Demographics of Yemen

Demographics of Yemen
Population pyramid of Yemen in 2020
Population40,583,113 (2024 est.)
Growth rate2.17% (2022 est.)
Birth rate24.64 births/1,000 population (2022 est.)
Death rate5.62 deaths/1,000 population (2022 est.)
Life expectancy69.21 years
 • male65.19 years
 • female69.94 years
Fertility rate3.01 children born/woman (2022 est.)
Infant mortality rate46.54 deaths/1,000 live births
Net migration rate-0.19 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2022 est.)
Age structure
0–14 years39.16%
65 and over2.8%
Sex ratio
Total1.02 male(s)/female (2022 est.)
At birth1.05 male(s)/female
Under 151.04 male(s)/female
65 and over0.69 male(s)/female
Nationality
NationalityYemeni
Major ethnicArabs
Minor ethnic
Language
OfficialArabic
Yemen's tribal areas and Shia/Sunni regions. Shia Muslims predominant in the green area of Yemen's West, with the rest of Yemen being Sunni Muslims.

Demographic features of the population of Yemen (Arabic: سكان اليمن) include population density, ethnicity, education level, health of the populace, economic status, religious affiliations and other aspects of the population.