Yemen Population Pyramid 2029
Yemen in 2029
In 2029, Yemen is projected to have a population of 46,497,581 people. Compared with 2019, when the projection stands at 35,111,408, that represents growth of 32.4% over ten years.
The median age is projected at 19.8 years, with 70.7 children under 15 and 4.7 people aged 65 or over for every 100 people of working age (15–64). 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 | 46,497,581 | 19.8 | |
| Iraq | 50,943,330 | 23.0 | |
| Saudi Arabia | 36,910,750 | 30.7 | |
| Syrian Arab Republic | 28,719,305 | 26.1 | |
| Jordan | 12,245,732 | 26.7 |





