Population23,013,376 (July 2008 est.) Age structure0-14 years: 46.2% (male 5,415,385/female 5,218,237) Median agetotal: 16.7 years Population growth rate3.46% (2008 est.) Birth rate42.42 births/1,000 population (2008 est.) Death rate7.83 deaths/1,000 population (2008 est.) Net migration rateNA Sex ratioat birth: 1.05 male(s)/female Infant mortality ratetotal: 56.27 deaths/1,000 live births Life expectancy at birthtotal population: 62.9 years Total fertility rate6.41 children born/woman (2008 est.) HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate0.1% (2001 est.) HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS12,000 (2001 est.) HIV/AIDS - deathsNA Major infectious diseasesdegree of risk: high Nationalitynoun: Yemeni(s) Ethnic groupspredominantly Arab; but also Afro-Arab, South Asians, Europeans ReligionsMuslim including Shaf'i (Sunni) and Zaydi (Shi'a), small numbers of Jewish, Christian, and Hindu LanguagesArabic Literacydefinition: age 15 and over can read and write |
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