Yemen Population (LIVE)

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Yemen Population (1950 - 2024)
Yearly Population Growth Rate (%)
  • The current population of Yemen is 41,020,461 as of Thursday, November 14, 2024, based on Worldometer's elaboration of the latest United Nations data1.
  • Yemen 2024 population is estimated at 40,583,164 people at mid year.
  • Yemen population is equivalent to 0.5% of the total world population.
  • Yemen ranks number 37 in the list of countries (and dependencies) by population.
  • The population density in Yemen is 77 per Km2 (199 people per mi2).
  • The total land area is 527,970 Km2 (203,850 sq. miles).
  • 32.8 % of the population is urban (13,317,380 people in 2024).
  • The median age in Yemen is 18.3 years.
1. U.N. Dept. of Economic and Social Affairs - Population Division. World Population Prospects: The 2024 Revision. (Medium-fertility variant).

Population of Yemen (2024 and historical)

YearPopulationYearly %
Change
Yearly
Change
Migrants (net)Median AgeFertility RateDensity (P/Km²)Urban
Pop %
Urban PopulationCountry's Share of
World Pop
World PopulationYemen
Global Rank
2024 40,583,164 3.03 % 1,192,365 -10,482 18.3 4.50 77 32.8 % 13,317,380 0.50 % 8,161,972,572 37
2023 39,390,799 3.06 % 1,167,923 -5,233 18.2 4.59 75 32.6 % 12,841,267 0.49 % 8,091,734,930 37
2022 38,222,876 2.92 % 1,082,646 -10,448 18.1 4.59 72 32.4 % 12,373,691 0.48 % 8,021,407,192 40
2020 36,134,863 2.91 % 1,023,455 -97,982 18.1 4.60 68 31.7 % 11,465,414 0.46 % 7,887,001,292 41
2015 31,159,379 3.10 % 880,998 -9,883 17.7 4.62 59 30.0 % 9,360,571 0.42 % 7,470,491,872 42
2010 26,754,387 3.26 % 792,860 20,269 16.6 4.81 51 28.0 % 7,501,186 0.38 % 7,021,732,148 46
2005 22,790,085 3.04 % 633,189 15,283 15.3 5.56 43 26.1 % 5,955,824 0.35 % 6,586,970,132 48
2000 19,624,141 3.23 % 576,817-47,713 14.4 6.32 37 23.9 % 4,695,121 0.32 % 6,171,702,993 50
1995 16,740,058 3.81 % 570,439 -15,485 13.6 7.53 32 21.7 % 3,640,249 0.29 % 5,758,878,982 52
1990 13,887,862 3.93 % 486,807 -15,847 13.5 8.61 26 18.2 % 2,523,689 0.26 % 5,327,803,110 53
1985 11,453,825 3.72 % 382,093 -14,660 14.0 8.86 22 15.8 % 1,809,366 0.24 % 4,868,943,465 55
1980 9,543,358 3.25 % 281,952 -26,740 14.8 8.71 18 14.1 % 1,342,619 0.21 % 4,447,606,236 63
1975 8,133,598 2.86 % 213,664 -23,192 15.9 8.37 15 12.5 % 1,013,953 0.20 % 4,070,735,277 65
1970 7,065,279 2.66 % 173,937 -20,966 17.3 8.23 13 11.7 % 823,777 0.19 % 3,694,683,794 67
1965 6,195,593 2.29 % 132,658 -3,797 18.3 8.10 12 10.0 % 622,252 0.19 % 3,334,533,703 68
1960 5,532,301 2.00 % 104,526 -3,431 18.6 7.99 10 8.5 % 470,664 0.18 % 3,015,470,894 67
1955 5,009,672 1.65 % 78,578 -3,100 18.6 7.97 9 6.9 % 347,047 0.18 % 2,740,213,792 68
Source: Worldometer (www.Worldometers.info)
Elaboration of data by United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. World Population Prospects: The 2024 Revision. (Medium-fertility variant).
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Yemen Population Forecast

