Employment in industry — all countries

Employment in industry — Yemen

Employment in industry in Yemen in 2025 — 11.1%. Ranked 157 in the world out of 182. Since 1991, the indicator has risen by 1.5 pp.

2025 11.1% −0.2 pp vs 2024
World rank 157of 182
Period maximum 16%2010
Period minimum 8.5%1998

Trend over time

1991–2025 · % of employment

Employment in industry — Yemen, 1991–202581012141619911995199920032007201120152019202320251991: 9.6%1992: 9.6%1993: 9.3%1994: 9.2%1995: 9%1996: 8.8%1997: 8.7%1998: 8.5%1999: 9.2%2000: 10.1%2001: 10.9%2002: 11.8%2003: 12.8%2004: 13.7%2005: 14.2%2006: 14.5%2007: 14.8%2008: 15.2%2009: 15.6%2010: 16%2011: 14.8%2012: 14.7%2013: 14.9%2014: 14.5%2015: 13%2016: 12.4%2017: 11.9%2018: 11.8%2019: 11.8%2020: 11.8%2021: 12%2022: 11.9%2023: 11.6%2024: 11.4%2025: 11.1%
Change over the period: +1.5 pp Annual average: 0.04 pp

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Yemen

Yemen 11.1%
World 23.7%
Western Asia computed 24.3%
Low-income countries computed 10.4%
Employment in industry — Yemen, by year Yemen All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 11.1 −0.2 pp
2024 11.4 −0.3 pp
2023 11.6 −0.3 pp
2022 11.9 −0.1 pp
2021 12 +0.1 pp
2020 11.8 +0.1 pp
2019 11.8 −0 pp
2018 11.8 −0.1 pp
2017 11.9 −0.5 pp
2016 12.4 −0.6 pp
2015 13 −1.5 pp
2014 14.5 −0.4 pp
2013 14.9 +0.2 pp
2012 14.7 −0.1 pp
2011 14.8 −1.2 pp
2010 16 +0.4 pp
2009 15.6 +0.4 pp
2008 15.2 +0.4 pp
2007 14.8 +0.3 pp
2006 14.5 +0.3 pp
2005 14.2 +0.5 pp
2004 13.7 +1 pp
2003 12.8 +1 pp
2002 11.8 +0.9 pp
2001 10.9 +0.8 pp
2000 10.1 +0.9 pp
1999 9.2 +0.6 pp
1998 8.5 −0.1 pp
1997 8.7 −0.2 pp
1996 8.8 −0.2 pp
1995 9 −0.2 pp
1994 9.2 −0.1 pp
1993 9.3 −0.3 pp
1992 9.6 −0 pp
1991 9.6 —

About the indicator

The share of total employment in industry (mining, manufacturing, electricity, water supply) and in construction. The peak is in countries in the middle of the industrial transition; in postindustrial economies the share declines even as industrial output grows, because of automation.

Source: ILOSTAT (ILO), license CC BY 4.0.