Yemen - Population

Population, total

The value for Population, total in Yemen was 29,825,970 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 60 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 29,825,970 in 2020 and a minimum value of 5,315,351 in 1960.

Definition: Total population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship. The values shown are midyear estimates.

Source: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects: 2019 Revision. (2) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (3) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (4) United Nations Statistical Division. Popu

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Year Value
1960 5,315,351
1961 5,393,034
1962 5,473,671
1963 5,556,767
1964 5,641,598
1965 5,727,745
1966 5,816,241
1967 5,907,873
1968 6,001,858
1969 6,097,042
1970 6,193,379
1971 6,290,367
1972 6,390,573
1973 6,500,809
1974 6,630,003
1975 6,784,699
1976 6,967,944
1977 7,178,672
1978 7,414,167
1979 7,669,699
1980 7,941,903
1981 8,231,905
1982 8,541,605
1983 8,869,363
1984 9,213,078
1985 9,572,170
1986 9,941,102
1987 10,322,040
1988 10,730,860
1989 11,189,190
1990 11,709,990
1991 12,302,130
1992 12,954,160
1993 13,634,080
1994 14,297,620
1995 14,913,310
1996 15,469,270
1997 15,975,680
1998 16,450,310
1999 16,921,160
2000 17,409,070
2001 17,918,370
2002 18,443,680
2003 18,985,000
2004 19,540,100
2005 20,107,420
2006 20,687,650
2007 21,282,510
2008 21,892,150
2009 22,516,460
2010 23,154,850
2011 23,807,590
2012 24,473,180
2013 25,147,110
2014 25,823,490
2015 26,497,880
2016 27,168,210
2017 27,834,810
2018 28,498,680
2019 29,161,920
2020 29,825,970

Population, female

The value for Population, female in Yemen was 14,800,980 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 60 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 14,800,980 in 2020 and a minimum value of 2,658,371 in 1960.

Definition: Female population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all female residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.

Source: World Bank staff estimates using the World Bank's total population and age/sex distributions of the United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects: 2019 Revision.

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Year Value
1960 2,658,371
1961 2,699,308
1962 2,741,623
1963 2,785,470
1964 2,831,030
1965 2,878,472
1966 2,928,313
1967 2,980,792
1968 3,035,490
1969 3,091,759
1970 3,149,425
1971 3,208,375
1972 3,269,616
1973 3,335,511
1974 3,409,148
1975 3,492,845
1976 3,587,669
1977 3,693,415
1978 3,809,547
1979 3,934,923
1980 4,068,774
1981 4,211,545
1982 4,363,869
1983 4,525,402
1984 4,695,655
1985 4,874,504
1986 5,060,231
1987 5,253,377
1988 5,458,617
1989 5,682,329
1990 5,928,214
1991 6,198,968
1992 6,490,826
1993 6,793,275
1994 7,091,803
1995 7,376,120
1996 7,642,286
1997 7,893,548
1998 8,135,624
1999 8,377,577
2000 8,626,157
2001 8,882,752
2002 9,145,682
2003 9,415,229
2004 9,691,050
2005 9,972,934
2006 10,261,090
2007 10,556,030
2008 10,857,980
2009 11,167,100
2010 11,483,270
2011 11,806,660
2012 12,136,530
2013 12,470,750
2014 12,806,510
2015 13,141,690
2016 13,475,300
2017 13,807,510
2018 14,138,670
2019 14,469,640
2020 14,800,980

Population, female (% of total population)

Population, female (% of total population) in Yemen was 49.62 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 51.49 in 1976, while its lowest value was 49.40 in 1996.

Definition: Female population is the percentage of the population that is female. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based on age/sex distributions of United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects: 2019 Revision.

