Yemen Demographics Profile 2013

Population

24,771,809 (July 2012 est.)

Age structure

0-14 years: 42.5% (male 5,363,542/female 5,169,554)
15-24 years: 21.1% (male 2,653,988/female 2,578,724)
25-54 years: 30.1% (male 3,817,569/female 3,647,352)
55-64 years: 3.6% (male 428,920/female 464,740)
65 years and over: 2.6% (male 306,186/female 341,234) (2012 est.)

Median age

total: 18.3 years
male: 18.3 years
female: 18.4 years (2012 est.)

Population growth rate

2.575% (2012 est.)

Birth rate

32.57 births/1,000 population (2012 est.)

Death rate

6.82 deaths/1,000 population (July 2012 est.)

Net migration rate

0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2012 est.)

Urbanization

urban population: 32% of total population (2010)
rate of urbanization: 4.6% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)

Major cities - population

SANAA (capital) 2.229 million (2009)

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: 0.9 male(s)/female
total population: 1.03 male(s)/female (2011 est.)

Infant mortality rate

total: 53.5 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 57.99 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 48.78 deaths/1,000 live births (2012 est.)

Life expectancy at birth

total population: 64.11 years
male: 62.05 years
female: 66.27 years (2012 est.)

Total fertility rate

4.45 children born/woman (2012 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

Sanitation facility access

improved:
urban: 94% of population
rural: 33% of population
total: 52% of population
unimproved:
urban: 6% of population
rural: 67% of population
total: 48% of population

Major infectious diseases

degree of risk: high
food or waterborne diseases: bacterial diarrhea, hepatitis A, and typhoid fever
vectorborne diseases: dengue fever and malaria
water contact disease: schistosomiasis (2009)

Nationality

noun: Yemeni(s)
adjective: Yemeni

Ethnic groups

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

Religions

Muslim (Islam - official) including Shaf'i (Sunni) and Zaydi (Shia), small numbers of Jewish, Christian, and Hindu

Languages

Arabic (official)

Literacy

definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 63.9%
male: 81.2%
female: 46.8% (2010 est.)

School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)

total: 9 years
male: 11 years
female: 7 years (2005)

Education expenditures

5.2% of GDP (2008)

Maternal mortality rate

200 deaths/100,000 live births (2010)

Children under the age of 5 years underweight

43.1% (2003)

Health expenditures

5.6% of GDP (2009)

Physicians density

0.3 physicians/1,000 population (2009)

Hospital bed density

0.7 beds/1,000 population (2009)