Yemen
Asia · 2024
Yemen Overview & Key Indicators
Yemen is in the Asia region. Population is 40,583,164. Life expectancy is 69.4 years.
Population
40,583,164
World Bank World Development Indicators · SP.POP.TOTL · 2024
Life Expectancy
69.4
World Bank World Development Indicators · SP.DYN.LE00.IN · 2024
Median Age (years)
18.3
UN World Population Prospects · MedianAgePop · 2024
Population Growth
2.98%
World Bank World Development Indicators · SP.POP.GROW · 2024
Urbanization
36.8%
World Bank World Development Indicators · SP.URB.TOTL.IN.ZS · 2024
Net Migration
-0.3
World Bank World Development Indicators · derived · 2024
Yemen Economy
Unemployment Rate
17.0%
World Bank World Development Indicators · SL.UEM.TOTL.ZS · 2024
Gini Index
36.7
Data year 2014
World Bank World Development Indicators · SI.POV.GINI · 2014
Poverty Rate
33.3%
Data year 2014
World Bank World Development Indicators · SI.POV.DDAY · 2014
Yemen Environment
CO₂ Emissions
0.26
World Bank World Development Indicators · EN.ATM.CO2E.PC · 2024
Renewable Energy Share
3.7%
Data year 2021
World Bank World Development Indicators · EG.FEC.RNEW.ZS · 2021
Forest Area
1.0%
Data year 2023
World Bank World Development Indicators · AG.LND.FRST.ZS · 2023
PM2.5 Air Pollution (µg/m³)
46.8
Data year 2023
World Bank World Development Indicators · EN.ATM.PM25.MC.M3 · 2023
Yemen Technology
Mobile Subscriptions
50.9
Data year 2023
World Bank World Development Indicators · IT.CEL.SETS.P2 · 2023
Frequently Asked Questions about Yemen
Yemen had a population of 40,583,164 in 2024 (World Bank).
Life expectancy at birth in Yemen was 69.4 years in 2024 (World Bank).
Data Sources & Accuracy
World Development Indicators, The World Bank, licensed under CC BY 4.0. Human Development Index and Education Index inputs, UNDP Human Development Report Office, licensed under CC BY 3.0 IGO. Median age, United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division, World Population Prospects, licensed under CC BY 3.0 IGO.
Headline figures use 2024 where available. Older values show their year on the card. Missing values are shown as “No data”; they are never filled in with zeros.
- World Bank Open Data (World Development Indicators)
- UNDP Human Development Report (Human Development Index)
- UN World Population Prospects (median age)
Last checked: September 30, 2026
Yemen Social & Health
Life Expectancy
69.4
World Bank World Development Indicators · SP.DYN.LE00.IN · 2024
Human Development Index
0.470
Data year 2023
UNDP Human Development Report · hdi · 2023
Education Index
0.391
Data year 2023
UNDP Human Development Report · education_index · 2023