Yemen Population (1960-2026) & Projected growth

The current population of Yemen is 43,325,643 people, as of 2026 based on the adjusted UN estimation. The latest officially reported number was 40,583,164 in 2024.

For the last 20 years, Yemen has had an average growth rate of 4.2% per year.
Yemen accounts for 0.52% of the world's population.
Since 2006, population has increased from 23.5M people to 43.3M (84% growth in 20 years).
Yemen is projected to reach 112M people in 2100.
Yemen is ranked 37/197 by population and was ranked 47th in 2006.

Yemen population and growth rate by year

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Year	Population	Growth rate
2100	111,531,602	0.28%
2099	111,216,538	0.31%
2098	110,873,896	0.33%
2097	110,513,248	0.35%
2096	110,125,357	0.37%
2095	109,718,989	0.39%
2094	109,287,747	0.42%
2093	108,834,256	0.45%
2092	108,350,834	0.47%
2091	107,845,139	0.49%
2090	107,319,234	0.51%
2089	106,769,903	0.54%
2088	106,198,480	0.56%
2087	105,606,248	0.58%
2086	104,994,691	0.61%
2085	104,356,315	0.63%
2084	103,704,067	0.65%
2083	103,033,111	0.67%
2082	102,348,794	0.7%
2081	101,642,012	0.71%
2080	100,920,728	0.74%
2079	100,179,245	0.76%
2078	99,422,962	0.78%
2077	98,654,481	0.81%
2076	97,862,812	0.83%
2075	97,057,105	0.86%
2074	96,230,615	0.88%
2073	95,389,748	0.91%
2072	94,528,518	0.94%
2071	93,646,094	0.97%
2070	92,750,891	1%
2069	91,836,719	1.02%
2068	90,906,457	1.05%
2067	89,961,778	1.08%
2066	88,998,844	1.11%
2065	88,022,210	1.14%
2064	87,033,422	1.18%
2063	86,020,867	1.22%
2062	84,985,459	1.25%
2061	83,934,120	1.29%
2060	82,867,105	1.33%
2059	81,781,887	1.37%
2058	80,678,032	1.4%
2057	79,563,835	1.44%
2056	78,436,146	1.47%
2055	77,296,391	1.51%
2054	76,143,587	1.54%
2053	74,985,186	1.59%
2052	73,813,387	1.63%
2051	72,631,340	1.67%
2050	71,436,891	1.7%
2049	70,243,074	1.74%
2048	69,043,876	1.77%
2047	67,843,741	1.81%
2046	66,638,116	1.84%
2045	65,433,874	1.87%
2044	64,230,423	1.9%
2043	63,031,296	1.93%
2042	61,838,177	1.96%
2041	60,651,763	1.98%
2040	59,475,172	2.01%
2039	58,303,694	2.04%
2038	57,135,690	2.08%
2037	55,973,689	2.12%
2036	54,809,098	2.18%
2035	53,641,994	2.22%
2034	52,476,195	2.28%
2033	51,307,469	2.33%
2032	50,140,351	2.39%
2031	48,969,961	2.48%
2030	47,786,079	2.56%
2029	46,594,926	2.62%
2028	45,403,313	2.71%
2027	44,203,683	2.8%
2026	43,000,078	2.89%
2025	41,792,731	2.98%
2024	40,583,164	3.03%
2023	39,390,799	3.06%
2022	38,222,876	2.92%
2021	37,140,230	2.78%
2020	36,134,863	2.91%
2019	35,111,408	3.01%
2018	34,085,182	3%
2017	33,090,921	3.06%
2016	32,109,010	3.05%
2015	31,159,379	3.09%
2014	30,226,309	3.12%
2013	29,312,952	3.09%
2012	28,433,647	3.08%
2011	27,582,897	3.1%
2010	26,754,387	3.19%
2009	25,927,724	3.25%
2008	25,111,941	3.26%
2007	24,318,082	3.29%
2006	23,543,083	3.3%
2005	22,790,085	3.15%
2004	22,095,167	2.98%
2003	21,456,379	2.98%
2002	20,835,086	3.01%
2001	20,226,147	3.07%
2000	19,624,141	3.13%
1999	19,029,420	3.16%
1998	18,446,013	3.2%
1997	17,873,936	3.24%
1996	17,313,177	3.42%
1995	16,740,058	3.66%
1994	16,149,147	3.76%
1993	15,563,914	3.83%
1992	14,989,494	3.88%
1991	14,430,201	3.91%
1990	13,887,862	3.92%
1989	13,364,174	3.92%
1988	12,859,708	3.96%
1987	12,369,912	3.94%
1986	11,901,040	3.9%
1985	11,453,825	3.88%
1984	11,025,597	3.8%
1983	10,621,499	3.72%
1982	10,241,006	3.63%
1981	9,882,362	3.55%
1980	9,543,358	3.46%
1979	9,224,194	3.33%
1978	8,926,586	3.22%
1977	8,648,222	3.15%
1976	8,384,113	3.08%
1975	8,133,598	3%
1974	7,896,783	2.92%
1973	7,672,796	2.85%
1972	7,460,068	2.79%
1971	7,257,462	2.72%
1970	7,065,279	2.75%
1969	6,875,859	2.77%
1968	6,690,524	2.67%
1967	6,516,444	2.6%
1966	6,351,494	2.52%
1965	6,195,593	2.44%
1964	6,048,006	2.32%
1963	5,911,135	2.23%
1962	5,782,221	2.25%
1961	5,655,232	2.22%
1960	5,532,301	-

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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Yemen has a population of 43.3M as of 2026, compared to 32.1M in 2016, 23.5M in 2006, and 17.3M in 1996.

