Share of employment in agriculture, industry, and services in Yemen
Yemen: Share of employment in agriculture, industry, and services was 31.6% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Share of employment in agriculture, industry, and services in Yemen, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Yemen recorded 31.6% for share of employment in agriculture, industry, and services in 2025.
That represents a change of down 0.6% on the previous year and up 3.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of employment in agriculture, industry, and services in Yemen peaked at 61.6% in 1998 and was at its lowest, 29.2%, in 2010.
Yemen ranks 56th 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.
Share of employment in agriculture, industry, and services in Yemen, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 59.8% | — |
| 1992 | 59.7% | -0.1% |
| 1993 | 59.6% | -0.2% |
| 1994 | 59.5% | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 60.1% | +0.9% |
| 1996 | 60.7% | +1.0% |
| 1997 | 61.1% | +0.8% |
| 1998 | 61.6% | +0.7% |
| 1999 | 59.0% | -4.2% |
| 2000 | 54.8% | -7.1% |
| 2001 | 50.3% | -8.1% |
| 2002 | 45.7% | -9.3% |
| 2003 | 41.0% | -10.1% |
| 2004 | 36.3% | -11.5% |
| 2005 | 34.8% | -4.1% |
| 2006 | 33.5% | -3.8% |
| 2007 | 32.4% | -3.3% |
| 2008 | 31.3% | -3.4% |
| 2009 | 30.4% | -2.9% |
| 2010 | 29.2% | -4.0% |
| 2011 | 30.2% | +3.4% |
| 2012 | 29.8% | -1.2% |
| 2013 | 29.3% | -1.8% |
| 2014 | 29.2% | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 30.5% | +4.1% |
| 2016 | 30.8% | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 31.0% | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 30.7% | -1.0% |
| 2019 | 30.4% | -1.0% |
| 2020 | 32.1% | +5.6% |
| 2021 | 32.5% | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 32.1% | -1.1% |
| 2023 | 32.0% | -0.4% |
| 2024 | 31.8% | -0.5% |
| 2025 | 31.6% | -0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 60.1% | 59.0% | 61.6% | 9 |
| 2000s | 39.1% | 30.4% | 54.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 30.1% | 29.2% | 31.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 32.0% | 31.6% | 32.5% | 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 share of employment in agriculture, industry, and services in Yemen?
- Share of employment in agriculture, industry, and services in Yemen was 31.6% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of employment in agriculture, industry, and services recorded in Yemen?
- The highest recorded value was 61.6% in 1998.
- What is the lowest share of employment in agriculture, industry, and services recorded in Yemen?
- The lowest recorded value was 29.2% in 2010.
- How does Yemen rank for share of employment in agriculture, industry, and services?
- Yemen ranks 56th out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of employment in agriculture, industry, and services rising or falling in Yemen?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.8%. 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) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of employment in agriculture, industry, and services. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of total employment working in the agriculture sector.