Nations by Numbers

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan

Yemen, Rep. in numbers

Yemen, Rep. is in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan and is classed by the World Bank as low income. Its capital is Sana'a. Its population was 41.77 million in 2025, ranking 37 of 217 countries. GDP per person was US$634 in 2018.

Population41.77 million2025
GDPUS$21.6 billion2018
GDP per personUS$6342018
Life expectancy69.42024
Area527,9682024
Urban share37.0%2025

People

Population

41.77 million
2025 · +113% since 2000 · Rank 37 of 217

Population growth (annual %)

2.89%
2025 · 3.08% in 2000 · Rank 15 of 217

Population density (people per km²)

76.9
2024 · +107% since 2000 · Rank 130 of 216

Urban population (% of total)

37.0%
2025 · 26.6% in 2000 · Rank 179 of 217

Population aged 0 to 14 (% of total)

41.0%
2025 · 49.0% in 2000 · Rank 17 of 217

Population aged 65 and over (% of total)

2.5%
2025 · 2.8% in 2000 · Rank 209 of 217

Fertility rate (births per woman)

4.50
2024 · -29% since 2000 · Rank 13 of 217

Health and living standards

Life expectancy at birth (years)

69.4
2024 · +11% since 2000 · Rank 156 of 217

Under-5 mortality (per 1,000 live births)

38.1
2024 · -59% since 2000 · Rank 44 of 196

Health spending per person (current US$)

US$48
2023 · +109% since 2000 · Rank 174 of 193

Access to electricity (% of population)

86.3%
2024 · 49.2% in 2000 · Rank 167 of 215

Internet users (% of population)

17.5%
2019 · 0.1% in 2000

Primary school enrolment (% gross)

77.0%
2016 · 69.0% in 2001

Economy

GDP (current US$)

US$21.6 billion
2018 · +123% since 2000

GDP per person (current US$)

US$634
2018 · +29% since 2000

GDP per person, PPP (current international $)

Int$3,164
2013 · +21% since 2000

GDP growth (annual %)

0.75%
2018 · 6.18% in 2000

Inflation, consumer prices (annual %)

8.10%
2014 · 4.59% in 2000

Unemployment (% of labour force, ILO estimate)

17.3%
2025 · 11.6% in 2000 · Rank 12 of 187

Exports of goods and services (% of GDP)

8.8%
2018 · 41.4% in 2000

Personal remittances received (% of GDP)

12.0%
2016 · 13.3% in 2000

Land and environment

Land and water area (km²)

527,968
2024 · -0% since 2000 · Rank 51 of 216

Forest area (% of land area)

1.0%
2024 · 1.0% in 2000 · Rank 197 of 214

CO₂ emissions per person (tonnes)

0.26
2024 · -68% since 2000 · Rank 178 of 203

Elsewhere in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan

AfghanistanUnited Arab EmiratesBahrainDjiboutiAlgeriaEgypt, Arab Rep.Iran, Islamic Rep.IraqIsraelJordanKuwaitLebanon

Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators, updated 8 October 2026. Each figure is the latest year available for Yemen, Rep.. Rankings compare countries with data from the same or recent years.