Life expectancy at birth, men in Yemen

Life expectancy at birth for men in Yemen was 67.4 years in 2024. The value for 2024 is the highest in the series, which starts in 1960.

Measure: Life expectancy at birth, men Unit: Years Data: 1960 to 2024 Source: World Bank
Yemen, 2024 67.4 Years
Change from 2023 +0.2% 2023: 67.2 years
World, 2024 71.1 years Official aggregate
Position in 2024 151st of 217 See the full ranking

Life expectancy at birth, men 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, men (years), 2000 to 2024
Period YemenWorld
2024 67.4 years 71.1 years
2023 67.2 years 71.0 years
2022 65.7 years 70.6 years
2021 63.1 years 68.8 years
2020 63.3 years 69.7 years
2019 63.3 years 70.5 years
2018 62.3 years 70.3 years
2017 64.3 years 70.0 years
2016 64.4 years 69.8 years
2015 64.0 years 69.6 years
2014 66.0 years 69.4 years
2013 66.0 years 69.2 years
2012 65.6 years 68.9 years
2011 65.4 years 68.6 years
2010 65.3 years 68.4 years
2009 65.0 years 68.0 years
2008 64.7 years 67.7 years
2007 64.3 years 67.5 years
2006 63.9 years 67.1 years
2005 63.5 years 66.8 years
2004 63.0 years 66.5 years
2003 62.5 years 66.2 years
2002 61.9 years 65.9 years
2001 61.5 years 65.7 years
2000 60.9 years 65.4 years

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of +0.2% from 67.2 years in 2023.
  • Since 2014, when it was 66.0 years, the figure has changed by +2.1%.
  • Among the 217 countries with data for 2024, Yemen has the 151st highest value.
  • The figure for the world in 2024 was 71.1 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.MA.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