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Year Value
1960 50.01
1961 50.05
1962 50.09
1963 50.13
1964 50.18
1965 50.25
1966 50.35
1967 50.45
1968 50.58
1969 50.71
1970 50.85
1971 51.00
1972 51.16
1973 51.31
1974 51.42
1975 51.48
1976 51.49
1977 51.45
1978 51.38
1979 51.30
1980 51.23
1981 51.16
1982 51.09
1983 51.02
1984 50.97
1985 50.92
1986 50.90
1987 50.89
1988 50.87
1989 50.78
1990 50.63
1991 50.39
1992 50.11
1993 49.83
1994 49.60
1995 49.46
1996 49.40
1997 49.41
1998 49.46
1999 49.51
2000 49.55
2001 49.57
2002 49.59
2003 49.59
2004 49.60
2005 49.60
2006 49.60
2007 49.60
2008 49.60
2009 49.60
2010 49.59
2011 49.59
2012 49.59
2013 49.59
2014 49.59
2015 49.60
2016 49.60
2017 49.61
2018 49.61
2019 49.62
2020 49.62

Population, male

The value for Population, male in Yemen was 15,024,990 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 60 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 15,024,990 in 2020 and a minimum value of 2,656,980 in 1960.

Definition: Male population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all male residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.

Source: World Bank staff estimates using the World Bank's total population and age/sex distributions of the United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects: 2019 Revision.

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Year Value
1960 2,656,980
1961 2,693,726
1962 2,732,048
1963 2,771,297
1964 2,810,568
1965 2,849,273
1966 2,887,928
1967 2,927,081
1968 2,966,368
1969 3,005,283
1970 3,043,954
1971 3,081,992
1972 3,120,957
1973 3,165,298
1974 3,220,855
1975 3,291,854
1976 3,380,275
1977 3,485,257
1978 3,604,620
1979 3,734,776
1980 3,873,129
1981 4,020,360
1982 4,177,736
1983 4,343,961
1984 4,517,423
1985 4,697,666
1986 4,880,871
1987 5,068,667
1988 5,272,247
1989 5,506,856
1990 5,781,773
1991 6,103,159
1992 6,463,331
1993 6,840,807
1994 7,205,814
1995 7,537,193
1996 7,826,988
1997 8,082,128
1998 8,314,682
1999 8,543,580
2000 8,782,914
2001 9,035,617
2002 9,298,002
2003 9,569,772
2004 9,849,046
2005 10,134,480
2006 10,426,560
2007 10,726,490
2008 11,034,170
2009 11,349,370
2010 11,671,590
2011 12,000,930
2012 12,336,650
2013 12,676,360
2014 13,016,980
2015 13,356,200
2016 13,692,910
2017 14,027,300
2018 14,360,010
2019 14,692,280
2020 15,024,990

Population, male (% of total population)

Population, male (% of total population) in Yemen was 50.38 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 50.60 in 1996, while its lowest value was 48.51 in 1976.

Definition: Male population is the percentage of the population that is male. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based on age/sex distributions of United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects: 2019 Revision.

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Year Value
1960 49.99
1961 49.95
1962 49.91
1963 49.87
1964 49.82
1965 49.75
1966 49.65
1967 49.55
1968 49.42
1969 49.29
1970 49.15
1971 49.00
1972 48.84
1973 48.69
1974 48.58
1975 48.52
1976 48.51
1977 48.55
1978 48.62
1979 48.70
1980 48.77
1981 48.84
1982 48.91
1983 48.98
1984 49.03
1985 49.08
1986 49.10
1987 49.11
1988 49.13
1989 49.22
1990 49.37
1991 49.61
1992 49.89
1993 50.17
1994 50.40
1995 50.54
1996 50.60
1997 50.59
1998 50.54
1999 50.49
2000 50.45
2001 50.43
2002 50.41
2003 50.41
2004 50.40
2005 50.40
2006 50.40
2007 50.40
2008 50.40
2009 50.40
2010 50.41
2011 50.41
2012 50.41
2013 50.41
2014 50.41
2015 50.40
2016 50.40
2017 50.39
2018 50.39
2019 50.38
2020 50.38

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Population