Yemen Population Pyramid 2031
Yemen in 2031
In 2031, Yemen is projected to have a population of 48,827,513 people. Ten years before, in 2021, the projected population is 37,140,230 — 31.5% lower.
With a projected median age of 20.1 years, Yemen would have a youth dependency ratio of 68.7 and an old-age dependency ratio of 4.9 per 100 people of working age. 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 | 48,827,514 | 20.1 | |
| Iraq | 52,934,370 | 23.5 | |
| Saudi Arabia | 37,956,087 | 30.7 | |
| Syrian Arab Republic | 30,029,817 | 26.8 | |
| Jordan | 12,652,554 | 27.3 |