Over the past 10 years, the population has had a trend to increase by an average of 3.49% per year. Yemen is ranked 12th out of 197 countries by a 10-year average growth rate.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that with changing growth rate trends in 20 years (in 2046) Yemen will have 66,638,116 people (53.8% growth) with a rank change from 37th to 31st.

By the year 2100, Yemen's population is projected to grow by 157.4% from its current level to 112M people.

Natural change and net migration by year

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Year	Population change
Year	Total	Natural	Net migration
2025	-	-	-16,291
2024	-	-	-10,482
2023	1,192,917	1,198,150	-5,233
2022	1,142,927	1,153,375	-10,448
2021	1,022,374	1,103,622	-81,248
2020	988,340	1,086,322	-97,982
2019	1,058,561	1,056,432	2,129
2018	993,903	1,020,238	-26,335
2017	994,639	1,006,725	-12,086
2016	969,205	975,697	-6,492
2015	930,039	939,922	-9,883
2014	936,094	920,330	15,764
2013	890,626	884,929	5,697
2012	867,994	845,645	22,349
2011	833,543	806,359	27,184
2010	823,515	803,246	20,269
2009	829,830	798,911	30,919
2008	801,744	779,123	22,621
2007	785,990	764,780	21,210
2006	764,022	750,082	13,940
2005	741,991	726,708	15,283
2004	647,852	710,493	-62,641
2003	629,720	694,457	-64,737
2002	612,846	672,494	-59,648
2001	605,006	658,704	-53,698
2000	598,981	646,694	-47,713
1999	590,435	633,166	-42,731
1998	576,392	615,488	-39,096
1997	567,749	604,443	-36,694
1996	553,743	588,786	-35,043
1995	592,481	607,966	-15,485
1994	589,323	602,363	-13,040
1993	581,127	595,459	-14,332
1992	567,700	582,072	-14,372
1991	550,873	565,837	-14,964
1990	533,807	549,654	-15,847
1989	513,588	530,464	-16,876
1988	495,344	513,296	-17,952
1987	484,240	493,337	-9,097
1986	453,514	464,665	-11,151
1985	440,916	455,576	-14,660
1984	415,531	434,674	-19,143
1983	392,671	414,823	-22,152
1982	368,321	392,302	-23,981
1981	348,983	374,482	-25,499
1980	329,027	355,767	-26,740
1979	309,288	336,378	-27,090
1978	285,915	312,439	-26,524
1977	270,810	296,115	-25,305
1976	257,409	281,078	-23,669
1975	243,623	266,815	-23,192
1974	230,011	252,737	-22,726
1973	217,953	240,235	-22,282
1972	207,496	229,322	-21,826
1971	197,709	219,095	-21,386
1970	186,647	207,613	-20,966
1969	192,184	196,305	-4,121
1968	178,487	182,518	-4,031
1967	169,678	173,637	-3,959
1966	160,217	164,091	-3,874
1965	151,601	155,398	-3,797
1964	143,587	147,299	-3,712
1963	130,141	133,781	-3,640
1962	127,690	131,262	-3,572
1961	126,284	129,787	-3,503
1960	119,563	122,994	-3,431

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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Over the last 10 years, 97.8% of the population change in Yemen is from natural causes (a gain of 10,460,813 people) and 2.17% is from migration (a loss of 231,814 people).

As of 2024, 392,997 residents or 1% of the population were not native-born in Yemen, compared to 288,394 and 1.1% in 2010.

Yemen population clock

	Yemen	Rank
Current population	43325643	37/197
Percent of world population	0.52%	37/197
One net population change	26.4 seconds	15/197
One birth every	22.7 seconds	20/196
One death every	2.78 minutes	55/196
Daily growth/decline	+3,267	15/197
Annual growth/decline	+1,192,365	15/197
Annual growth/decline rate	+3.03%	13/197
One migration net change every	32.4 minutes	148/196
Annual migration change	-16,291	148/196
Foreign-born residents	392,997	89/195
Foreign-born share of population	1%	156/195

Largest cities by population

Yemen
City	Population
Sanaa	2.96M
Aden	1.15M
Al Hudaydah	618K
Taiz	615K
Ibb	351K
Dhamar	160K
Mukalla	144K
Sa'dah	70.2K
Sayyan	70K
Zabid	50.8K

Yemen population statistics

	Yemen	World
Life expectancy	69.7 years	73.8 years
Average age	23.1 years	33.8 years
Median age	19.3 years	31.6 years
Male:Female ratio	50.7:49.3	50.3:49.7
Fertility rate	4.59 births per woman	2.2 births per woman
Population density	210.9 ppl/mi²	144 ppl/mi²

More about the demographics of Yemen.

Population map with other countries

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Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06); United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-03-10); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20).

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