Yemen YE: Labour Force Participation Rate: Modeled ILO Estimate: % of Total Population Aged 15+

1990 - 2017 | Yearly | % | World Bank

Yemen YE: Labour Force Participation Rate: Modeled ILO Estimate: % of Total Population Aged 15+ data was reported at 37.922 % in 2017. This records a decrease from the previous number of 37.966 % for 2016. Yemen YE: Labour Force Participation Rate: Modeled ILO Estimate: % of Total Population Aged 15+ data is updated yearly, averaging 43.256 % from Dec 1990 (Median) to 2017, with 28 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 46.895 % in 1999 and a record low of 36.954 % in 2014. Yemen YE: Labour Force Participation Rate: Modeled ILO Estimate: % of Total Population Aged 15+ data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Yemen – Table YE.World Bank: Labour Force. Labor force participation rate is the proportion of the population ages 15 and older that is economically active: all people who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period.; ; International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database. Early release of the 2017 ILO Labour Force Estimates and Projections, retrieved in November 2017.; Weighted average; Data up to 2016 are estimates while data from 2017 are projections. National estimates are also available in the WDI database. Caution should be used when comparing ILO estimates with national estimates.

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Last	Previous	Min	Max	Unit	Frequency	Range
37.92 2017	37.97 2016	36.95 2014	46.90 1999	%	yearly	1990 - 2017

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Yemen YE: Labour Force Participation Rate: Modeled ILO Estimate: % of Total Popu... (%)	37.92 2017	yearly	1990 - 2017
Yemen YE: Labour Force Participation Rate: Modeled ILO Estimate: Male: % of Male... (%)	71.32 2017	yearly	1990 - 2017
Yemen YE: Labour Force Participation Rate: Modeled ILO Estimate: % of Total Popu... (%)	39.03 2017	yearly	1990 - 2017
Yemen YE: Labour Force Participation Rate: Modeled ILO Estimate: Female: % of Fe... (%)	6.26 2017	yearly	1990 - 2017
Yemen YE: Labour Force (Person)	6,436,673.00 2017	yearly	1990 - 2017
Yemen YE: Labour Force: Female: % of Total Labour Force (%)	7.88 2017	yearly	1990 - 2017
Yemen YE: Labour Force Participation Rate: Modeled ILO Estimate: Male: % of Male... (%)	69.63 2017	yearly	1990 - 2017
Yemen YE: Labour Force Participation Rate: Modeled ILO Estimate: Female: % of Fe... (%)	6.00 2017	yearly	1990 - 2017
Yemen YE: Children in Employment: % of Children Aged 7-14 (%)	16.10 2010	yearly	1999 - 2010
Yemen YE: Children in Employment: Work Only: % of Children in Employment: Aged 7... (%)	35.97 2010	yearly	1999 - 2010
Yemen YE: Children in Employment: Study and Work: % of Children in Employment: A... (%)	64.03 2010	yearly	1999 - 2010
Yemen YE: Children in Employment: Male: % of Male Children Aged 7-14 (%)	17.10 2010	yearly	1999 - 2010
Yemen YE: Children in Employment: Female: % of Female Children Aged 7-14 (%)	15.00 2010	yearly	1999 - 2010
Yemen YE: Children in Employment: Wage Workers: % of Children in Employment: Age... (%)	7.35 2010	yearly	2006 - 2010
Yemen YE: Children in Employment: Unpaid Family Workers: % of Children in Employ... (%)	89.88 2010	yearly	2006 - 2010
Yemen YE: Labour Force Participation Rate: Modeled ILO Estimate: Ratio of Female... (%)	8.61 2017	yearly	1990 - 2017
Yemen YE: Labour Force With Intermediate Education: Female: % of Female Working-... (%)	71.15 2014	yearly	2010 - 2014
Yemen YE: Labour Force With Basic Education: % of Total Working-age Population (%)	3.50 2014	yearly	2010 - 2014
Yemen YE: Labour Force With Basic Education: Male: % of Male Working-age Populat... (%)	37.27 2014	yearly	2010 - 2014
Yemen YE: Labour Force With Basic Education: Female: % of Female Working-age Pop... (%)	55.57 2014	yearly	2010 - 2014
Yemen YE: Labour Force With Advanced Education: % of Total Working-age Populatio... (%)	62.45 2014	yearly	2010 - 2014
Yemen YE: Labour Force With Advanced Education: Male: % of Male Working-age Popu... (%)	85.36 2014	yearly	2010 - 2014
Yemen YE: Labour Force With Advanced Education: Female: % of Female Working-age ... (%)	90.75 2014	yearly	2010 - 2014
Yemen YE: Labour Force Participation Rate: Modeled ILO Estimate: Aged 15-24 (%)	26.75 2017	yearly	1990 - 2017
Yemen YE: Labour Force Participation Rate: Modeled ILO Estimate: Male: Aged 15-2... (%)	48.03 2017	yearly	1990 - 2017
Yemen YE: Labour Force Participation Rate: Modeled ILO Estimate: Female: Aged 15... (%)	4.72 2017	yearly	1990 - 2017
Yemen YE: Labour Force With Intermediate Education: % of Total Working-age Popul... (%)	13.82 2014	yearly	2010 - 2014
Yemen YE: Labour Force With Intermediate Education: Male: % of Male Working-age ... (%)	55.02 2014	yearly	2010 - 2014