YearPopulationYearly %
Change
Yearly
Change
Migrants (net)Median AgeFertility RateDensity (P/Km²)Urban
Pop %
Urban PopulationCountry's Share of
World Pop
World PopulationYemen
Global Rank
2025 41,773,878 2.94 % 1,127,803 -16,291 18.4 4.41 79 33.0 % 13,801,674 0.51 % 8,231,613,070 37
2030 47,667,662 2.67 % 1,178,757 -31,190 19.0 3.97 90 34.3 % 16,329,898 0.56 % 8,569,124,911 35
2035 53,429,325 2.31 % 1,152,333 -41,671 19.9 3.59 101 35.6 % 19,006,748 0.60 % 8,885,210,181 33
2040 59,181,526 2.07 % 1,150,440 -50,278 21.1 3.27 112 36.9 % 21,832,866 0.64 % 9,177,190,203 30
2045 65,066,356 1.91 % 1,176,966 -54,187 22.6 3.02 123 38.0 % 24,732,671 0.69 % 9,439,639,668 31
2050 70,976,403 1.75 % 1,182,009   24.1 2.81 134 38.9 % 27,630,164 0.73 % 9,664,378,587 29
Source: Worldometer (www.Worldometers.info)
Elaboration of data by United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. World Population Prospects: The 2024 Revision. (Medium-fertility variant).

Yemen Demographics

Main Page: Demographics of Yemen
Life Expectancy
69.44 years
(life expectancy at birth, both sexes)
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Infant Mortality
31.5
(infant deaths per 1,000 live births)
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Deaths under age 5
38.8
(per 1,000 live births)
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Main Cities by Population in Yemen

(includes boroughs, districts, urban agglomerations, etc.)

# CITY NAME POPULATION
1 Sanaa 1,937,451
2 Aden 863,000
3 Al Hudaydah 617,871
4 Taiz 615,222
5 Mukalla 566,000
6 Ibb 234,837
7 Dhamar 160,114
8 'Amran 90,792
9 Sayyan 69,404
10 Zabid 52,590
11 Sa'dah 51,870
12 Bajil 48,218
13 Hajjah 43,549
14 Dhi as Sufal 37,997
15 Al Bayda 37,821
16 Ataq 37,315
17 Bayt al Faqih 34,204
18 Yarim 33,050
19 Sahar 31,859
20 Lahij 23,375
21 Zinjibar 19,879
22 Al Hazm 18,241
23 Ma'rib 16,794

See also

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Notes

The Yemen Population (Live) counter shows a continuously updated estimate of the current population of Yemen delivered by Worldometer's RTS algorithm, which processes data collected from the United Nations Population Division.

The Population of Yemen (1950 - 2023) chart plots the total population count as of July 1 of each year, from 1950 to 2023.

The Yearly Population Growth Rate chart plots the annual percentage changes in population registered on July 1 of each year, from 1951 to 2023. This value can differ from the Yearly % Change shown in the historical table, which shows the last year equivalent percentage change assuming homogeneous change in the preceding five year period.

Definitions

Year: as of July 1 of the year indicated.

Population: Overall total population (both sexes and all ages) in the country as of July 1 of the year indicated, as estimated by the United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. World Population Prospects: The 2024 Revision. For forecasted years, the U.N. medium-fertility variant is used.


Yearly % Change: For 2023: percentage change in total population over the last year (from July 1, 2022 to June 30 2023). For all other years: latest year annual percentage change equivalent assuming homogeneous change in the preceding five year period, calculated through reverse compounding.

Yearly Change: For 2023: absolute change in total population (increase or decrease in number of people) over the last year (from July 1, 2022 to June 30 2023). For all other years: average annual numerical change over the preceding five year period.

Migrants (net): The average annual number of immigrants minus the number of emigrants over the preceding five year period (running from July 1 to June 30 of the initial and final years), or subsequent five year period (for 2016 data). A negative number means that there are more emigrants than immigrants.

Median Age: age that divides the population into two numerically equal groups: half of the people are older than the median age indicated and half are younger. This parameter provides an indication of age distribution.

Fertility Rate: (Total Fertility Rate, or TFR), it is expressed as children per woman. It is calculated as the average number of children an average woman will have during her reproductive period (15 to 49 years old) based on the current fertility rates of every age group in the country, and assuming she is not subject to mortality.

Density (P/Km²): (Population Density) Population per square Kilometer (Km²).

Urban Pop % : Urban population as a percentage of total population.

Urban Population: Population living in areas classified as urban according to the criteria used by each country.

Country's Share of World Pop: Total population in the country as a percentage of total World Population as of July 1 of the year indicated.

World Population: Total World Population as of July 1 of the year indicated.

Global Rank: Position held by Yemen in the list of all countries worldwide ranked by population (from the highest population to the lowest population) as of July 1 of the year indicated.