Yemen Population Pyramid 2063
Yemen in 2063
In 2063, Yemen is projected to have a population of 85,256,624 people. Compared with 2053, when the projection stands at 74,454,837, that represents growth of 14.5% over ten years.
With a projected median age of 28.6 years, Yemen would have a youth dependency ratio of 42.2 and an old-age dependency ratio of 11.8 per 100 people of working age. This is a stationary pyramid — similar numbers in each age group up to the older cohorts, the signature of near-replacement fertility.
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 | 85,256,624 | 28.6 | |
| Iraq | 82,908,639 | 32.0 | |
| Turkey | 87,678,517 | 49.6 | |
| Saudi Arabia | 54,141,963 | 34.4 | |
| Syrian Arab Republic | 41,578,973 | 36.1 |





