Yemen Population Pyramid 2005
Yemen in 2005
As of 2005, Yemen counted 22,790,085 inhabitants. Over the previous ten years the population grew by 36.1%, up from 16,740,058 in 1995.
With a median age of 16.4 years, Yemen had a youth dependency ratio of 91.7 and an old-age dependency ratio of 5.5 per 100 people of working age. 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 | 22,790,085 | 16.4 | |
| Saudi Arabia | 20,559,890 | 21.9 | |
| Syrian Arab Republic | 18,814,091 | 19.7 | |
| Iraq | 28,407,449 | 18.5 | |
| Azerbaijan | 8,597,248 | 27.7 |





