Yemen Population Pyramid 2006
Yemen in 2006
The population of Yemen in 2006 was 23,543,082. Over the previous ten years the population grew by 36.0%, up from 17,313,177 in 1996.
The median age was 16.7 years, and for every 100 people of working age (15–64) there were 89.4 children under 15 and 5.4 people aged 65 or over. 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 | 23,543,083 | 16.7 | |
| Saudi Arabia | 21,459,144 | 22.3 | |
| Syrian Arab Republic | 19,637,023 | 20.3 | |
| Iraq | 28,616,515 | 18.6 | |
| Azerbaijan | 8,711,380 | 28.0 |





