Life expectancy at birth in Yemen

Life expectancy at birth in Yemen was 69.4 years in 2024. The value for 2024 is the highest in the series, which starts in 1960.

Measure: Life expectancy at birth (UN estimates) Unit: Years Data: 1960 to 2024 Source: World Bank
Yemen, 2024 69.4 Years
Change from 2023 +0.2% 2023: 69.3 years
World, 2024 73.5 years Official aggregate
Position in 2024 156th of 217 See the full ranking

Life expectancy at birth in Yemen over time

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Years. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Life expectancy at birth (UN estimates) (years), 2000 to 2024
Period YemenWorld
2024 69.4 years 73.5 years
2023 69.3 years 73.3 years
2022 68.0 years 73.0 years
2021 66.0 years 71.2 years
2020 66.4 years 72.2 years
2019 66.6 years 72.9 years
2018 65.9 years 72.6 years
2017 67.1 years 72.4 years
2016 67.1 years 72.2 years
2015 66.8 years 72.0 years
2014 68.0 years 71.8 years
2013 68.0 years 71.5 years
2012 67.6 years 71.3 years
2011 67.4 years 71.0 years
2010 67.2 years 70.7 years
2009 66.9 years 70.4 years
2008 66.6 years 70.0 years
2007 66.2 years 69.8 years
2006 65.8 years 69.5 years
2005 65.4 years 69.1 years
2004 64.9 years 68.8 years
2003 64.4 years 68.5 years
2002 63.8 years 68.2 years
2001 63.3 years 67.9 years
2000 62.8 years 67.7 years

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of +0.2% from 69.3 years in 2023.
  • Since 2014, when it was 68.0 years, the figure has changed by +2.1%.
  • Among the 217 countries with data for 2024, Yemen has the 156th highest value.
  • The figure for the world in 2024 was 73.5 years.

Source and dates

Original producer
United Nations Population Division, World Population Prospects
Distributed by
World Bank, World Development Indicators
Dataset or series code
SP.DYN.LE00.IN · dataset details · view at source
Observation period
1960 to 2024 for Yemen
Provider update
8 October 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (per series metadata)
Attribution
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators, original data: United Nations Population Division, World Population Prospects