Yemen
Population 2026
42,961,661
Overview
- Yearly change
- +2.84%
- Density
- 81 per km²
- Land area
- 527,968 km²
- Capital
- Sanaa
- Currency
- Rial (YER)
- Official languages
- AR-YE
- Urban population
- 37.0%
- Continent
- AS
Demographics
- Births
- 1,406,7962026
- Deaths
- 198,6782026
- Birth rate
- 34.4per 1,000
- Death rate
- 4.7per 1,000
- Fertility rate
- 4.50
- Life expectancy
- 69.4At birth, years
- Median age
- 18.5
- Net migration
- -16,291
Age distribution
- 0–1441.0%
- 15–6456.4%
- 65+2.5%
Population by year
Economy
- GDP
- $21.6B
- GDP per capita
- $634
- GDP growth
- +0.8%
- Inflation
- 8.1%
- Unemployment
- 17.3%
- Exports
- $1.9B
- Imports
- $10.2B
- Tourism receipts
- 12.4%% of exports
Economic output by sector (% of GDP)
- Agriculture28.7%
- Industry25.4%
- Services41.8%
Employment by sector (%)
- Agriculture31.6%
- Industry11.1%
- Services57.3%
Largest cities
| # | City | Population |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SanaaAmanat Alasimah | 1,937,4512025 |
| 2 | AdenAden | 1,079,6702026 |
| 3 | TaizTa‘izz | 940,6002026 |
| 4 | IbbIbb Governorate | 771,5142026 |
| 5 | Al ḨudaydahAl Hudaydah | 734,6992026 |
| 6 | MukallaMuhafazat Hadramaout | 594,9512026 |
| 7 | DhamārDhamār | 160,1142026 |
| 8 | ‘AmrānOmran | 90,7922026 |
| 9 | SayyānSanaa Governorate | 69,4042020 |
| 10 | ZabīdAl Hudaydah | 52,5902020 |
Populated place as listed by GeoNames. Not a metropolitan-area figure.
Historical statistics
| Year | Population | Births | Deaths |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 42,961,661 | 1.4M | 199K |
| 2020 | 36,134,867 | 1.3M | 211K |
| 2010 | 26,754,383 | 953K | 149K |
| 2000 | 19,624,139 | 802K | 155K |
| 1990 | 13,887,863 | 707K | 157K |
| 1980 | 9,543,358 | 524K | 168K |
| 1970 | 7,065,279 | 396K | 189K |
| 1960 | 5,532,299 | 310K | 187K |
| 1950 | 4,616,782 | 244K | 177K |