Yemen Population

Population now

32,776,418

World: 48th
Asia: 19th

Male:	16,503,657	(50.35 %)
Female:	16,272,761	(49.65 %)

Births in 2024:	1,276,212
Deaths in 2024:	276,967

Life expectancy & Rates (2024)

Male:	64.91 years
Female:	68.39 years
Total:	66.64 years
Median Age:	20.19 years

Birth Rate:	27.14
Death Rate:	5.89
Growth Rate:	3.61 %
Fertility Rate:	3.32

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Population structure (mid 2024)
Urbanization

Yemen Population History

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Year	Total	Male	Female	Sex Ratio	Growth rate	Birth rate	Death rate	Fertility rate	Life exp., total Life expectancy	Life exp., male	Life exp., female	Median Age	Urbanization	Density, people / km2 Density, people/km2
1960	5M	3M	3M	1	0.48%	53.50	36.23	7.94	29.92	28.84	31.06	17.81	9.10%	10.07
1961	5M	3M	3M	1	0.49%	53.79	36.03	7.96	30.16	29.08	31.31	17.69	9.46%	10.21
1962	5M	3M	3M	1	0.51%	54.09	35.73	7.99	30.50	29.41	31.65	17.63	9.83%	10.37
1963	6M	3M	3M	0.99	0.54%	54.41	35.32	8.03	30.94	29.85	32.10	17.61	10.22%	10.52
1964	6M	3M	3M	0.99	0.57%	54.75	34.79	8.07	31.50	30.39	32.67	17.60	10.61%	10.69
1965	6M	3M	3M	0.99	0.61%	55.09	34.14	8.11	32.18	31.04	33.36	17.58	11.03%	10.85
1966	6M	3M	3M	0.99	0.66%	55.41	33.37	8.17	32.96	31.81	34.17	17.42	11.45%	11.02
1967	6M	3M	3M	0.98	0.71%	55.71	32.50	8.22	33.84	32.67	35.06	17.25	11.89%	11.19
1968	6M	3M	3M	0.98	0.77%	55.95	31.56	8.28	34.78	33.59	36.02	17.06	12.35%	11.37
1969	6M	3M	3M	0.97	0.84%	56.13	30.57	8.33	35.78	34.58	37.03	16.85	12.82%	11.55
1970	6M	3M	3M	0.97	0.90%	56.23	29.54	8.39	36.82	35.60	38.08	16.63	13.30%	11.73
1971	6M	3M	3M	0.96	0.97%	56.23	28.48	8.43	37.89	36.66	39.15	16.25	13.60%	11.91
1972	6M	3M	3M	0.95	1.05%	56.15	27.39	8.47	38.98	37.73	40.25	15.90	13.90%	12.10
1973	7M	3M	3M	0.95	1.13%	55.99	26.29	8.50	40.09	38.82	41.37	15.56	14.21%	12.31
1974	7M	3M	3M	0.94	1.22%	55.78	25.18	8.53	41.22	39.93	42.51	15.23	14.52%	12.56
1975	7M	3M	3M	0.94	1.31%	55.53	24.07	8.55	42.36	41.04	43.67	14.92	14.84%	12.85
1976	7M	3M	4M	0.94	1.41%	55.28	22.96	8.58	43.54	42.19	44.87	14.71	15.17%	13.20
1977	7M	3M	4M	0.94	1.52%	55.05	21.85	8.61	44.75	43.37	46.11	14.55	15.50%	13.60
1978	7M	4M	4M	0.95	1.65%	54.86	20.74	8.64	46.00	44.58	47.38	14.42	15.84%	14.04
1979	8M	4M	4M	0.95	1.78%	54.72	19.65	8.67	47.27	45.81	48.67	14.30	16.18%	14.53
1980	8M	4M	4M	0.95	1.94%	54.64	18.59	8.71	48.53	47.04	49.97	14.20	16.53%	15.04
1981	8M	4M	4M	0.95	2.11%	54.60	17.57	8.75	49.78	48.25	51.24	14.08	16.89%	15.59
1982	9M	4M	4M	0.96	2.29%	54.60	16.61	8.79	50.98	49.43	52.47	13.97	17.25%	16.18
1983	9M	4M	5M	0.96	2.47%	54.59	15.72	8.83	52.12	50.54	53.63	13.89	17.62%	16.80
1984	9M	5M	5M	0.96	2.66%	54.56	14.90	8.85	53.17	51.57	54.70	13.82	17.99%	17.45
1985	10M	5M	5M	0.96	2.84%	54.48	14.18	8.86	54.12	52.51	55.66	13.76	18.37%	18.13
1986	10M	5M	5M	0.96	3.01%	54.33	13.55	8.86	54.96	53.34	56.50	13.66	18.81%	18.83
1987	10M	5M	5M	0.96	3.16%	54.10	13.01	8.83	55.69	54.07	57.23	13.58	19.32%	19.55
