Fertility & birth rates in United Arab Emirates and Yemen

Fertility rate in United Arab Emirates vs Yemen chart

According to the latest available data on birth rates, the fertility rate in the United Arab Emirates was 1.2 children per woman in 2023, compared to 4.59 in Yemen in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

Check the United Arab Emirates vs Yemen population clock for a dynamic visualization of the changing population.

The chart below showcases historical changes in the birth rates.

Table

Year	Fertility rate
	UAE	Yemen
1960	6.5	7.99
1961	6.49	8
1962	6.49	8.01
1963	6.5	8.03
1964	6.49	8.07
1965	6.5	8.1
1966	6.5	8.14
1967	6.51	8.17
1968	6.53	8.19
1969	6.52	8.22
1970	6.52	8.23
1971	6.52	8.26
1972	6.5	8.27
1973	6.46	8.29
1974	6.41	8.33
1975	6.35	8.37
1976	6.29	8.42
1977	6.22	8.47
1978	6.15	8.5
1979	6.06	8.67
1980	5.95	8.71
1981	5.81	8.75
1982	5.66	8.79
1983	5.48	8.83
1984	5.3	8.85
1985	5.13	8.86
1986	5	8.86
1987	4.88	8.83
1988	4.77	8.79
1989	4.65	8.71
1990	4.51	8.61
1991	4.25	8.46
1992	4.09	8.27
1993	3.82	8.05
1994	3.76	7.8
1995	3.28	7.53
1996	3.06	7
1997	2.83	6.82
1998	2.77	6.64
1999	2.79	6.49
2000	2.73	6.32
2001	2.62	6.14
2002	2.54	5.97
2003	2.49	5.84
2004	2.38	5.71
2005	2.23	5.56
2006	1.96	5.41
2007	1.79	5.26
2008	1.52	5.11
2009	1.58	5
2010	1.57	4.81
2011	1.54	4.63
2012	1.53	4.63
2013	1.53	4.62
2014	1.48	4.62
2015	1.42	4.62
2016	1.37	4.61
2017	1.35	4.61
2018	1.29	4.61
2019	1.25	4.6
2020	1.29	4.6
2021	1.16	4.6
2022	1.15	4.59
2023	1.2	4.59
2024	1.21	4.5
2025	1.21	4.41
2026	1.21	4.33
2027	1.21	4.23
2028	1.22	4.14
2029	1.22	4.06
2030	1.23	3.97
2031	1.23	3.87
2032	1.24	3.8
2033	1.25	3.73
2034	1.25	3.66
2035	1.26	3.59
2036	1.26	3.51
2037	1.27	3.44
2038	1.28	3.38
2039	1.28	3.32
2040	1.28	3.26
2041	1.29	3.21
2042	1.29	3.16
2043	1.3	3.12
2044	1.3	3.07
2045	1.31	3.02
2046	1.31	2.97
2047	1.31	2.93
2048	1.32	2.89
2049	1.32	2.85
2050	1.33	2.81

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	UAE	Yemen
1960	37.8%	40.3%
1961	36.7%	40.4%
1962	35.8%	40.4%
1963	35.1%	40.6%
1964	34.5%	40.9%
1965	33.9%	41.3%
1966	33.2%	41.8%
1967	32.1%	42.3%
1968	31.2%	42.8%
1969	30.6%	43.3%
1970	29.8%	43.8%
1971	29%	44.3%
1972	28.3%	44.8%
1973	27.8%	45.3%
1974	27.4%	45.7%
1975	27.2%	46.2%
1976	26.9%	46.6%
1977	26.8%	47%
1978	26.9%	47.5%
1979	27.1%	47.9%
1980	27.4%	48.3%
1981	28%	48.7%
1982	28.8%	49.1%
1983	29.5%	49.4%
1984	30.2%	49.7%
1985	30.7%	50%
1986	31.2%	50.3%
1987	31.2%	50.5%
1988	30.9%	50.7%
1989	30.3%	50.9%
1990	29.6%	51.1%
1991	28.8%	51.2%
1992	28.1%	51.2%
1993	27.4%	51.2%
1994	26.7%	51.1%
1995	25.9%	50.9%
1996	25.2%	50.6%
1997	24.3%	50.3%
1998	23.1%	49.9%
1999	22%	49.5%
2000	20.8%	49%
2001	19.8%	48.6%
2002	18.9%	48.1%
2003	18.3%	47.6%
2004	17.8%	47.1%
2005	17.5%	46.5%
2006	17.2%	45.9%
2007	17%	45.3%
2008	16.9%	44.7%
2009	16.9%	44.1%
2010	16.9%	43.5%
2011	16.8%	43%
2012	16.8%	42.7%
2013	16.8%	42.3%
2014	16.8%	42.1%
2015	16.8%	41.8%
2016	16.8%	41.7%
2017	16.8%	41.6%
2018	16.7%	41.5%
2019	16.6%	41.4%
2020	16.6%	41.4%
2021	16.5%	41.4%
2022	16.5%	41.3%
2023	16.3%	41.2%
2024	16.1%	41.1%
2025	16%	41%
2026	15.9%	40.9%
2027	15.9%	40.8%
2028	15.9%	40.6%
2029	15.9%	40.3%
2030	16%	40%
2031	16.1%	39.6%
2032	16.3%	39.2%
2033	16.5%	38.7%
2034	16.7%	38.2%
2035	16.9%	37.7%
2036	17.1%	37.1%
2037	17.3%	36.5%
2038	17.5%	36%
2039	17.7%	35.4%
2040	17.9%	34.8%
2041	18%	34.3%
2042	18.1%	33.8%
2043	18.2%	33.4%
2044	18.3%	33%
2045	18.3%	32.6%
2046	18.3%	32.3%
2047	18.3%	32%
2048	18.3%	31.7%
2049	18.2%	31.4%
2050	18.1%	31.1%

Children aged 0-14 make up 16.1% of the population in the United Arab Emirates and 41.1% in Yemen in 2024, compared to 29.6% and 51.1% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of the United Arab Emirates and Yemen compared.

