the world: 64 |
| 2016 | 7.324 million (2015 est.) | country comparison to the world: 65 |
| 2017 | 7.425 million (2017 est.) | country comparison to the world: 66 |
| 2018 | 7.425 million (2017 est.) |
| 2019 | 7.425 million (2017 est.) |
| 2020 | 7.425 million (2017 est.) |
| 2021 | 7.425 million (2017 est.) |
| 2022 | 7.425 million (2017 est.) |
| 2023 | 7.299 million (2021 est.) |
| 2024 | 6.883 million (2023 est.) note: number of people ages 15 or older who are employed or seeking work |
| 2025 | 7.848 million (2024 est.) note: number of people ages 15 or older who are employed or seeking work |