1988	11M	5M	5M	0.97	3.28%	53.76	12.55	8.79	56.33	54.70	57.86	13.51	19.85%	20.32
1989	11M	6M	6M	0.97	3.38%	53.28	12.16	8.71	56.88	55.25	58.40	13.45	20.39%	21.19
1990	12M	6M	6M	0.98	3.45%	52.62	11.83	8.61	57.35	55.72	58.86	13.40	20.93%	22.18
1991	12M	6M	6M	0.98	3.48%	51.72	11.55	8.46	57.73	56.11	59.24	13.46	21.49%	23.30
1992	13M	6M	6M	1	3.48%	50.58	11.29	8.27	58.05	56.44	59.55	13.53	22.06%	24.54
1993	14M	7M	7M	1.01	3.46%	49.22	11.04	8.05	58.32	56.73	59.83	13.60	22.64%	25.82
1994	14M	7M	7M	1.02	3.42%	47.70	10.79	7.80	58.57	57.00	60.09	13.72	23.23%	27.08
1995	15M	8M	7M	1.02	3.38%	46.10	10.52	7.53	58.82	57.28	60.36	13.88	23.76%	28.25
1996	15M	8M	8M	1.02	3.35%	44.49	10.23	7.25	59.10	57.58	60.66	13.88	24.25%	29.30
1997	16M	8M	8M	1.02	3.33%	42.98	9.92	6.99	59.42	57.92	60.99	13.96	24.74%	30.26
1998	16M	8M	8M	1.02	3.34%	41.62	9.59	6.74	59.78	58.30	61.37	14.10	25.24%	31.16
1999	17M	9M	8M	1.02	3.38%	40.47	9.25	6.51	60.20	58.73	61.80	14.29	25.75%	32.05
2000	17M	9M	9M	1.02	3.45%	39.52	8.89	6.31	60.68	59.21	62.28	14.48	26.27%	32.97
2001	18M	9M	9M	1.02	3.54%	38.75	8.53	6.13	61.22	59.74	62.81	14.72	26.79%	33.94
2002	18M	9M	9M	1.02	3.66%	38.11	8.18	5.95	61.78	60.29	63.38	14.93	27.32%	34.93
2003	19M	10M	9M	1.02	3.79%	37.53	7.83	5.78	62.36	60.86	63.96	15.13	27.85%	35.96
2004	20M	10M	10M	1.02	3.93%	37.00	7.50	5.60	62.93	61.41	64.53	15.36	28.39%	37.01
2005	20M	10M	10M	1.02	4.07%	36.49	7.20	5.43	63.48	61.95	65.09	15.62	28.94%	38.08
2006	21M	10M	10M	1.02	4.20%	36.02	6.93	5.25	64.00	62.45	65.62	15.86	29.49%	39.18
2007	21M	11M	11M	1.02	4.32%	35.59	6.69	5.09	64.47	62.90	66.11	16.13	30.05%	40.31
2008	22M	11M	11M	1.02	4.42%	35.20	6.49	4.94	64.89	63.31	66.54	16.40	30.62%	41.46
2009	23M	11M	11M	1.02	4.51%	34.83	6.32	4.80	65.26	63.65	66.92	16.67	31.19%	42.65
2010	23M	12M	11M	1.02	4.57%	34.47	6.19	4.67	65.55	63.93	67.23	16.93	31.78%	43.86
2011	24M	12M	12M	1.02	4.60%	34.09	6.09	4.55	65.77	64.13	67.46	17.17	32.36%	45.09
2012	24M	12M	12M	1.02	4.59%	33.68	6.03	4.44	65.92	64.27	67.62	17.41	32.96%	46.35
2013	25M	13M	12M	1.02	4.55%	33.23	5.99	4.33	66.02	64.36	67.72	17.65	33.56%	47.63
2014	26M	13M	13M	1.02	4.48%	32.74	5.97	4.21	66.07	64.40	67.77	17.89	34.17%	48.91
2015	26M	13M	13M	1.02	4.39%	32.20	5.97	4.10	66.09	64.42	67.79	18.14	34.78%	50.19
2016	27M	14M	13M	1.02	4.30%	31.63	5.97	3.99	66.09	64.42	67.79	18.35	35.39%	51.46
2017	28M	14M	14M	1.02	4.19%	31.04	5.98	3.89	66.09	64.41	67.79	18.57	36.02%	52.72
2018	28M	14M	14M	1.02	4.09%	30.45	5.98	3.79	66.10	64.42	67.80	18.78	36.64%	53.98
2019	29M	15M	14M	1.02	3.99%	29.87	5.98	3.70	66.13	64.44	67.83	18.99	37.27%	55.23
2020	30M	15M	15M	1.02	3.90%	29.30	5.98	3.61	66.18	64.49	67.89	19.22	37.91%	56.49
2021	30M	15M	15M	1.01	3.90%	29.30	5.98	3.61	66.18	64.49	67.89	19.47	38.55%	57.75
2022	31M	16M	15M	1.01	3.90%	29.30	5.98	3.61	66.18	64.49	67.89	19.70	39.19%	59.01
2023	32M	16M	16M	1.01	3.68%	27.68	5.91	3.39	66.53	64.80	68.27	19.94	39.83%	60.26
2024	32M	16M	16M	1.01	3.61%	27.14	5.89	3.32	66.64	64.91	68.39	20.19	40.48%	61.52

