Yemen Demographics Profile 2008

Population

23,013,376 (July 2008 est.)

Age structure

0-14 years: 46.2% (male 5,415,385/female 5,218,237)
15-64 years: 51.2% (male 5,996,202/female 5,795,779)
65 years and over: 2.6% (male 284,195/female 303,578) (2008 est.)

Median age

total: 16.7 years
male: 16.7 years
female: 16.8 years (2008 est.)

Population growth rate

3.46% (2008 est.)

Birth rate

42.42 births/1,000 population (2008 est.)

Death rate

7.83 deaths/1,000 population (2008 est.)

Net migration rate

NA

Sex ratio

at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.04 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 1.03 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.94 male(s)/female
total population: 1.03 male(s)/female (2008 est.)

Infant mortality rate

total: 56.27 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 60.78 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 51.54 deaths/1,000 live births (2008 est.)

Life expectancy at birth

total population: 62.9 years
male: 60.96 years
female: 64.94 years (2008 est.)

Total fertility rate

6.41 children born/woman (2008 est.)

HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate

0.1% (2001 est.)

HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS

12,000 (2001 est.)

HIV/AIDS - deaths

NA

Major infectious diseases

degree of risk: high
food or waterborne diseases: bacterial and protozoal diarrhea, hepatitis A, and typhoid fever
vectorborne diseases: dengue fever and malaria
water contact disease: schistosomiasis (2008)

Nationality

noun: Yemeni(s)
adjective: Yemeni

Ethnic groups

predominantly Arab; but also Afro-Arab, South Asians, Europeans

Religions

Muslim including Shaf'i (Sunni) and Zaydi (Shi'a), small numbers of Jewish, Christian, and Hindu

Languages

Arabic

Literacy

definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 50.2%
male: 70.5%
female: 30% (2003 est.)