Yemen Population Pyramid 2024
Yemen in 2024
As of 2024, Yemen counted 40,583,164 inhabitants. Over the previous ten years the population grew by 34.3%, up from 30,226,309 in 2014.
The median age was 19.3 years, and for every 100 people of working age (15–64) there were 73.0 children under 15 and 4.5 people aged 65 or over. This is an expansive pyramid — each cohort of children is larger than the one above it, the signature of high birth rates and rapid 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 | 40,583,165 | 19.3 | |
| Iraq | 46,042,015 | 21.6 | |
| Saudi Arabia | 33,962,757 | 30.5 | |
| Syrian Arab Republic | 24,672,760 | 23.9 | |
| Jordan | 11,552,876 | 25.5 |





