Yemen Population Pyramid 2042
Yemen in 2042
By 2042, the population of Yemen is expected to reach 61,517,976. That would be 23.1% more than in 2032 (49,979,106).
Half of the population would be younger than 22.8 years, with 33.8% children under 15 and 3.9% 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 | 61,517,976 | 22.8 | |
| Iraq | 64,260,843 | 26.8 | |
| Saudi Arabia | 43,620,252 | 31.9 | |
| Syrian Arab Republic | 35,279,861 | 31.0 | |
| Turkey | 91,216,559 | 42.3 |





