Yemen birth & fertility rate charts by year

Fertility rate in Yemen chart

According to the latest birth rate data available, the fertility rate in Yemen is 4.59, which is above the replacement level of 2.1 children per woman. In 1993, the fertility rate was 8.05 — a -43% decline in 30 years.

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The chart below showcases the historical changes in birth rates.

Table

Year	Fertility rate
	Yemen	World
1960	7.99	4.69
1961	8	4.56
1962	8.01	5.02
1963	8.03	5.31
1964	8.07	5.13
1965	8.1	5.08
1966	8.14	4.97
1967	8.17	4.87
1968	8.19	4.98
1969	8.22	4.88
1970	8.23	4.84
1971	8.26	4.69
1972	8.27	4.55
1973	8.29	4.42
1974	8.33	4.26
1975	8.37	4.07
1976	8.42	3.97
1977	8.47	3.84
1978	8.5	3.77
1979	8.67	3.76
1980	8.71	3.73
1981	8.75	3.71
1982	8.79	3.72
1983	8.83	3.59
1984	8.85	3.57
1985	8.86	3.53
1986	8.86	3.51
1987	8.83	3.48
1988	8.79	3.39
1989	8.71	3.35
1990	8.61	3.31
1991	8.46	3.13
1992	8.27	3.04
1993	8.05	2.97
1994	7.8	2.92
1995	7.53	2.87
1996	7	2.82
1997	6.82	2.78
1998	6.64	2.75
1999	6.49	2.72
2000	6.32	2.73
2001	6.14	2.69
2002	5.97	2.66
2003	5.84	2.64
2004	5.71	2.63
2005	5.56	2.61
2006	5.41	2.61
2007	5.26	2.6
2008	5.11	2.6
2009	5	2.59
2010	4.81	2.57
2011	4.63	2.55
2012	4.63	2.56
2013	4.62	2.53
2014	4.62	2.52
2015	4.62	2.49
2016	4.61	2.49
2017	4.61	2.46
2018	4.61	2.39
2019	4.6	2.35
2020	4.6	2.28
2021	4.6	2.25
2022	4.59	2.22
2023	4.59	2.2
2024	4.5	2.19
2025	4.41	2.18
2026	4.33	2.18
2027	4.23	2.17
2028	4.14	2.16
2029	4.06	2.15
2030	3.97	2.14
2031	3.87	2.13
2032	3.8	2.12
2033	3.73	2.12
2034	3.66	2.11
2035	3.59	2.1
2036	3.51	2.09
2037	3.44	2.09
2038	3.38	2.08
2039	3.32	2.08
2040	3.26	2.08
2041	3.21	2.07
2042	3.16	2.07
2043	3.12	2.07
2044	3.07	2.07
2045	3.02	2.06
2046	2.97	2.06
2047	2.93	2.06
2048	2.89	2.05
2049	2.85	2.05
2050	2.81	2.05

Birth rates by women ages chart

In 2025, of all live births 10.8% were to women under 20 years old, 50.5% to women ages 20-29, and 38.7% to women ages 30 and above. In comparison, the percentages in 1990 were 15.8%, 49.7%, and 34.5% for the same age groups respectively. A chart displaying the historical birth rates in Yemen by maternal age is provided below.

Annual births per 1,000 women ages

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Children 0-14 as share of population
	Yemen	World
1960	40.3%	37.4%
1961	40.4%	37.5%
1962	40.4%	37.6%
1963	40.6%	37.8%
1964	40.9%	38%
1965	41.3%	38%
1966	41.8%	38%
1967	42.3%	38%
1968	42.8%	37.9%
1969	43.3%	37.8%
1970	43.8%	37.7%
1971	44.3%	37.6%
1972	44.8%	37.5%
1973	45.3%	37.3%
1974	45.7%	37.2%
1975	46.2%	37.1%
1976	46.6%	36.9%
1977	47%	36.7%
1978	47.5%	36.3%
1979	47.9%	35.9%
1980	48.3%	35.5%
1981	48.7%	35.2%
1982	49.1%	34.9%
1983	49.4%	34.6%
1984	49.7%	34.3%
1985	50%	34%
1986	50.3%	33.8%
1987	50.5%	33.6%
1988	50.7%	33.4%
1989	50.9%	33.2%
1990	51.1%	33%
1991	51.2%	32.9%
1992	51.2%	32.7%
1993	51.2%	32.5%
1994	51.1%	32.3%
1995	50.9%	32.1%
1996	50.6%	31.8%
1997	50.3%	31.5%
1998	49.9%	31.1%
1999	49.5%	30.8%
2000	49%	30.4%
2001	48.6%	30%
2002	48.1%	29.6%
2003	47.6%	29.2%
2004	47.1%	28.8%
2005	46.5%	28.5%
2006	45.9%	28.1%
2007	45.3%	27.9%
2008	44.7%	27.6%
2009	44.1%	27.5%
2010	43.5%	27.3%
2011	43%	27.1%
2012	42.7%	27%
2013	42.3%	26.9%
2014	42.1%	26.8%
2015	41.8%	26.6%
2016	41.7%	26.5%
2017	41.6%	26.4%
2018	41.5%	26.2%
2019	41.4%	26%
2020	41.4%	25.8%
2021	41.4%	25.6%
2022	41.3%	25.3%
2023	41.2%	25%
2024	41.1%	24.7%
2025	41%	24.4%
2026	40.9%	24.1%
2027	40.8%	23.8%
2028	40.6%	23.4%
2029	40.3%	23.1%
2030	40%	22.8%
2031	39.6%	22.6%
2032	39.2%	22.3%
2033	38.7%	22.1%
2034	38.2%	21.9%
2035	37.7%	21.7%
2036	37.1%	21.6%
2037	36.5%	21.5%
2038	36%	21.4%
2039	35.4%	21.3%
2040	34.8%	21.2%
2041	34.3%	21.1%
2042	33.8%	21%
2043	33.4%	21%
2044	33%	20.9%
2045	32.6%	20.8%
2046	32.3%	20.7%
2047	32%	20.7%
2048	31.7%	20.6%
2049	31.4%	20.5%
2050	31.1%	20.4%

