Yemen
143 measures for Yemen across 21 topics, from FAOSTAT, ILOSTAT, UNESCO UIS, UN Population Division, WHO, World Bank. The latest figures refer to periods between 1994 and 2025, so check the year shown on each card before comparing two of them.
Key facts
Population
41,773,878 people
2025 · World Bank
GDP per capita in US dollars
US$634 per person
2018 · World Bank
Life expectancy at birth
69.4 years
2024 · World Bank
ILO estimate of the unemployment rate
17.3%
2025 · ILOSTAT
Consumer price inflation
8.1%
2014 · World Bank
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Population and ageing
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Population estimates and projections
39,390,799 people
2023 · UN Population Division
Median age estimates and projections
18.2 years
2023 · UN Population Division
Fertility rate estimates and projections
4.59 births per woman
2023 · UN Population Division
Population growth estimates and projections
3.03%
2023 · UN Population Division
Population
41,773,878 people
2025 · World Bank
Population growth
2.89%
2025 · World Bank
Population aged 65 and over
2.5%
2025 · World Bank
Population aged 0 to 14
41.0%
2025 · World Bank
Fertility rate
4.50 births per woman
2024 · World Bank
Crude birth rate
34.4 per 1,000 people
2024 · World Bank
Crude death rate
4.7 per 1,000 people
2024 · World Bank
Urban population share
37.0%
2025 · World Bank
Adolescent birth rate
73.9 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19
2024 · World Bank
Age dependency ratio
77.2 per 100 working-age people
2025 · World Bank
Population density
76.9 people per km²
2024 · World Bank
Urban population growth
3.50%
2025 · World Bank
Migration and citizenship
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ILO estimate of the unemployment rate
17.3%
2025 · ILOSTAT
ILO estimate of youth unemployment
32.6%
2025 · ILOSTAT
Labour force participation
33.1%
2025 · ILOSTAT
Women's labour force participation
4.7%
2025 · ILOSTAT
Employment-to-population ratio
27.4%
2025 · ILOSTAT
Employment in agriculture
31.6%
2025 · World Bank
Employment in industry
11.1%
2025 · World Bank
Employment in services
57.3%
2025 · World Bank
Economy and productivity
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GDP in US dollars
US$21.6 billion
2018 · World Bank
GDP per capita in US dollars
US$634 per person
2018 · World Bank
GNI per capita, Atlas method
US$740 per person
2018 · World Bank
Real GDP growth
0.8%
2018 · World Bank
Services share of GDP
41.8%
2018 · World Bank
Investment share of GDP
6.2%
2018 · World Bank
Savings share of GDP
-4.5%
2016 · World Bank
Household consumption per person
US$1,248 per person
2018 · World Bank
Prices and purchasing power
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ILO estimate of the youth NEET rate
46.0%
2025 · ILOSTAT
Primary completion (UIS)
68.1%
2023 · UNESCO UIS
Lower secondary completion
52.8%
2023 · UNESCO UIS
Upper secondary completion
36.6%
2023 · UNESCO UIS
Out-of-school children
30.6%
2016 · UNESCO UIS
Out-of-school adolescents
39.7%
2016 · UNESCO UIS
Out-of-school youth
62.9%
2016 · UNESCO UIS
Primary net enrolment
69.4%
2016 · UNESCO UIS
Youth literacy
60.2%
1994 · UNESCO UIS
Education share of public spending
12.5%
2008 · UNESCO UIS
Education spending
5.2%
2008 · World Bank
Primary school enrolment (gross)
77.0%
2016 · World Bank
Tertiary education enrolment (gross)
8.8%
2011 · World Bank
Adult literacy rate
37.1%
1994 · World Bank
Primary school completion rate
60.1%
2016 · World Bank
Secondary school enrolment (gross)
43.7%
2016 · World Bank
Health and healthcare
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Life expectancy estimates and projections
69.3 years
2023 · UN Population Division
Life expectancy at 65, estimates and projections
14.0 years
2023 · UN Population Division
Healthy life expectancy
57.9 years
2023 · WHO
UHC service coverage
43
2023 · WHO
Alcohol consumption
0.00 litres
2024 · WHO
Adult obesity
13.3%
2024 · WHO
Hypertension
29.3%
2019 · WHO
Suicide rate
5.5 per 100,000 people
2023 · WHO
Premature NCD mortality
25.6%
2023 · WHO
Physical inactivity
26.7%
2022 · WHO
DTP3 immunisation
39%
2025 · WHO
Anaemia in women
36.4%
2023 · WHO
Poisoning deaths
1.6 per 100,000 people
2023 · WHO
Nurses and midwives
5.4 per 10,000 people
2023 · WHO
Dentists
0.19 per 10,000 people
2022 · WHO
Life expectancy at birth
69.4 years
2024 · World Bank
Life expectancy at birth, women
71.5 years
2024 · World Bank
Life expectancy at birth, men
67.4 years
2024 · World Bank
Health spending share of GDP
9.7%
2023 · World Bank
Under-five mortality rate
38.1 per 1,000 live births
2024 · World Bank
Infant mortality rate
33.8 per 1,000 live births
2024 · World Bank
Maternal mortality ratio
118 per 100,000 live births
2023 · World Bank
Physicians
0.10 per 1,000 people
2023 · World Bank
Hospital beds
0.5 per 1,000 people
2023 · World Bank
Measles immunisation
41%
2024 · World Bank
Out-of-pocket health spending
69.1%
2023 · World Bank
Health spending per person
US$48 per person
2023 · World Bank
Diabetes prevalence
5.5%
2024 · World Bank
Neonatal mortality rate
20.9 per 1,000 live births
2024 · World Bank
Child stunting
48.5%
2022 · World Bank
Malaria incidence
52.2 per 1,000 at risk
2024 · World Bank
Tuberculosis incidence
40 per 100,000 people
2024 · World Bank
HIV incidence
0.10 per 1,000 people aged 15 to 49
2024 · World Bank
Internet and digital society
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Temperature change
-0.02e (Estimate) °C
1997 · FAOSTAT
Agrifood emissions per person
0.54e (Estimate) t CO2e per person
2024 · FAOSTAT
Total greenhouse gas emissions
32.9 Mt CO2e
2024 · World Bank
Greenhouse gas emissions per person
0.8 t CO2e per person
2024 · World Bank
CO2 emissions per person
0.26 t CO2 per person
2024 · World Bank
Methane emissions
11.8 Mt CO2e
2024 · World Bank
Nitrous oxide emissions
4.22 Mt CO2e
2024 · World Bank
Air quality and ecosystems
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Pesticide use
0.10e (Estimate) kg/ha
2024 · FAOSTAT
Nitrogen fertiliser use
6.2e (Estimate) kg/ha
2024 · FAOSTAT
Agriculture share of GDP
28.7%
2018 · World Bank
Cereal yield
769 kg per hectare
2024 · World Bank
Agricultural land
44.4%
2024 · World Bank
Capture fisheries production
152,430 tonnes
2024 · World Bank
Food production index
121.1 (2014-16 = 100)
2024 · World Bank
Fertiliser use
11.4 kg per hectare
2024 · World Bank
Land area
527,968 km²
2024 · World Bank
Poverty and social protection
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Gini index
36.7 (0 to 100)
2014 · World Bank
Income share held by the richest 10%
29.4%
2014 · World Bank
Extreme poverty rate
33.3%
2014 · World Bank
Poverty rate at national poverty lines
48.6%
2014 · World Bank
Poverty rate at $4.20 a day (2021 PPP)
57.7%
2014 · World Bank
Poverty rate at $8.30 a day (2021 PPP)
88.0%
2014 · World Bank