Yemen Population Pyramid 2000
Yemen in 2000
The population of Yemen in 2000 was 19,624,140. Over the previous ten years the population grew by 41.3%, up from 13,887,862 in 1990.
With a median age of 15.4 years, Yemen had a youth dependency ratio of 101.8 and an old-age dependency ratio of 5.7 per 100 people of working age. The broad-based, expansive shape of the pyramid points to high fertility and strong population growth.
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 | 19,624,141 | 15.4 | |
| Syrian Arab Republic | 16,637,888 | 18.5 | |
| Saudi Arabia | 16,177,722 | 20.8 | |
| Iraq | 24,424,056 | 17.9 | |
| Azerbaijan | 8,174,786 | 25.8 |