Natural population change in United Arab Emirates vs Yemen by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +0.93% in the United Arab Emirates and +3.02% in Yemen. The chart below illustrates the comparison of the absolute yearly changes resulting from births and deaths.

Table

Year	Population change due to births and deaths
	UAE	Yemen
1960	3,418	122,994
1961	3,657	129,787
1962	3,901	131,262
1963	4,157	133,781
1964	4,410	147,299
1965	4,675	155,398
1966	4,955	164,091
1967	5,264	173,637
1968	5,588	182,518
1969	6,138	196,305
1970	6,922	207,613
1971	7,839	219,095
1972	8,818	229,322
1973	9,822	240,235
1974	10,835	252,737
1975	11,859	266,815
1976	12,876	281,078
1977	15,787	296,115
1978	18,879	312,439
1979	21,987	336,378
1980	25,005	355,767
1981	27,560	374,482
1982	29,585	392,302
1983	31,480	414,823
1984	33,250	434,674
1985	34,855	455,576
1986	36,829	464,665
1987	37,741	493,337
1988	38,861	513,296
1989	40,148	530,464
1990	41,339	549,654
1991	41,409	565,837
1992	42,119	582,072
1993	41,324	595,459
1994	42,976	602,363
1995	38,685	607,966
1996	37,886	588,786
1997	38,207	604,443
1998	41,176	615,488
1999	46,198	633,166
2000	49,993	646,694
2001	52,789	658,704
2002	55,922	672,494
2003	59,118	694,457
2004	60,344	710,493
2005	60,046	726,708
2006	54,338	750,082
2007	55,048	764,780
2008	55,426	779,123
2009	66,521	798,911
2010	69,907	803,246
2011	73,496	806,359
2012	78,682	845,645
2013	82,977	884,929
2014	84,277	920,330
2015	85,044	939,922
2016	87,028	975,697
2017	89,382	1,006,725
2018	86,840	1,020,238
2019	86,296	1,056,432
2020	87,871	1,086,322
2021	76,802	1,103,622
2022	81,758	1,153,375
2023	92,698	1,198,150

Maternal mortality chart: United Arab Emirates vs Yemen

The maternal mortality rate, which is the probability of dying during childbirth or within 42 days of pregnancy termination, is 3 deaths per 100,000 live births in the United Arab Emirates, compared to 118 deaths in Yemen.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	UAE	Yemen
1985	19	430
1986	19	430
1987	19	400
1988	19	388
1989	19	371
1990	19	359
1991	19	341
1992	19	330
1993	19	319
1994	19	311
1995	18	296
1996	16	282
1997	14	271
1998	12	260
1999	10	250
2000	8	241
2001	7	231
2002	5	218
2003	5	205
2004	4	194
2005	4	181
2006	3	171
2007	3	161
2008	3	153
2009	3	149
2010	3	144
2011	4	140
2012	4	137
2013	4	135
2014	3	134
2015	3	135
2016	3	134
2017	3	142
2018	3	134
2019	3	131
2020	6	135
2021	6	156
2022	2	125
2023	3	118

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 0.5% in the United Arab Emirates and 3.93% in Yemen. Below is the historical data on under-five mortality rates.

Table

Year	Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
	UAE	Yemen
1960	20.1%	42.9%
1961	19%	42.2%
1962	18%	41.5%
1963	16.9%	40.8%
1964	15.8%	40%
1965	14.8%	39%
1966	13.7%	38%
1967	12.6%	36.8%
1968	11.6%	35.6%
1969	10.6%	34.3%
1970	9.62%	33%
1971	8.72%	31.8%
1972	7.89%	30.6%
1973	7.12%	29.5%
1974	6.43%	28.4%
1975	5.8%	27.2%
1976	5.23%	26%
1977	4.7%	24.7%
1978	4.22%	23.4%
1979	3.78%	22.1%
1980	3.4%	20.8%
1981	3.06%	19.6%
1982	2.77%	18.4%
1983	2.52%	17.2%
1984	2.31%	16.2%
1985	2.12%	15.3%
1986	1.97%	14.6%
1987	1.83%	14%
1988	1.71%	13.4%
1989	1.61%	12.9%
1990	1.51%	12.5%
1991	1.43%	12.1%
1992	1.37%	11.8%
1993	1.31%	11.6%
1994	1.26%	11.3%
1995	1.21%	11.1%
1996	1.18%	10.8%
1997	1.15%	10.5%
1998	1.12%	10.2%
1999	1.09%	9.77%
2000	1.07%	9.32%
2001	1.05%	8.84%
2002	1.03%	8.36%
2003	1.01%	7.9%
2004	1%	7.47%
2005	0.98%	7.06%
2006	0.96%	6.68%
2007	0.94%	6.33%
2008	0.92%	6.02%
2009	0.9%	5.74%
2010	0.88%	5.49%
2011	0.86%	5.3%
2012	0.84%	5.14%
2013	0.82%	4.95%
2014	0.79%	4.84%
2015	0.77%	4.9%
2016	0.73%	4.77%
2017	0.7%	4.66%
2018	0.67%	4.7%
2019	0.63%	4.59%
2020	0.6%	4.32%
2021	0.56%	4.24%
2022	0.53%	4.08%
2023	0.5%	3.93%