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Yemen Key Series

National Accounts	Last	Frequency	Range
Forecast: GDP PPP Per Capita (PPP Intl $)	2,847.340 2027	yearly	1990 - 2027
Forecast: Nominal GDP Per Capita (USD)	1,172.850 2027	yearly	1990 - 2027
Forecast: Real GDP Growth (%)	5.500 2028	yearly	1991 - 2028
GDP Deflator Growth (%)	8.4 2017	yearly	1991 - 2017
GDP per Capita (USD)	736.212 2017	yearly	1991 - 2017
Gross National Product (GNP) (USD mn)	55,880.975 2020	yearly	1991 - 2020
Gross Savings Rate (%)	9.5 2017	yearly	1990 - 2017
Investment: % of GDP (%)	15.3 2017	yearly	1990 - 2017
Nominal GDP (USD mn)	34,714.0 2013	yearly	1990 - 2013
Nominal GDP Growth (%)	31.554 2022	yearly	1991 - 2022
Private Consumption Expenditure (USD mn)	70,185.065 2020	yearly	1991 - 2020
Private Consumption: % of GDP (%)	116.9 2020	yearly	1990 - 2020
Public Consumption Expenditure (USD mn)	3,747.148 2020	yearly	1991 - 2020
Public Consumption: % of GDP (%)	6.2 2020	yearly	1990 - 2020
Real GDP Growth (%)	-10.0 2017	yearly	1991 - 2017
Total Trade of Goods & Services: % of Nominal GDP (%)	46.371 2017	yearly	1990 - 2017

Government and Public Finance	Last	Frequency	Range
Consolidated Fiscal Balance: % of GDP (%)	-8.3 2014	yearly	1991 - 2014
Forecast: Government Expenditure (YER bn)	14,384.285 2029	yearly	1990 - 2029
Forecast: Government Net Debt (YER bn)	38,319.377 2029	yearly	1999 - 2029
Forecast: Government Revenue (YER bn)	13,065.284 2029	yearly	1990 - 2029
Government Debt: % of GDP (%)	58.8 2013	yearly	2004 - 2013
National Government Debt (USD mn)	20,434.2 2013	yearly	2004 - 2013
Consolidated Fiscal Balance (%)	-8.290 2014	yearly	1991 - 2014

Demographic and Labour Market	Last	Frequency	Range
Employed Persons (Person)	4,197,000.000 2014	yearly	1994 - 2014
Forecast: Population (Person mn)	37.957 2028	yearly	1990 - 2028
Forecast: Unemployment Rate (%)	0.000	yearly	-
Labour Force Participation Rate (%)	36.3 2014	yearly	2004 - 2014
Labour Productivity Growth (%)	-0.87 2019	yearly	1992 - 2019
Population (Person mn)	28.2 2017	yearly	1950 - 2017
Unemployment Rate (%)	13.50 2014	yearly	1994 - 2014

Domestic Trade and Household Survey	Last	Frequency	Range
Motor Vehicle Sales: Commercial Cars (Unit)	648.000 2019	yearly	2005 - 2019
Motor Vehicle Sales: Passenger Cars (Unit)	552.000 2019	yearly	2005 - 2019
Motor Vehicles Sales (Unit)	1,200 2019	yearly	2005 - 2019
Motor Vehicles Sales Growth (%)	0.0 2019	yearly	2006 - 2019

Inflation	Last	Frequency	Range
CPI: Food and Non Alcoholic Beverage Change (%)	11.195 Feb 2024	monthly	Dec 2022 - Feb 2024
Consumer Price Index CPI Growth (%)	20.7 Feb 2024	monthly	Dec 2022 - Feb 2024
Forecast: Consumer Price Index Growth (%)	10.000 2028	yearly	1991 - 2028

