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Yemen, Rep.

Yemen, Rep. / YE

01 / BASIC INFORMATION

Yemen, Rep. in numbers.

Area527,970 kmยฒWorld # 51 โ†’Population41.8MWorld # 37 โ†’Population density79.1 people/kmยฒWorld # 119 โ†’Life expectancy69.4 yearsWorld # 154 โ†’GDP per capitaUS$ 634World # 207 โ†’

02 / ALL RANKINGS

Yemen, Rep. across 51 rankings.

Essentials

Area527,970 kmยฒWorld # 51 / 2023 โ†’Population41.8MWorld # 37 / 2025 โ†’Population density79.1 people/kmยฒWorld # 119 / Population 2025 ยท area 2023 โ†’Independence / founding reference year1,990World # 24 / CIA World Factbook 2025 archive โ†’

People & society

Population growth2.9%World # 15 / 2025 โ†’Total fertility rate4.5World # 13 / 2024 โ†’Birth rate34.4 per 1,000 peopleWorld # 12 / 2024 โ†’Death rate4.7 per 1,000 peopleWorld # 199 / 2024 โ†’Median age18.2 yearsWorld # 210 / 2023 โ†’Population aged 65+2.5%World # 207 / 2025 โ†’Population aged 0โ€“1441%World # 17 / 2025 โ†’Urban population37%World # 178 / 2025 โ†’Net migration-16.3KWorld # 167 / 2025 โ†’Net migration rate-0.4 per 1,000 peopleWorld # 108 / 2025 โ†’International migrant share1%World # 171 / 2024 โ†’

Health

Life expectancy69.4 yearsWorld # 154 / 2024 โ†’Healthy life expectancy56.5 yearsWorld # 148 / 2021 โ†’Physicians per 1,000 people0.1 per 1,000 peopleWorld # 182 / 2023 โ†’Smoking rateNo dataNo rank โ†’

Economy & work

GDP per capitaUS$ 634World # 207 / 2018 โ†’Nominal GDPUS$ 21.6BWorld # 132 / 2018 โ†’GDP per capita (PPP)US$ 3,164World # 185 / 2013 โ†’Real GDP growth0.8%World # 180 / 2018 โ†’Inflation8.1%World # 33 / 2014 โ†’Unemployment17.3%World # 12 / 2025 โ†’Youth unemployment32.6%World # 18 / 2025 โ†’Average annual working hours1,382 hours/yearWorld # 128 / 2023 โ†’Average sleep timeNo dataNo rank โ†’Income inequality (Gini index)36.7World # 68 / 2014 โ†’

Education & science

Education spending (% of GDP)No dataNo rank โ†’Researchers per million peopleNo dataNo rank โ†’R&D spending (% of GDP)No dataNo rank โ†’Patent applications per million people0.5 per million peopleWorld # 128 / 2021 โ†’

Food & agriculture

Calorie supply per person1,811 kcal/dayWorld # 190 / 2023 โ†’Meat supply per person13.7 kg/person/yearWorld # 170 / 2023 โ†’Rice productionNo dataNo rank โ†’Wheat production98K tWorld # 79 / 2024 โ†’Coffee production26.5K tWorld # 28 / 2024 โ†’Coffee consumption per personNo dataNo rank โ†’

Environment & digital

Forest area1%World # 195 / 2023 โ†’Electricity use per person90 kWh/personWorld # 143 / 2023 โ†’COโ‚‚ emissions per person0.2 tWorld # 196 / 2024 โ†’Internet use17.5%World # 199 / 2019 โ†’Mobile subscriptions50.9 per 100 peopleWorld # 199 / 2023 โ†’

Safety & politics

Homicide rate5.8 per 100,000 peopleWorld # 59 / 2013 โ†’Road traffic death rate29.4 per 100,000 peopleWorld # 29 / 2019 โ†’Military spending (% of GDP)4%World # 19 / 2014 โ†’Women in parliament0%World # 191 / 2025 โ†’

Travel & culture

International tourist arrivals398KWorld # 135 / 2015 โ†’International tourism receiptsUS$ 116MWorld # 144 / 2016 โ†’World Heritage sites5 sitesWorld # 67 / 2026-07 โ†’

03 / CULTURE & INDUSTRY

Society, culture and industry.

Largest religious groupIslam2020 / 99.1%Main languageArabicMain functional languageLeading electricity sourceOil2024Top export categoryGems, precious metals and glass2023Most mapped OSM sportFootball and futsal182 facilities countedWriting directionRight to leftArabicLargest staple-food calorie sourceWheat2023Current currencyYemeni RialYERDriving sideRight-hand trafficSide of the road used by trafficCountry-name originNo dataNo comparison data for this country