Share of employed women working in agriculture vs. GDP per capita in Yemen
Yemen: Share of employed women working in agriculture vs. GDP per capita was 43.5% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Share of employed women working in agriculture vs. GDP per capita in Yemen, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Yemen recorded 43.5% for share of employed women working in agriculture vs. gdp per capita in 2025.
That represents a change of down 3.0% on the previous year and down 11.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of employed women working in agriculture vs. gdp per capita in Yemen peaked at 91.6% in 1998 and was at its lowest, 43.3%, in 2019.
Yemen ranks 39th of 186 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Share of employed women working in agriculture vs. GDP per capita in Yemen, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 90.9% | — |
| 1992 | 90.8% | -0.1% |
| 1993 | 90.7% | -0.2% |
| 1994 | 90.5% | -0.2% |
| 1995 | 90.8% | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 91.2% | +0.4% |
| 1997 | 91.4% | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 91.6% | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 90.1% | -1.7% |
| 2000 | 87.6% | -2.7% |
| 2001 | 84.2% | -3.9% |
| 2002 | 79.8% | -5.1% |
| 2003 | 74.4% | -6.8% |
| 2004 | 67.9% | -8.8% |
| 2005 | 66.2% | -2.5% |
| 2006 | 64.3% | -2.9% |
| 2007 | 62.3% | -3.0% |
| 2008 | 60.2% | -3.3% |
| 2009 | 57.8% | -4.0% |
| 2010 | 55.5% | -4.0% |
| 2011 | 54.9% | -1.2% |
| 2012 | 53.8% | -2.0% |
| 2013 | 52.7% | -2.0% |
| 2014 | 51.5% | -2.2% |
| 2015 | 49.2% | -4.6% |
| 2016 | 47.4% | -3.6% |
| 2017 | 45.6% | -3.7% |
| 2018 | 44.5% | -2.4% |
| 2019 | 43.3% | -2.7% |
| 2020 | 46.6% | +7.5% |
| 2021 | 48.8% | +4.8% |
| 2022 | 47.6% | -2.5% |
| 2023 | 46.2% | -3.0% |
| 2024 | 44.8% | -3.0% |
| 2025 | 43.5% | -3.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 90.9% | 90.1% | 91.6% | 9 |
| 2000s | 70.5% | 57.8% | 87.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 49.8% | 43.3% | 55.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 46.2% | 43.5% | 48.8% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Yemen
- 36 Liberia 44.4% compare
- 37 Sierra Leone 44.0% compare
- 38 Solomon Islands 43.8% compare
- 40 Rwanda 43.1% compare
- 41 Côte d'Ivoire 41.0% compare
- 42 Papua New Guinea 38.9% compare
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 employed women working in agriculture vs. gdp per capita in Yemen?
- Share of employed women working in agriculture vs. gdp per capita in Yemen was 43.5% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of employed women working in agriculture vs. gdp per capita recorded in Yemen?
- The highest recorded value was 91.6% in 1998.
- What is the lowest share of employed women working in agriculture vs. gdp per capita recorded in Yemen?
- The lowest recorded value was 43.3% in 2019.
- How does Yemen rank for share of employed women working in agriculture vs. gdp per capita?
- Yemen ranks 39th out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of employed women working in agriculture vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Yemen?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.6%. 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 employed women working in agriculture vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of total employment working in the agriculture sector.