Economy, jobs and prices in Al Jawf, Yemen: official figures

75.4% of households in Al Jawf governorate owned a mobile phone in 2022-23 (Yemen: 88.4%), 2nd lowest of 21.

How many households have a television in Al Jawf governorate?

5.7% of households in Al Jawf governorate had a television in 2022-23, against 51.8% nationally (the lowest of 21).

Source: Central Statistical Organization, Yemen, with UNICEF · saved copy

How many households have a computer in Al Jawf governorate?

0.6% of households in Al Jawf governorate owned a computer in 2022-23 (Yemen: 5.2%; 2nd lowest of 21).

Source: Central Statistical Organization, Yemen, with UNICEF · saved copy

How many people use clean fuel for cooking in Al Jawf governorate?

11.7% of people in Al Jawf governorate lived in households that mainly cook with clean fuels and technologies (such as gas or electricity) in 2022-23, against 44.0% across Yemen (3rd lowest of 21).

Source: Central Statistical Organization, Yemen, with UNICEF · saved copy

How many children work in Al Jawf governorate?

13.8% of children aged 5-17 in Al Jawf governorate were in child labour in the week before the 2022-23 survey, against 15.9% across Yemen (10th lowest of 21; economic work or chores above the limits for their age).

Source: Central Statistical Organization, Yemen, with UNICEF · saved copy

What is the dollar exchange rate in Al Jawf governorate?

The average exchange rate in Al Jawf governorate was 781 Yemeni riyals to the US dollar in 2022, up from 682 in 2021 (+15%). The yearbook's average for the governorates it covers was 1,091; the strongest riyal of 10 among them.

Source: Central Statistical Organization, Yemen · saved copy

How Al Jawf compares with other governorates

Households with a mobile phone (2022-23)

Al Jawf ranks 20 of 21, highest first.

Rank	Region	Households with a mobile phone
15	Lahj	83.0%
16	Shabwah	82.0%
17	Al Hudaydah	80.0%
18	Abyan	78.3%
19	Al Maharah	76.5%
20	Al Jawf	75.4%
21	Raymah	71.7%

Source: Central Statistical Organization, Yemen, with UNICEF · saved copy

Households with a television (2022-23)

Al Jawf ranks 21 of 21, highest first.

Rank	Region	Households with a television
15	Dhamar	40.5%
16	Al Mahwit	40.1%
17	Amran	35.5%
18	Al Hudaydah	25.3%
19	Hajjah	19.2%
20	Raymah	17.4%
21	Al Jawf	5.7%

Source: Central Statistical Organization, Yemen, with UNICEF · saved copy

People in households cooking mainly with clean fuels and technologies (2022-23)

Al Jawf ranks 19 of 21, highest first.

Rank	Region	People in households cooking mainly with clean fuels and technologies
15	Al Hudaydah	28.0%
16	Al Mahwit	18.0%
17	Dhamar	16.5%
18	Sana'a	12.0%
19	Al Jawf	11.7%
20	Hajjah	11.2%
21	Raymah	0.7%

Source: Central Statistical Organization, Yemen, with UNICEF · saved copy

Children aged 5-17 in child labour (2022-23)

Al Jawf ranks 12 of 21, highest first.

Rank	Region	Children aged 5-17 in child labour
9	Al Dhale'e	15.2%
10	Marib	15.1%
11	Lahj	14.9%
12	Al Jawf	13.8%
13	Al Hudaydah	13.1%
14	Sa'ada	9.8%
15	Al Bayda	9.7%

Source: Central Statistical Organization, Yemen, with UNICEF · saved copy

Average exchange rate in 2022 (riyals per US dollar) (2022)

Al Jawf ranks 10 of 10, highest first. Only the 10 governorates in the yearbook table

Rank	Region	Average exchange rate in 2022 (riyals per US dollar)
4	Aden	1,138
5	Lahj	1,137
6	Al Dhale'e	1,134
7	Shabwah	1,132
8	Al Maharah	1,124
9	Taizz	898
10	Al Jawf	781

Source: Central Statistical Organization, Yemen · saved copy

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Sources

Central Statistical Organization, Yemen, with UNICEF: Yemen Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey (MICS) 2022-2023, Survey Findings Report (tables by governorate), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 03bf052dd0d2…)
Central Statistical Organization, Yemen: Statistical Yearbook at governorate level 2021-2022 (Tables: population projections by governorate, local revenues and expenditures, exchange rates, food basket cost), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 b20d7cc9383a…)

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