YE · YEM

Yemen

Data and statistics

Indicator summary

Indicator	Value	Year	Position by value	10-year change
Demography
Total population	41,773,878 people	2025	37 of 217 · 2025	+34.07%
Life expectancy at birth	69.44 years	2024	156 of 217 · 2024	+2.11%
Total fertility rate	4.5 births per woman	2024	13 of 217 · 2024	−2.62%
Population growth	+2.89%	2025	15 of 217 · 2025	−0.15 pp
Infant mortality	33.8 per 1,000 live births	2024	159 of 196 · 2024	−19.14%
Urban population	37.03%	2025	179 of 217 · 2025	+4.65 pp
Population ages 65 and above	2.55%	2025	209 of 217 · 2025	−0.15 pp
Population density	74.61 people per km²	2023	131 of 215 · 2023	+34.38%
Economy
GDP per capita, PPP	3,164.32 current international dollars (PPP)	2013	No data	+11.26%
Annual GDP growth	+0.75%	2018	No data	−2.9 pp
Consumer price inflation	+8.1%	2014	No data	−4.41 pp
Employment
Total unemployment	17.32%	2025	172 of 182 · 2025	−0.58 pp
Youth unemployment	32.6%	2025	166 of 182 · 2025	−0.1 pp
Labor force participation	33.1%	2025	180 of 182 · 2025	+1.04 pp
Technology and connectivity
Individuals using the Internet	17.49%	2019	No data	+7.53 pp
Fixed broadband subscriptions	1.27 per 100 people	2022	No data	+116.06%
Energy and environment
Renewable energy consumption	3.7%	2021	170 of 212 · 2021	+2.8 pp
CO₂ emissions per capita	0.26 t CO₂e per person	2024	26 of 203 · 2024	−72.21%
Access to electricity	86.3%	2024	167 of 215 · 2024	+20.2 pp
Forest area	1.04%	2023	195 of 213 · 2023	0 pp
Society
Current health expenditure	9.7%	2023	31 of 192 · 2023	+4.73 pp
Maternal mortality	118 per 100,000 live births	2023	133 of 194 · 2023	−12.59%

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Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators. Aggregates are excluded and missing values are not interpolated.