| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Total population | 40,600,000 peopleUN DESA WPP [2024] 40,580,000 people·World Bank WDI [2024] 40,580,000 people |
| Median age | 18.3 yearsUN DESA WPP [2024] |
| Life expectancy | 69.3–69.4 yearsWorld Bank WDI [2024] 69.44 years·UNDP HDI [2023] 69.3 years |
| Ethnic groups | predominantly Arab; but also Afro-Arab, South Asian, EuropeanCIA World Factbook [2025] · 2026 archive |
| Languages | Arabic (official)CIA World Factbook [2025] · 2026 archive |
| Religions | Muslim 99.1% (official; virtually all are citizens, an estimated 65% are Sunni and 35% are Shia), other 0.9% (includes Jewish, Baha'i, Hindu, and Christian; many are refugees or temporary foreign residents) (2020 est.)CIA World Factbook [2025] · 2026 archive |
| Urbanization | 39.8% of total population (2023)CIA World Factbook [2025] · 2026 archive |
| Population growth | 2.98 %World Bank WDI [2024] |
| Birth rate | 34.4 per 1,000World Bank WDI [2024] |
| Death rate | 4.73 per 1,000World Bank WDI [2024] |
| Urban population | 36.8 %World Bank WDI [2024] |
| Languages (structured) | Bathari / Gulf Arabic / Hadrami / Hadrami Arabic / Hijazi Arabic / Hobyót / Jabal Razih / Jibbali / Judeo-Yemeni Arabic / Mehri / Minaean / Najdi Arabic / Qatabanian / Sabaic / Sanaani Arabic / Soqotri / Standard Arabic / Ta'izzi-Adeni Arabic / Yemeni Sign LanguageGlottolog [2026] |
Population
Yemen
Section metadata
Data year2026
EditionDatabook 2026
Coverage12/12
LicenseCC-BY
Datasets on this page
- UN DESA WPPun_desa_wppEdition: 2024
- World Bank WDIworld_bank_wdiEdition: 2024
- UNDP HDIundp_hdiEdition: 2023
- CIA World Factbookcia_factbookEdition: 2025
- Glottologglottolog_languagesEdition: 2026
About this data
Yemen's population on Databook compiles 12 indicators from 5 open datasets including UN DESA WPP, World Bank WDI, UNDP HDI. Key figures include total population (40,600,000 people), median age (18.3 years). Data is referenced to 2026. Every value carries its source and publication year, published under open licenses.