Yemen Population Pyramid 1975
Yemen in 1975
As of 1975, Yemen counted 8,133,598 inhabitants. Over the previous ten years the population grew by 31.3%, up from 6,195,594 in 1965.
The median age was 17.0 years, and for every 100 people of working age (15–64) there were 91.1 children under 15 and 6.3 people aged 65 or over. The pyramid is expansive: its wide base of young cohorts reflects high fertility and a rapidly growing population.
Data source: United Nations World Population Prospects, 2024 revision (medium variant) — last updated July 2024.
The fertility rate of Yemen was 4.59 births per woman in 2023, above the 2.1 needed to replace each generation.
Source: World Bank World Development Indicators, latest available year.
A child born there in 2023 could expect to live 69.3 years on average (71.4 years for girls, 67.2 for boys).
Source: World Bank World Development Indicators, latest available year.
357,448 immigrants live in Yemen, 0.9% of the population.
| Somalia | 285,211 |
| Sudan | 27,455 |
| Ethiopia | 16,283 |
| Iraq | 10,139 |
| Egypt | 7,857 |
2,480,734 people born in Yemen live in other countries.
| Saudi Arabia | 1,999,619 |
| United Arab Emirates | 192,423 |
| Kuwait | 75,513 |
| Jordan | 38,858 |
| Qatar | 37,285 |
Source: United Nations International Migrant Stock 2024.
| Country | Population | Median age | Relative size |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yemen | 8,133,598 | 17.0 | |
| Syrian Arab Republic | 7,554,365 | 15.7 | |
| Azerbaijan | 5,669,260 | 18.8 | |
| Georgia | 4,979,409 | 28.7 | |
| Iraq | 11,543,640 | 17.0 |





