ILO … Estimates Employment in agriculture ILO modelled estimates Value in Yemen
Yemen: ILO … Estimates Employment in agriculture ILO modelled estimates Value was 2,132 1000 No in 2025. ▼ Falling
ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Employment in agriculture - ILO in Yemen, 1991–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 No.
Analysis
In 2025, ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo in Yemen stood at 2,132 1000 No.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.8% on the previous year and up 46.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo in Yemen peaked at 2,313 1000 No in 1998 and was at its lowest, 1,453 1000 No, in 2015.
That places Yemen 53rd out of 194 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
ILO … Estimates Employment in agriculture ILO modelled estimates Value in Yemen, year by year
| Year | 1000 No | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 1,704 1000 No | — |
| 1992 | 1,766 1000 No | +3.6% |
| 1993 | 1,831 1000 No | +3.6% |
| 1994 | 1,900 1000 No | +3.8% |
| 1995 | 1,998 1000 No | +5.1% |
| 1996 | 2,102 1000 No | +5.2% |
| 1997 | 2,205 1000 No | +4.9% |
| 1998 | 2,313 1000 No | +4.9% |
| 1999 | 2,309 1000 No | -0.2% |
| 2000 | 2,189 1000 No | -5.2% |
| 2001 | 2,054 1000 No | -6.2% |
| 2002 | 1,904 1000 No | -7.3% |
| 2003 | 1,748 1000 No | -8.2% |
| 2004 | 1,582 1000 No | -9.5% |
| 2005 | 1,560 1000 No | -1.4% |
| 2006 | 1,547 1000 No | -0.8% |
| 2007 | 1,544 1000 No | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 1,538 1000 No | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 1,541 1000 No | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 1,528 1000 No | -0.9% |
| 2011 | 1,599 1000 No | +4.7% |
| 2012 | 1,607 1000 No | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 1,604 1000 No | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 1,639 1000 No | +2.1% |
| 2015 | 1,453 1000 No | -11.3% |
| 2016 | 1,521 1000 No | +4.7% |
| 2017 | 1,584 1000 No | +4.1% |
| 2018 | 1,645 1000 No | +3.9% |
| 2019 | 1,694 1000 No | +2.9% |
| 2020 | 1,811 1000 No | +6.9% |
| 2021 | 1,866 1000 No | +3.0% |
| 2022 | 1,969 1000 No | +5.5% |
| 2023 | 2,035 1000 No | +3.3% |
| 2024 | 2,094 1000 No | +2.9% |
| 2025 | 2,132 1000 No | +1.8% |
Yemen compared with similar countries
- Yemen's 2,132 1000 No is below the median for low income countries, which is 4,124 1000 No, 52% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Yemen's 2,132 1000 No is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 163.62 1000 No, 13.0× the median. (21 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2,014 1000 No | 1,704 1000 No | 2,313 1000 No | 9 |
| 2000s | 1,721 1000 No | 1,538 1000 No | 2,189 1000 No | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,587 1000 No | 1,453 1000 No | 1,694 1000 No | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,984 1000 No | 1,811 1000 No | 2,132 1000 No | 6 |
Countries ranked near Yemen
More agriculture & rural data for Yemen
- Cropland extent over the long-term, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0.0001 hectares per US$ of GDP (2018)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per capita 0.0348 hectares per person (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0.0011 hectares per US$ of GDP (2018)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita 0.5614 hectares per person (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual -14.18 % change on previous year (2018)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.2875 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2018)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 182.21 current US$ per person (2018)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 2.57 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo in Yemen?
- Ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo in Yemen was 2,132 1000 No in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo recorded in Yemen?
- The highest recorded value was 2,313 1000 No in 1998.
- What is the lowest ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo recorded in Yemen?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,453 1000 No in 2015.
- How does Yemen rank for ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo?
- Yemen ranks 53rd out of 194 countries with data for 2025.
- Is ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo rising or falling in Yemen?
- Over the last ten years it is up 46.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Yemen data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Employment in agriculture - ILO modelled estimates — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT Employment indicators domain focuses on indicators related to employment in agrifood systems and rural areas. The update is performed yearly, using data from the International Labour Organization (ILO) database that contains a rich set of indicators from a wide range of topics related to labour statistics. The indicators published in FAOSTAT are derived from the labour force statistics (LFS) and rural and urban labour markets (RURURB) databases of the ILOSTAT database. In addition, the ILO modelled estimates and projections (ILOEST) are used to provide information on employment in agriculture. FAOSTAT also publishes indicators on employment in agrifood systems (AFS) from 2000 at the national, regional, and global levels, using a methodology developed by the FAO to estimate the number of people employed within these systems.