Population in Yemen
The population of Yemen was 41,773,878 people in 2025. The value for 2025 is the highest in the series, which starts in 1960.
Yemen, 2025
41,773,878
Change from 2024
+2.9%
World, 2025
8,215,424,893 people
Position in 2025
37th of 217
Population in Yemen over time
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The chart shows a calculation from the published values. The table below keeps the published values.
People. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Yemen | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 41,773,878 people | 8,215,424,893 people |
| 2024 | 40,583,164 people | 8,140,897,523 people |
| 2023 | 39,390,799 people | 8,062,923,417 people |
| 2022 | 38,222,876 people | 7,988,550,201 people |
| 2021 | 37,140,230 people | 7,919,567,995 people |
| 2020 | 36,134,863 people | 7,853,863,139 people |
| 2019 | 35,111,408 people | 7,777,162,476 people |
| 2018 | 34,085,182 people | 7,696,159,728 people |
| 2017 | 33,090,921 people | 7,613,788,655 people |
| 2016 | 32,109,010 people | 7,528,221,579 people |
| 2015 | 31,159,379 people | 7,441,084,771 people |
| 2014 | 30,226,309 people | 7,353,532,223 people |
| 2013 | 29,312,952 people | 7,265,404,737 people |
| 2012 | 28,433,647 people | 7,176,482,165 people |
| 2011 | 27,582,897 people | 7,086,704,141 people |
| 2010 | 26,754,387 people | 7,000,860,073 people |
| 2009 | 25,927,724 people | 6,916,168,196 people |
| 2008 | 25,111,941 people | 6,830,080,867 people |
| 2007 | 24,318,082 people | 6,744,049,498 people |
| 2006 | 23,543,083 people | 6,659,536,021 people |
| 2005 | 22,790,085 people | 6,575,410,029 people |
| 2004 | 22,095,167 people | 6,492,354,627 people |
| 2003 | 21,456,379 people | 6,409,352,386 people |
| 2002 | 20,835,086 people | 6,327,171,255 people |
| 2001 | 20,226,147 people | 6,244,739,668 people |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +2.9% from 40,583,164 people in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 31,159,379 people, the figure has changed by +34.1%.
- Among the 217 countries with data for 2025, Yemen has the 37th highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2025 was 8,215,424,893 people.
More for Yemen
All statistics for Yemen
Population growth
2.89%
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
Population aged 65 and over
2.5%
2025 · World Bank