Yemen Population Pyramid 2037
Yemen in 2037
In 2037, Yemen is projected to have a population of 55,724,269 people. Ten years before, in 2027, the projected population is 44,145,627 — 26.2% lower.
Half of the population would be younger than 21.5 years, with 36.5% children under 15 and 3.3% aged 65 or older. 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 | 55,724,269 | 21.5 | |
| Iraq | 59,109,253 | 25.2 | |
| Saudi Arabia | 41,045,450 | 31.3 | |
| Syrian Arab Republic | 33,258,403 | 29.0 | |
| Turkey | 90,570,005 | 40.1 |





