Population
41,773,878
YemenWorld Bank, 2025
From 31,159,379 in 2015 to 41,773,878 in 2025.
Everyone living in the country, estimated at mid-year.
Yemen by the numbers
Official figures for Yemen. Each one shows its date, its source and the area it covers. A figure for a larger area says so.
People
Change over 5 years
+15.6%
YemenWorld Bank, 2020 to 2025
Change in the World Bank population figure over the five years shown, both from the same release.
Living in urban areas
37.0%
YemenWorld Bank, 2025
From 32.4% in 2015 to 37.0% in 2025.
Share of people living in areas the country itself defines as urban.
Life expectancy at birth
69.4years
YemenWorld Bank, 2024
From 66.8 years in 2015 to 69.4 years in 2024.
How long a newborn would live on average if today's death rates stayed the same.
Work and income
GDP per person
$634
YemenWorld Bank, 2018
From $1,362 in 2015 to $634 in 2018.
The value of what the country produces in a year, divided by its population, in current US dollars.
Unemployment rate
17.3%
YemenWorld Bank, 2025
From 17.9% in 2015 to 17.3% in 2025.
Share of the labour force without work and looking for work, as modelled by the International Labour Organization.
Sources
- World Bank, World Development Indicators · CC BY 4.0
Figures are shown as each source publishes them. Survey figures carry a 90% margin of error. A figure for a larger area is labelled with that area.