The share of children aged 0-14 in Yemen was 40.3% in 1960, 51.2% in 1993, and 41.1% as of the latest data in 2025.

More about the demographics of Yemen.

Natural population change by year

For the past 10 years, the natural population change in Yemen, excluding migration, has been +3.02% annually. On average, 1,046,081 more people were born each year than died.

Table

Year	Population change due to births and deaths
	Yemen
1960	122,994
1961	129,787
1962	131,262
1963	133,781
1964	147,299
1965	155,398
1966	164,091
1967	173,637
1968	182,518
1969	196,305
1970	207,613
1971	219,095
1972	229,322
1973	240,235
1974	252,737
1975	266,815
1976	281,078
1977	296,115
1978	312,439
1979	336,378
1980	355,767
1981	374,482
1982	392,302
1983	414,823
1984	434,674
1985	455,576
1986	464,665
1987	493,337
1988	513,296
1989	530,464
1990	549,654
1991	565,837
1992	582,072
1993	595,459
1994	602,363
1995	607,966
1996	588,786
1997	604,443
1998	615,488
1999	633,166
2000	646,694
2001	658,704
2002	672,494
2003	694,457
2004	710,493
2005	726,708
2006	750,082
2007	764,780
2008	779,123
2009	798,911
2010	803,246
2011	806,359
2012	845,645
2013	884,929
2014	920,330
2015	939,922
2016	975,697
2017	1,006,725
2018	1,020,238
2019	1,056,432
2020	1,086,322
2021	1,103,622
2022	1,153,375
2023	1,198,150

Maternal mortality chart

The maternal mortality rate in Yemen was 118 deaths per 100,000 live births in 2023 — a 0.12% chance of dying during childbirth or within 42 days of pregnancy termination. This is a -51% decrease compared to the year 2000.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Yemen	World
1985	430	460
1986	430	438
1987	400	429
1988	388	414
1989	371	401
1990	359	391
1991	341	395
1992	330	395
1993	319	389
1994	311	382
1995	296	371
1996	282	366
1997	271	358
1998	260	360
1999	250	340
2000	241	328
2001	231	321
2002	218	311
2003	205	301
2004	194	291
2005	181	283
2006	171	276
2007	161	269
2008	153	264
2009	149	258
2010	144	253
2011	140	247
2012	137	239
2013	135	235
2014	134	231
2015	135	228
2016	134	220
2017	142	215
2018	134	211
2019	131	207
2020	135	211
2021	156	242
2022	125	203
2023	118	197

Under-five mortality rate chart

The under-5 mortality rate in Yemen was 39.3 deaths per 1,000 live births in 2023 — a 3.93% chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five. This is down from 93.2 deaths per 1,000 live births in 2000.

Table

Year	Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
	Yemen	World
1960	42.9%	18.5%
1961	42.2%	18.1%
1962	41.5%	17.8%
1963	40.8%	17.5%
1964	40%	17.7%
1965	39%	17.5%
1966	38%	17.3%
1967	36.8%	17%
1968	35.6%	16.5%
1969	34.3%	15.5%
1970	33%	15.2%
1971	31.8%	15.1%
1972	30.6%	14.4%
1973	29.5%	14.1%
1974	28.4%	13.7%
1975	27.2%	13.4%
1976	26%	13%
1977	24.7%	12.5%
1978	23.4%	12.1%
1979	22.1%	11.7%
1980	20.8%	11.4%
1981	19.6%	11%
1982	18.4%	10.8%
1983	17.2%	10.6%
1984	16.2%	10.4%
1985	15.3%	10.1%
1986	14.6%	9.81%
1987	14%	9.47%
1988	13.4%	9.31%
1989	12.9%	9.02%
1990	12.5%	8.81%
1991	12.1%	8.66%
1992	11.8%	8.46%
1993	11.6%	8.19%
1994	11.3%	7.98%
1995	11.1%	7.76%
1996	10.8%	7.52%
1997	10.5%	7.28%
1998	10.2%	7.05%
1999	9.77%	6.76%
2000	9.32%	6.48%
2001	8.84%	6.21%
2002	8.36%	5.94%
2003	7.9%	5.65%
2004	7.47%	5.43%
2005	7.06%	5.16%
2006	6.68%	4.92%
2007	6.33%	4.7%
2008	6.02%	4.5%
2009	5.74%	4.31%
2010	5.49%	4.11%
2011	5.3%	3.97%
2012	5.14%	3.77%
2013	4.95%	3.61%
2014	4.84%	3.48%
2015	4.9%	3.35%
2016	4.77%	3.23%
2017	4.66%	3.11%
2018	4.7%	2.97%
2019	4.59%	2.86%
2020	4.32%	2.75%
2021	4.24%	2.66%
2022	4.08%	2.59%
2023	3.93%	2.49%