Yemen
Population
43,348,046
Estimated as of Oct 28, 2026View source
- Population rank
- 37th
- Share of world
- 0.52%
- Annual change
- +1,187,7752.84%
Population
43,348,046
Source: United Nations — World Population Prospects (2024 Revision)
95% prediction interval
Current population estimate: 43,348,046. 2050 projection: 70,976,403.Use the arrow keys on the chart to inspect individual years.
| 2026 | 42,961,653 | 2.84% | 37 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 41,773,878 | 2.93% | 37 |
| 2020 | 36,134,863 | 2.91% | 41 |
| 2019 | 35,111,408 | 3.01% | 41 |
| 2018 | 34,085,182 | 3.00% | 41 |
| 2017 | 33,090,921 | 3.06% | 41 |
| 2015 | 31,159,379 | 3.09% | 42 |
| 2010 | 26,754,387 | 3.19% | 46 |
| 2005 | 22,790,085 | 3.15% | 48 |
| 2000 | 19,624,141 | 3.13% | 50 |
Showing 10 of 19 years.
Sanaa City is home to 5,250,784 people, 12.22% of Yemen's population.
| 1 | Sanaa City | 5.3M | 12.22% |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Al Hudaydah | 4.4M | 10.27% |
| 3 | Taiz | 4.1M | 9.59% |
| 4 | Ibb | 3.7M | 8.55% |
| 5 | Hajjah | 2.9M | 6.72% |
| 6 | Dhamar | 2.6M | 6.04% |
| 7 | Hadhramaut | 2.0M | 4.72% |
| 8 | Sadah | 1.6M | 3.63% |
| 9 | Sanaa | 1.5M | 3.38% |
| 10 | Aden | 1.4M | 3.15% |
Estimated as of Oct 28, 2026
Estimated as of Oct 28, 2026
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Median age
19.5 yrs
World: 31
Life expectancy
69.7 yrs
World: 73.8
Male
50.67%
Female
49.33%
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Male · 50.67%
21,770,125
Female · 49.33%
21,191,524
Percentages are not reported for these groups.
Some groups have no reported percentage.
Source estimate: est.
no percentages available
99.1%
Muslim, the largest religion
Source estimate: 2020 est.
Muslim: official; virtually all are citizens, an estimated 65% are Sunni and 35% are Shia
Other: includes Jewish, Baha'i, Hindu, and Christian; many are refugees or temporary foreign residents