Yemen Population Projections

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Year	Total	Male	Female	Sex Ratio	Growth rate	Birth rate	Death rate	Fertility rate	Life exp., total Life expectancy	Life exp., male	Life exp., female	Median Age	Urbanization	Density, people / km2 Density, people/km2
2025	33M	17M	16M	1.01	3.53%	26.60	5.87	3.25	66.76	65.01	68.52	20.45	41.13%	62.77
2026	34M	17M	17M	1.01	3.47%	26.12	5.84	3.19	66.96	65.19	68.74	20.70	41.77%	64.02
2027	34M	17M	17M	1.01	3.42%	25.65	5.80	3.13	67.17	65.38	68.97	20.96	42.42%	65.26
2028	35M	18M	17M	1.01	3.36%	25.17	5.77	3.07	67.37	65.56	69.19	21.23	43.07%	66.49
2029	36M	18M	18M	1.01	3.31%	24.70	5.73	3.01	67.58	65.75	69.42	21.51	43.71%	67.73
2030	36M	18M	18M	1.01	3.25%	24.22	5.70	2.95	67.78	65.93	69.64	21.80	44.36%	68.96
2031	37M	19M	18M	1.01	3.18%	23.81	5.70	2.90	67.96	66.10	69.85	22.08	44.99%	70.18
2032	38M	19M	19M	1.01	3.10%	23.39	5.70	2.85	68.15	66.27	70.05	22.36	45.63%	71.40
2033	38M	19M	19M	1.01	3.04%	22.98	5.69	2.80	68.33	66.43	70.26	22.65	46.28%	72.61
2034	39M	20M	19M	1.01	2.96%	22.56	5.69	2.75	68.52	66.60	70.46	22.95	46.92%	73.81
2035	40M	20M	20M	1.01	2.89%	22.15	5.69	2.70	68.70	66.77	70.67	23.25	47.56%	75.01
2036	40M	20M	20M	1.01	2.80%	21.78	5.73	2.66	68.82	66.88	70.81	23.55	48.21%	76.20
2037	41M	21M	20M	1.01	2.70%	21.41	5.78	2.61	68.94	66.98	70.94	23.86	48.85%	77.37
2038	41M	21M	21M	1.01	2.61%	21.03	5.82	2.57	69.06	67.09	71.08	24.20	49.50%	78.53
2039	42M	21M	21M	1.01	2.52%	20.66	5.87	2.52	69.18	67.19	71.21	24.55	50.14%	79.68
2040	43M	21M	21M	1.01	2.43%	20.29	5.91	2.48	69.30	67.30	71.35	24.90	50.79%	80.82
2041	43M	22M	22M	1.01	2.34%	19.96	5.98	2.44	69.42	67.41	71.49	25.23	51.44%	81.94
2042	44M	22M	22M	1.01	2.24%	19.62	6.05	2.41	69.54	67.51	71.63	25.56	52.08%	83.04
2043	44M	22M	22M	1.01	2.16%	19.29	6.11	2.37	69.66	67.62	71.76	25.89	52.73%	84.12
2044	45M	23M	22M	1.01	2.07%	18.95	6.18	2.34	69.78	67.72	71.90	26.23	53.37%	85.18
2045	46M	23M	23M	1.01	1.98%	18.62	6.25	2.30	69.90	67.83	72.04	26.58	54.01%	86.22
2046	46M	23M	23M	1.01	1.89%	18.32	6.35	2.27	70.01	67.93	72.17	26.90	54.65%	87.24
2047	47M	23M	23M	1.01	1.79%	18.01	6.45	2.24	70.13	68.03	72.30	27.23	55.29%	88.23
2048	47M	24M	23M	1.01	1.71%	17.71	6.54	2.20	70.24	68.13	72.44	27.56	55.93%	89.20
2049	48M	24M	24M	1.01	1.62%	17.40	6.64	2.17	70.36	68.23	72.57	27.90	56.57%	90.15
2050	48M	24M	24M	1.01	1.54%	17.10	6.74	2.14	70.47	68.33	72.70	28.24	57.20%	91.07

Highest City Populations in Yemen

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Rank	City	Population, Urban Area	Population, City
1	Sanaa	3,230,042	1,937,451
2	Aden	1,059,817	550,602
3	Ta'izz	922,368	615,222
4	Ibb	750,858	234,837
5	Al Hudaydah	721,878	617,871
6	Al-Mukalla	579,470	258,132
7	Dhamar	395,082	160,114

Map of Yemen

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