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Yemen

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Capital
Aden (de facto) · Sanaa (de jure)
Currency
Yemeni Rial
Continent
Asia
Area
455,503 km²
Country information: Wikidata · Q805 ↗ · Official languages: Arabic
AT A GLANCE

The essential numbers

Latest available · Reference years vary
Population ↗
41.77M · 2025
people
World Bank · SP.POP.TOTL
GDP ↗
21.61B · 2018
current US$
World Bank · NY.GDP.MKTP.CD
GDP per capita ↗
633.89 · 2018
current US$ / person
World Bank · NY.GDP.PCAP.CD
Inflation ↗
8.1 · 2014
%
World Bank · FP.CPI.TOTL.ZG
Unemployment ↗
17.32 · 2025
% of labor force
World Bank · SL.UEM.TOTL.ZS
Fertility rate ↗
4.5 · 2024
births / woman
World Bank · SP.DYN.TFRT.IN
Life expectancy ↗
69.44 · 2024
years
World Bank · SP.DYN.LE00.IN
Population growth ↗
2.89 · 2025
%
World Bank · SP.POP.GROW
GDP growth ↗
0.75 · 2018
%
World Bank · NY.GDP.MKTP.KD.ZG
GDP per capita, PPP ↗
3,164.32 · 2013
current international $ / person
World Bank · NY.GDP.PCAP.PP.CD
Population ages 65+ ↗
2.55 · 2025
% of total population
World Bank · SP.POP.65UP.TO.ZS
Urban population ↗
37.03 · 2025
% of total population
World Bank · SP.URB.TOTL.IN.ZS
Labor force participation ↗
33.1 · 2025
% of population ages 15+
World Bank · SL.TLF.CACT.ZS
Youth unemployment ↗
32.6 · 2025
% of labor force ages 15–24
World Bank · SL.UEM.1524.ZS
Internet users ↗
17.49 · 2019
% of population
World Bank · IT.NET.USER.ZS
Trade ↗
56.08 · 2018
% of GDP
World Bank · NE.TRD.GNFS.ZS
FDI net inflows ↗
-1.31 · 2018
% of GDP
World Bank · BX.KLT.DINV.WD.GD.ZS
LOOKING BACK

Change over time

Population

All countries ↗
people · 2006–2025
2025Yemen: 41.77M
Yemen · Population21.72M27.19M32.66M38.13M43.6M2006201220192025
Source: World Bank · SP.POP.TOTLGaps indicate missing observations.
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Yemen · Population · people
YearYemen
202541,773,878
202440,583,164
202339,390,799
202238,222,876
202137,140,230
202036,134,863
201935,111,408
201834,085,182
201733,090,921
201632,109,010
201531,159,379
201430,226,309
201329,312,952
201228,433,647
201127,582,897
201026,754,387
200925,927,724
200825,111,941
200724,318,082
200623,543,083

GDP

All countries ↗
current US$ · 2006–2025
2025Yemen: —
Yemen · GDP16.65B23.9B31.15B38.4B45.65B2006201220192025
Source: World Bank · NY.GDP.MKTP.CDGaps indicate missing observations.
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Yemen · GDP · current US$
YearYemen
2025No data available
2024No data available
2023No data available
2022No data available
2021No data available
2020No data available
2019No data available
201821,606,160,663.03
201726,842,229,044.58
201631,317,825,274.15
201542,444,490,073.86
201443,228,585,321.33
201340,415,233,436.18
201235,401,331,609.59
201132,726,417,878.39
201030,906,749,533.22
200925,130,278,212.56
200826,910,855,807.29
200721,650,528,674.09
200619,063,143,369.86

GDP per capita

All countries ↗
current US$ / person · 2006–2025
2025Yemen: —
Yemen · GDP per capita554.26793.141,032.031,270.911,509.792006201220192025
Source: World Bank · NY.GDP.PCAP.CDGaps indicate missing observations.
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Yemen · GDP per capita · current US$ / person
YearYemen
2025No data available
2024No data available
2023No data available
2022No data available
2021No data available
2020No data available
2019No data available
2018633.89
2017811.17
2016975.36
20151,362.17
20141,430.16
20131,378.75
20121,245.05
20111,186.48
20101,155.2
2009969.24
20081,071.64
2007890.31
2006809.71

Inflation

All countries ↗
% · 2006–2025
2025Yemen: —
Yemen · Inflation3.998.2312.4816.7220.962006201220192025
Source: World Bank · FP.CPI.TOTL.ZGGaps indicate missing observations.
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Yemen · Inflation · %
YearYemen
2025No data available
2024No data available
2023No data available
2022No data available
2021No data available
2020No data available
2019No data available
2018No data available
2017No data available
2016No data available
2015No data available
20148.1
201310.97
20129.89
201119.54
201011.17
20095.41
200818.98
20077.91
200610.84

Unemployment

All countries ↗
% of labor force · 2006–2025
2025Yemen: 17.32
Yemen · Unemployment11.7213.615.4817.3619.242006201220192025
Source: World Bank · SL.UEM.TOTL.ZSGaps indicate missing observations.
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Yemen · Unemployment · % of labor force
YearYemen
202517.32
202416.97
202316.94
202217.22
202118.31
202017.96
201917.21
201817.59
201718.61
201618.42
201517.9
201413.47
201313.67
201213.47
201113.31
201012.78
200912.76
200812.66
200712.49
200612.35

Fertility rate

All countries ↗
births / woman · 2006–2025
2025Yemen: —
Yemen · Fertility rate4.414.684.965.235.52006201220192025
Source: World Bank · SP.DYN.TFRT.INGaps indicate missing observations.
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Yemen · Fertility rate · births / woman
YearYemen
2025No data available
20244.5
20234.59
20224.59
20214.6
20204.6
20194.6
20184.61
20174.61
20164.61
20154.62
20144.62
20134.62
20124.63
20114.63
20104.81
20095
20085.11
20075.26
20065.41

Life expectancy

All countries ↗
years · 2006–2025
2025Yemen: —
Yemen · Life expectancy65.4466.5367.6268.7169.82006201220192025
Source: World Bank · SP.DYN.LE00.INGaps indicate missing observations.
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Yemen · Life expectancy · years
YearYemen
2025No data available
202469.44
202369.3
202267.95
202166.02
202066.44
201966.57
201865.92
201767.12
201667.11
201566.76
201468
201367.96
201267.57
201167.41
201067.22
200966.91
200866.61
200766.23
200665.8
Source: World Bank ↗Snapshot · Sep 25, 2026Methodology ↗

About the data for Yemen

17 World Bank indicators each use their latest available observation, so reference years can differ. Open any indicator card to explore its historical series. Missing observations are preserved. Country information comes from Wikidata.

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