Number of people employed in agriculture in Yemen
Yemen: Number of people employed in agriculture was 2.13 million people in 2025. ▼ Falling
Number of people employed in agriculture in Yemen, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in people.
Analysis
Yemen recorded 2.13 million people for number of people employed in agriculture in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.8% on the previous year and up 46.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people employed in agriculture in Yemen peaked at 2.31 million people in 1998 and was at its lowest, 1.45 million people, in 2015.
Yemen ranks 52nd of 186 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Number of people employed in agriculture in Yemen, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 1.70 million people | — |
| 1992 | 1.77 million people | +3.6% |
| 1993 | 1.83 million people | +3.6% |
| 1994 | 1.90 million people | +3.8% |
| 1995 | 2.00 million people | +5.1% |
| 1996 | 2.10 million people | +5.2% |
| 1997 | 2.21 million people | +4.9% |
| 1998 | 2.31 million people | +4.9% |
| 1999 | 2.31 million people | -0.2% |
| 2000 | 2.19 million people | -5.2% |
| 2001 | 2.05 million people | -6.2% |
| 2002 | 1.90 million people | -7.3% |
| 2003 | 1.75 million people | -8.2% |
| 2004 | 1.58 million people | -9.5% |
| 2005 | 1.56 million people | -1.4% |
| 2006 | 1.55 million people | -0.8% |
| 2007 | 1.54 million people | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 1.54 million people | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 1.54 million people | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 1.53 million people | -0.9% |
| 2011 | 1.60 million people | +4.7% |
| 2012 | 1.61 million people | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 1.60 million people | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 1.64 million people | +2.1% |
| 2015 | 1.45 million people | -11.3% |
| 2016 | 1.52 million people | +4.7% |
| 2017 | 1.58 million people | +4.1% |
| 2018 | 1.65 million people | +3.9% |
| 2019 | 1.69 million people | +2.9% |
| 2020 | 1.81 million people | +6.9% |
| 2021 | 1.87 million people | +3.0% |
| 2022 | 1.97 million people | +5.5% |
| 2023 | 2.03 million people | +3.3% |
| 2024 | 2.09 million people | +2.9% |
| 2025 | 2.13 million people | +1.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.01 million people | 1.70 million people | 2.31 million people | 9 |
| 2000s | 1.72 million people | 1.54 million people | 2.19 million people | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.59 million people | 1.45 million people | 1.69 million people | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.98 million people | 1.81 million people | 2.13 million people | 6 |
Countries ranked near Yemen
More agriculture & rural data for Yemen
- 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)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.001 units per US$ of GDP (2018)
- Rural population, per capita 0.6297 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 28.7% (2018)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 28.7% (2018)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.0% (2019)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.6% (2019)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of people employed in agriculture in Yemen?
- Number of people employed in agriculture in Yemen was 2.13 million people in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of people employed in agriculture recorded in Yemen?
- The highest recorded value was 2.31 million people in 1998.
- What is the lowest number of people employed in agriculture recorded in Yemen?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.45 million people in 2015.
- How does Yemen rank for number of people employed in agriculture?
- Yemen ranks 52nd out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is number of people employed in agriculture 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 ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Number of people employed in agriculture. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of people working in agriculture, including hunting, forestry and fishing.