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Indicators	Last	Frequency	Range
Yemen YE: Secondary Education: Vocational Pupils: % Female (%)	14.86 2016	yearly	1997 - 2016
Yemen YE: Secondary Education: Vocational Pupils (Person)	4,792.00 2016	yearly	1997 - 2016
Yemen YE: Secondary Education: General Pupils: % Female (%)	41.23 2016	yearly	1999 - 2016
Yemen YE: International Development Association: Resource Allocation Index: 1=Lo... (NA)	2.11 2017	yearly	2005 - 2017
Yemen YE: Country Policy and Institutional Assessment (CPIA): Building Human Res... (NA)	2.00 2017	yearly	2005 - 2017
Yemen YE: CPIA: Gender Equality Rating: 1=Low To 6=High (NA)	1.50 2017	yearly	2005 - 2017
Yemen YE: CPIA: Debt Policy Rating: 1=Low To 6=High (NA)	2.00 2017	yearly	2005 - 2017
Yemen YE: CPIA: Economic Management Cluster Average: 1=Low To 6=High (NA)	2.00 2017	yearly	2005 - 2017
Yemen YE: Military Expenditure (YER mn)	368,500.00 2014	yearly	1990 - 2014
Yemen YE: Armed Forces Personnel: Total (Person)	20,000.00 2016	yearly	1985 - 2016
Yemen YE: Arms Imports: SIPRI Trend Indicator Values (TIV) (TIV)	4,000,000.00 2016	yearly	1990 - 2016
Yemen YE: Imports: Lead Time: Median Case (Day)	7.00 2016	yearly	2010 - 2016
Yemen YE: Exports: Lead Time: Median Case (Day)	3.00 2016	yearly	2010 - 2016
Yemen YE: Urban Land Area (sq km)	4,703.40 2010	yearly	1990 - 2010
Yemen YE: Rural Land Area (sq km)	411,287.59 2010	yearly	1990 - 2010
Yemen YE: Urban Land Area Where Elevation is Below 5 Meters (sq km)	125.92 2010	yearly	1990 - 2010
Yemen YE: Rural Land Area Where Elevation is Below 5 Meters (sq km)	1,597.81 2010	yearly	1990 - 2010
Yemen YE: Primary Education: Pupils: % Female (%)	45.60 2016	yearly	1999 - 2016
Yemen YE: Primary Education: Pupils (Person)	3,900,134.00 2016	yearly	1999 - 2016
Yemen YE: Primary Completion Rate: Male: % of Relevant Age Group (%)	78.98 2016	yearly	1999 - 2016
Yemen YE: Primary Completion Rate: Female: % of Relevant Age Group (%)	63.90 2016	yearly	1999 - 2016
Yemen YE: CPIA: Policies for Social Inclusion/Equity Cluster Average: 1=Low To 6... (NA)	2.30 2017	yearly	2005 - 2017
Yemen YE: CPIA: Efficiency of Revenue Mobilization Rating: 1=Low To 6=High (NA)	2.50 2017	yearly	2005 - 2017
Yemen YE: CPIA: Public Sector Management and Institutions Cluster Average: 1=Low... (NA)	1.80 2017	yearly	2005 - 2017
Yemen YE: CPIA: Social Protection Rating: 1=Low To 6=High (NA)	3.00 2017	yearly	2005 - 2017
Yemen YE: Gender Parity Index (GPI): Tertiary School Enrollment: Gross (Ratio)	0.44 2011	yearly	1992 - 2011
Yemen YE: Gender Parity Index (GPI): Primary School Enrollment: Gross (Ratio)	0.87 2016	yearly	1999 - 2016
Yemen YE: CPIA: Transparency: Accountability: and Corruption in The Public Secto... (NA)	1.50 2017	yearly	2005 - 2017
Yemen YE: CPIA: Trade Rating: 1=Low To 6=High (NA)	3.00 2017	yearly	2005 - 2017
Yemen YE: CPIA: Structural Policies Cluster Average: 1=Low To 6=High (NA)	2.33 2017	yearly	2005 - 2017
Yemen YE: Persistence to Last Grade of Primary: Female: % of Cohort (%)	66.70 2012	yearly	2001 - 2012
Yemen YE: Persistence to Grade 5: % of Cohort (%)	75.40 2012	yearly	2001 - 2012
Yemen YE: Persistence to Grade 5: Male: % of Cohort (%)	77.49 2012	yearly	2001 - 2012
