Yemen Population Pyramid 2065
Yemen in 2065
By 2065, the population of Yemen is expected to reach 87,210,883. Compared with 2055, when the projection stands at 76,722,920, that represents growth of 13.7% over ten years.
With a projected median age of 29.1 years, Yemen would have a youth dependency ratio of 41.0 and an old-age dependency ratio of 12.2 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 | 87,210,883 | 29.1 | |
| Turkey | 86,793,663 | 50.3 | |
| Iraq | 84,455,763 | 32.5 | |
| Saudi Arabia | 55,105,205 | 34.6 | |
| Syrian Arab Republic | 42,068,747 | 36.8 |





