Population24,771,809 (July 2012 est.) Age structure0-14 years: 42.5% (male 5,363,542/female 5,169,554) Median agetotal: 18.3 years Population growth rate2.575% (2012 est.) Birth rate32.57 births/1,000 population (2012 est.) Death rate6.82 deaths/1,000 population (July 2012 est.) Net migration rate0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2012 est.) Urbanizationurban population: 32% of total population (2010) Major cities - populationSANAA (capital) 2.229 million (2009) Sex ratioat birth: 1.05 male(s)/female Infant mortality ratetotal: 53.5 deaths/1,000 live births Life expectancy at birthtotal population: 64.11 years Total fertility rate4.45 children born/woman (2012 est.) HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate0.1% (2001 est.) HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS12,000 (2001 est.) HIV/AIDS - deathsNA Sanitation facility accessimproved: Major infectious diseasesdegree of risk: high Nationalitynoun: Yemeni(s) Ethnic groupspredominantly Arab; but also Afro-Arab, South Asians, Europeans ReligionsMuslim (Islam - official) including Shaf'i (Sunni) and Zaydi (Shia), small numbers of Jewish, Christian, and Hindu LanguagesArabic (official) Literacydefinition: age 15 and over can read and write School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)total: 9 years Education expenditures5.2% of GDP (2008) Maternal mortality rate200 deaths/100,000 live births (2010) Children under the age of 5 years underweight43.1% (2003) Health expenditures5.6% of GDP (2009) Physicians density0.3 physicians/1,000 population (2009) Hospital bed density0.7 beds/1,000 population (2009) |
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Source: CIA World Factbook | |