Yemen YE: Persistence to Grade 5: Female: % of Cohort (%)	72.93 2012	yearly	2001 - 2012
Yemen YE: School Enrollment: Primary: Private: % of Total Primary (%)	5.04 2016	yearly	1999 - 2016
Yemen YE: Net Intake Rate in Grade 1: % of Official School-Age Population (%)	65.97 2016	yearly	1999 - 2016
Yemen YE: Net Intake Rate in Grade 1: Male: % of Official School-Age Population (%)	68.44 2016	yearly	1999 - 2016
Yemen YE: Net Intake Rate in Grade 1: Female: % of Official School-Age Populatio... (%)	63.40 2016	yearly	1999 - 2016
Yemen YE: CPIA: Business Regulatory Environment Rating: 1=Low To 6=High (NA)	2.50 2017	yearly	2005 - 2017
Yemen YE: Government Expenditure per Student: Secondary: % of(GDP) Gross Domesti... (%)	11.99 2011	yearly	2011 - 2011
Yemen YE: Net Official Flows from UN Agencies: WHO (USD mn)	1.22 2016	yearly	2011 - 2016
Yemen YE: Prevalence of HIV: Female: % Aged 15-24 (%)	0.10 2016	yearly	1990 - 2016
Yemen YE: Female Adults with HIV: % of Population Aged 15+ with HIV (%)	41.39 2016	yearly	1990 - 2016
Yemen YE: Population: as % of Total: Aged 15-64 (%)	57.16 2017	yearly	1960 - 2017
Yemen YE: Population: as % of Total: Aged 0-14 (%)	39.92 2017	yearly	1960 - 2017
Yemen YE: Fertility Rate: Total: Births per Woman (Ratio)	4.00 2016	yearly	1960 - 2016
Yemen YE: Contraceptive Prevalence: Any Methods: % of Women Aged 15-49 (%)	33.50 2013	yearly	1979 - 2013
Yemen YE: Death Rate: Crude: per 1000 People (Ratio)	6.46 2016	yearly	1960 - 2016
Yemen YE: Birth Rate: Crude: per 1000 People (Ratio)	31.64 2016	yearly	1960 - 2016
Yemen YE: Children Out of School: Primary (Person)	703,884.00 2016	yearly	1999 - 2016
Yemen YE: School Enrollment: Preprimary: % Gross (%)	1.57 2016	yearly	1991 - 2016
Yemen YE: GDP: Imports of Goods and Services (YER mn)	1,527,423.00 2016	yearly	1990 - 2016
Yemen YE: GDP: USD: Imports of Goods and Services (USD mn)	5,455.08 2016	yearly	1990 - 2016
Yemen YE: GDP: Gross Capital Formation (YER mn)	86,778.00 2016	yearly	1990 - 2016
Yemen YE: GDP: USD: Gross Capital Formation (USD mn)	309.92 2016	yearly	1990 - 2016
Yemen YE: School Enrollment: Preprimary: Male: % Gross (%)	1.65 2016	yearly	1991 - 2016
Yemen YE: Primary School Starting Age (Year)	6.00 2017	yearly	1970 - 2017
Yemen YE: School Enrollment: Preprimary: Female: % Gross (%)	1.48 2016	yearly	1991 - 2016
Yemen YE: School Enrollment: Primary: Male: % Net (%)	88.23 2016	yearly	1999 - 2016
Yemen YE: Gross Intake Ratio in First Grade of Primary Education: % of Relevant ... (%)	101.68 2016	yearly	1999 - 2016
Yemen YE: Gross Intake Ratio in First Grade of Primary Education: Male: % of Rel... (%)	105.68 2016	yearly	1999 - 2016
Yemen YE: Primary Education: Teachers: % Female (%)	33.30 2016	yearly	1999 - 2016
Yemen YE: CPIA: Quality of Budgetary and Financial Management Rating: 1=Low To 6... (NA)	1.50 2017	yearly	2005 - 2017
Yemen YE: CPIA: Policy and Institutions For Environmental Sustainability Rating:... (NA)	2.50 2017	yearly	2005 - 2017
Yemen YE: CPIA: Fiscal Policy Rating: 1=Low To 6=High (NA)	2.00 2017	yearly	2005 - 2017
Yemen YE: CPIA: Quality of Public Administration Rating: 1=Low To 6=High (NA)	2.00 2017	yearly	2005 - 2017
Yemen YE: CPIA: Financial Sector Rating: 1=Low To 6=High (NA)	1.50 2017	yearly	2005 - 2017
