Population growth in Yemen
The population of Yemen changed by 2.89% in 2025.
Yemen, 2025
2.89%
Change from 2024
−0.09percentage points
World, 2025
0.91%
Position in 2025
15th of 217
Population growth in Yemen over time
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Annual % change. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Yemen | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2.89% | 0.91% |
| 2024 | 2.98% | 0.96% |
| 2023 | 3.01% | 0.93% |
| 2022 | 2.87% | 0.87% |
| 2021 | 2.74% | 0.83% |
| 2020 | 2.87% | 0.98% |
| 2019 | 2.97% | 1.05% |
| 2018 | 2.96% | 1.08% |
| 2017 | 3.01% | 1.13% |
| 2016 | 3.00% | 1.16% |
| 2015 | 3.04% | 1.18% |
| 2014 | 3.07% | 1.21% |
| 2013 | 3.05% | 1.23% |
| 2012 | 3.04% | 1.26% |
| 2011 | 3.05% | 1.22% |
| 2010 | 3.14% | 1.22% |
| 2009 | 3.20% | 1.25% |
| 2008 | 3.21% | 1.27% |
| 2007 | 3.24% | 1.26% |
| 2006 | 3.25% | 1.27% |
| 2005 | 3.10% | 1.27% |
| 2004 | 2.93% | 1.29% |
| 2003 | 2.94% | 1.29% |
| 2002 | 2.97% | 1.31% |
| 2001 | 3.02% | 1.34% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of −0.09 percentage points from 2.98% in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 3.04%, the figure has changed by −0.15 percentage points.
- Among the 217 countries with data for 2025, Yemen has the 15th highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2025 was 0.91%.
More for Yemen
All statistics for Yemen
Population
41,773,878 people
2025 · World Bank
Net migration
-16,291 people
2025 · World Bank
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