| Population | 30,399,243 (July 2021 est.) |
| Nationality | noun: Yemeni(s) adjective: Yemeni |
| Ethnic groups | predominantly Arab; but also Afro-Arab, South Asian, European |
| Languages | Arabic (official); note - a distinct Socotri language is widely used on Socotra Island and Archipelago; Mahri is still fairly widely spoken in eastern Yemen major-language sample(s): ???? ????? ??????? ?????? ???? ?? ???? ????????? ??? ????????? ???????? (Arabic) The World Factbook, the indispensable source for basic information. |
| Religions | Muslim 99.1% (official; virtually all are citizens, an estimated 65% are Sunni and 35% are Shia), other 0.9% (includes Jewish, Baha'i, Hindu, and Christian; many are refugees or temporary foreign residents) (2020 est.) |
| Age structure | 0-14 years: 39.16% (male 5,711,709 /female 5,513,526) 15-24 years: 21.26% (male 3,089,817 /female 3,005,693) 25-54 years: 32.78% (male 4,805,059 /female 4,591,811) 55-64 years: 4% (male 523,769 /female 623,100) 65 years and over: 2.8% (male 366,891 /female 435,855) (2018 est.) |
| Dependency ratios | total dependency ratio: 71.7 youth dependency ratio: 66.7 elderly dependency ratio: 5 potential support ratio: 19.9 (2020 est.) |
| Median age | total: 19.8 years (2018 est.) male: 19.6 years female: 19.9 years |
| Population growth rate | 1.93% (2021 est.) |
| Birth rate | 25.21 births/1,000 population (2021 est.) |
| Death rate | 5.69 deaths/1,000 population (2021 est.) |
| Net migration rate | -0.19 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2021 est.) |
| Population distribution | the vast majority of the population is found in the Asir Mountains (part of the larger Sarawat Mountain system), located in the far western region of the country |
| Urbanization | urban population: 38.5% of total population (2021) rate of urbanization: 3.71% annual rate of change (2015-20 est.) |
| Major cities - population | 3.075 million SANAA (capital), 1.012 million Aden (2021) |
| Sex ratio | at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female 0-14 years: 1.04 male(s)/female 15-24 years: 1.03 male(s)/female 25-54 years: 1.05 male(s)/female 55-64 years: 0.84 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 0.84 male(s)/female total population: 1.02 male(s)/female (2018 est.) |
| Mother's mean age at first birth | 20.8 years (2013 est.) note: median age at first birth among women 25-49 |
| Maternal mortality rate | 164 deaths/100,000 live births (2017 est.) |
| Infant mortality rate | total: 47.56 deaths/1,000 live births male: 52.95 deaths/1,000 live births female: 41.91 deaths/1,000 live births (2021 est.) |
| Life expectancy at birth | total population: 67.18 years male: 64.89 years female: 69.59 years (2021 est.) |
| Total fertility rate | 3.1 children born/woman (2021 est.) |
| Contraceptive prevalence rate | 33.5% (2013) |
| Drinking water source | improved: urban: 100% of population rural: 87.6% of population total: 92% of population unimproved: urban: 0% of population rural: 12.4% of population total: 8% of population (2017 est.) |
| Health expenditures | 5.6% (2015) |
| Physicians density | 0.53 physicians/1,000 population (2014) |
| Hospital bed density | 0.7 beds/1,000 population (2017) |
| Sanitation facility access | improved: urban: 93.1% of population rural: 48.5% of population total: 64.6% of population unimproved: urban: 6.9% of population rural: 51.5% of population total: 35.4% of population (2017 est.) |
| HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate | <.1% (2020 est.) |
| HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS | 11,000 (2020 est.) |
| HIV/AIDS - deaths | <500 (2020 est.) |
| Major infectious diseases | degree of risk: high (2020) food or waterborne diseases: bacterial diarrhea, hepatitis A, and typhoid fever vectorborne diseases: dengue fever and malaria water contact diseases: schistosomiasis |
| Obesity - adult prevalence rate | 17.1% (2016) |
| Food insecurity | widespread lack of access: due to conflict, poverty, floods, high food and fuel prices - between January and June 2021, the number of food insecure was projected to increase by nearly 3 million to 16.2 million people; out of these, an estimated 11 million people will likely be in "Crisis," 5 million in "Emergency," and the number of those in "Catastrophe" will likely increase to 47,000; economic conditions in the country remain dire; the conflict is further hampering the already constrained livelihood activities and humanitarian access; income earning opportunities have declined due to COVID-19-related business disruptions (2021) |
| Children under the age of 5 years underweight | 39.9% (2013) |
| Education expenditures | NA |
| Literacy | definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 70.1% male: 85.1% female: 55% (2015) |
| School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education) | total: 9 years male: 11 years female: 8 years (2011) |
Source: CIA World Factbook
This page was last updated on September 18, 2021