Yemen YE: CPIA: Property Rights and Rule-Based Governance Rating: 1=Low To 6=Hig... (NA)	1.50 2017	yearly	2005 - 2017
Yemen YE: CPIA: Macroeconomic Management Rating: 1=Low To 6=High (NA)	2.00 2017	yearly	2005 - 2017
Yemen YE: CPIA: Equity of Public Resource Use Rating: 1=Low To 6=High (NA)	2.50 2017	yearly	2005 - 2017
Yemen YE: Persistence to Last Grade of Primary: % of Cohort (%)	69.47 2012	yearly	2001 - 2012
Yemen YE: Persistence to Last Grade of Primary: Male: % of Cohort (%)	71.80 2012	yearly	2001 - 2012
Yemen YE: School Enrollment: Primary: Female: % Gross (%)	86.05 2016	yearly	1999 - 2016
Yemen YE: School Enrollment: Primary: % Gross (%)	92.44 2016	yearly	1999 - 2016
Yemen YE: Pupil-Teacher Ratio: Primary (%)	26.93 2016	yearly	1999 - 2016
Yemen YE: Primary Education: Duration (Year)	6.00 2017	yearly	1970 - 2017
Yemen YE: Primary Completion Rate: Total: % of Relevant Age Group (%)	71.59 2016	yearly	1999 - 2016
Yemen YE: School Enrollment: Primary: Female: % Net (%)	77.73 2016	yearly	1999 - 2016
Yemen YE: School Enrollment: Primary: % Net (%)	83.09 2016	yearly	1999 - 2016
Yemen YE: Gross Intake Ratio in First Grade of Primary Education: Female: % of R... (%)	97.51 2016	yearly	1999 - 2016
Yemen YE: School Enrollment: Primary: Male: % Gross (%)	98.57 2016	yearly	1999 - 2016
Yemen YE: Gender Parity Index (GPI): Primary and Secondary School Enrollment: Gr... (Ratio)	0.82 2016	yearly	1999 - 2016
Yemen YE: Gender Parity Index (GPI): Secondary School Enrollment: Gross (Ratio)	0.73 2016	yearly	1999 - 2016
Yemen YE: GDP: Net Income from Abroad (YER mn)	-43,432.37 2016	yearly	1990 - 2016
Yemen YE: GDP: USD: Net Income from Abroad (USD mn)	-155.12 2016	yearly	1990 - 2016
Yemen YE: DEC Alternative Conversion Factor: per USD (YER/USD)	280.00 2016	yearly	1968 - 2016
Yemen YE: GDP: Net Current Transfer from Abroad (YER mn)	1,282,343.75 2016	yearly	1990 - 2016
Yemen YE: GDP: USD: Net Current Transfer from Abroad (USD mn)	4,579.80 2016	yearly	1990 - 2016
Yemen YE: GDP: USD: Net Taxes on Product (USD mn)	-756.45 2016	yearly	1990 - 2016
Yemen YE: GDP: Net Taxes on Product (YER mn)	-211,805.00 2016	yearly	1990 - 2016
Yemen YE: PPP Conversion Factor: Private Consumption (YER/Intl $)	102.82 2014	yearly	1990 - 2014
Yemen YE: PPP Conversion Factor: to Market Exchange Rate: Price Level Ratio (%)	0.41 2016	yearly	1990 - 2016
Yemen YE: Population in Urban Agglomerations of More Than 1 Million (Person)	3,228,892.00 2017	yearly	1960 - 2017
Yemen YE: Population in Largest City (Person)	3,228,892.00 2017	yearly	1960 - 2017
Yemen YE: Primary Education: Teachers (Person)	144,824.00 2016	yearly	1999 - 2016
Yemen YE: Repeaters: Primary: % of Total Enrollment (%)	5.88 2016	yearly	1999 - 2016
Yemen YE: Repeaters: Primary: Male: % of Male Enrollment (%)	6.43 2016	yearly	1999 - 2016
Yemen YE: Repeaters: Primary: Female: % of Female Enrollment (%)	5.22 2016	yearly	1999 - 2016
Yemen YE: Nondiscrimination Clause Mentions Gender in the Constitution: 1=Yes; 0... (NA)	0.00 2011	yearly	2009 - 2011
Yemen YE: Mothers are Guaranteed an Equivalent Position After Maternity Leave: 1... (NA)	0.00 2017	yearly	2009 - 2017

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