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Yemen

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Capital
Aden (de facto) · Sanaa (de jure)
Currency
Yemeni Rial
Continent
Asia
Area
455,503 km²
Country information: Wikidata · Q805 · Official languages: Arabic
AT A GLANCE

The essential numbers

Latest available · Reference years vary
Population
41.77M · 2025
people
World Bank · SP.POP.TOTL
GDP
21.61B · 2018
current US$
World Bank · NY.GDP.MKTP.CD
GDP per capita
633.89 · 2018
current US$ / person
World Bank · NY.GDP.PCAP.CD
Inflation
8.1 · 2014
%
World Bank · FP.CPI.TOTL.ZG
Unemployment
17.32 · 2025
% of labor force
World Bank · SL.UEM.TOTL.ZS
Fertility rate
4.5 · 2024
births / woman
World Bank · SP.DYN.TFRT.IN
Life expectancy
69.44 · 2024
years
World Bank · SP.DYN.LE00.IN
LOOKING BACK

Change over time

people · 20062025
2025Yemen: 41.77M
Yemen · Population21.72M27.19M32.66M38.13M43.6M2006201220192025
Source: World Bank · SP.POP.TOTLGaps indicate missing observations.
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Yemen · Population · people
YearYemen
202541,773,878
202440,583,164
202339,390,799
202238,222,876
202137,140,230
202036,134,863
201935,111,408
201834,085,182
201733,090,921
201632,109,010
201531,159,379
201430,226,309
201329,312,952
201228,433,647
201127,582,897
201026,754,387
200925,927,724
200825,111,941
200724,318,082
200623,543,083
current US$ · 20062025
2025Yemen:
Yemen · GDP16.65B23.9B31.15B38.4B45.65B2006201220192025
Source: World Bank · NY.GDP.MKTP.CDGaps indicate missing observations.
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Yemen · GDP · current US$
YearYemen
2025No data available
2024No data available
2023No data available
2022No data available
2021No data available
2020No data available
2019No data available
201821,606,160,663.03
201726,842,229,044.58
201631,317,825,274.15
201542,444,490,073.86
201443,228,585,321.33
201340,415,233,436.18
201235,401,331,609.59
201132,726,417,878.39
201030,906,749,533.22
200925,130,278,212.56
200826,910,855,807.29
200721,650,528,674.09
200619,063,143,369.86

GDP per capita

All countries
current US$ / person · 20062025
2025Yemen:
Yemen · GDP per capita554.26793.141,032.031,270.911,509.792006201220192025
Source: World Bank · NY.GDP.PCAP.CDGaps indicate missing observations.
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Yemen · GDP per capita · current US$ / person
YearYemen
2025No data available
2024No data available
2023No data available
2022No data available
2021No data available
2020No data available
2019No data available
2018633.89
2017811.17
2016975.36
20151,362.17
20141,430.16
20131,378.75
20121,245.05
20111,186.48
20101,155.2
2009969.24
20081,071.64
2007890.31
2006809.71
% · 20062025
2025Yemen:
Yemen · Inflation3.998.2312.4816.7220.962006201220192025
Source: World Bank · FP.CPI.TOTL.ZGGaps indicate missing observations.
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Yemen · Inflation · %
YearYemen
2025No data available
2024No data available
2023No data available
2022No data available
2021No data available
2020No data available
2019No data available
2018No data available
2017No data available
2016No data available
2015No data available
20148.1
201310.97
20129.89
201119.54
201011.17
20095.41
200818.98
20077.91
200610.84

Unemployment

All countries
% of labor force · 20062025
2025Yemen: 17.32
Yemen · Unemployment11.7213.615.4817.3619.242006201220192025
Source: World Bank · SL.UEM.TOTL.ZSGaps indicate missing observations.
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Yemen · Unemployment · % of labor force
YearYemen
202517.32
202416.97
202316.94
202217.22
202118.31
202017.96
201917.21
201817.59
201718.61
201618.42
201517.9
201413.47
201313.67
201213.47
201113.31
201012.78
200912.76
200812.66
200712.49
200612.35

Fertility rate

All countries
births / woman · 20062025
2025Yemen:
Yemen · Fertility rate4.414.684.965.235.52006201220192025
Source: World Bank · SP.DYN.TFRT.INGaps indicate missing observations.
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Yemen · Fertility rate · births / woman
YearYemen
2025No data available
20244.5
20234.59
20224.59
20214.6
20204.6
20194.6
20184.61
20174.61
20164.61
20154.62
20144.62
20134.62
20124.63
20114.63
20104.81
20095
20085.11
20075.26
20065.41

Life expectancy

All countries
years · 20062025
2025Yemen:
Yemen · Life expectancy65.4466.5367.6268.7169.82006201220192025
Source: World Bank · SP.DYN.LE00.INGaps indicate missing observations.
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Yemen · Life expectancy · years
YearYemen
2025No data available
202469.44
202369.3
202267.95
202166.02
202066.44
201966.57
201865.92
201767.12
201667.11
201566.76
201468
201367.96
201267.57
201167.41
201067.22
200966.91
200866.61
200766.23
200665.8
Source: World Bank ↗Snapshot · Sep 21, 2026Methodology