Population of Yemen

Source UN (World Population Prospects 2019)
Date23 Aug 2021

The current population of Yemen is 36,268,700 as of December 02, 2023, based on interpolation of the latest United Nations data. The population of Yemen is projected at 30,490,640 or 30.491 million as of July 1, 2021. The total population in Yemen is projected at 29,825,964 or 29.826 million people for the year 2020. Yemen ranks number 48th in the world by population in the list of 235 countries/territories. Yemen is ranked 19th among 51 countries in Asia.

Yemen's population peak will be 2081 with 55.08 mn people after Yemen's population will be decreased year by year. The Yemen population is projected to reach 36.41 million in 2030, increase further to 48.08 million in 2050, and later decrease by 53.17 million by 2100. Yemen accounts for 0.39 percent of the world population. However, its global share will decline by 0.51% in 2082 and is projected to decline at 0.49% by 2100.

Yemen was at 69th position globally in 1950, and its rank is projected to decline at 47th in 2100.

  • Population
  • Growth rate
  • Net change

Yemen population projections

Year Population Growth Share (%)
Net Changerate (%)to World
202029,825,964664,0422.280.38
202130,490,640664,6762.230.39
202231,154,867664,2272.180.39
202331,818,237663,3702.130.40
202432,480,193661,9562.080.40
202533,140,296660,1032.030.40
202633,798,205657,9091.990.41
202734,453,804655,5991.940.41
202835,107,082653,2781.900.42
202935,758,123651,0411.850.42
203036,406,888648,7651.810.43
203137,053,076646,1881.770.43
203237,696,213643,1371.740.43
203338,335,861639,6481.700.44
203438,971,531635,6701.660.44
203539,602,684631,1531.620.45
203640,228,871626,1871.580.45
203740,849,513620,6421.540.45
203841,463,838614,3251.500.46
203942,070,946607,1081.460.46
204042,670,011599,0651.420.46
204143,260,438590,4271.380.47
204243,841,642581,2041.340.47
204344,412,918571,2761.300.47
204444,973,504560,5861.260.48
204545,522,739549,2351.220.48
204646,059,955537,2161.180.48
204746,584,647524,6921.140.49
204847,096,431511,7841.100.49
204947,595,005498,5741.060.49
205048,080,021485,0161.020.49
205148,551,141471,1200.980.50
205249,007,818456,6770.940.50
205349,449,235441,4170.900.50
205449,874,414425,1790.860.50
205550,282,609408,1950.820.50
205650,673,363390,7540.780.51
205751,046,599373,2360.740.51
205851,402,440355,8410.700.51
205951,741,236338,7960.660.51
206052,063,220321,9840.620.51
206152,368,448305,2280.590.51
206252,656,741288,2930.550.52
206352,927,854271,1130.510.52
206453,181,488253,6340.480.52
206553,417,475235,9870.440.52
206653,635,875218,4000.410.52
206753,836,989201,1140.370.52
206854,021,178184,1890.340.52
206954,188,954167,7760.310.52
207054,340,798151,8440.280.52
207154,476,961136,1630.250.52
207254,597,763120,8020.220.52
207354,703,817106,0540.190.52
207454,795,81892,0010.170.52
207554,874,38978,5710.140.52
207654,939,91765,5280.120.52
207754,992,65252,7350.100.52
207855,032,87840,2260.070.52
207955,060,81127,9330.050.52
208055,076,68515,8740.030.52
208155,080,7994,1140.010.52
208255,073,396-7,403-0.010.51
208355,054,571-18,825-0.030.51
208455,024,352-30,219-0.050.51
208554,982,833-41,519-0.080.51
208654,930,229-52,604-0.100.51
208754,866,788-63,441-0.120.51
208854,792,706-74,082-0.140.51
208954,708,180-84,526-0.150.51
209054,613,438-94,742-0.170.51
209154,508,720-104,718-0.190.50
209254,394,333-114,387-0.210.50
209354,270,579-123,754-0.230.50
209454,137,799-132,780-0.240.50
209553,996,338-141,461-0.260.50
209653,846,537-149,801-0.280.50
209753,688,764-157,773-0.290.49
209853,523,395-165,369-0.310.49
209953,350,779-172,616-0.320.49
210053,171,323-179,456-0.340.49

Yemen population estimates

Year Population Growth Share (%)
Net Changerate (%)to World
19504,661,282--0.18
19514,717,15255,8701.200.18
19524,776,17959,0271.250.18
19534,837,60161,4221.290.18
19544,900,84863,2471.310.18
19554,965,57464,7261.320.18
19565,031,69866,1241.330.18
19575,099,34967,6511.340.18
19585,168,87069,5211.360.18
19595,240,71971,8491.390.18
19605,315,35574,6361.420.18
19615,393,03677,6811.460.17
19625,473,67180,6351.500.17
19635,556,76683,0951.520.17
19645,641,59784,8311.530.17
19655,727,75186,1541.530.17
19665,816,24788,4961.550.17
19675,907,87491,6271.580.17
19686,001,85293,9781.590.17
19696,097,03595,1831.590.17
19706,193,38496,3491.580.17
19716,290,36596,9811.570.17
19726,390,574100,2091.590.17
19736,500,816110,2421.730.17
19746,629,999129,1831.990.17
19756,784,695154,6962.330.17
19766,967,941183,2462.700.17
19777,178,675210,7343.020.17
19787,414,158235,4833.280.17
19797,669,694255,5363.450.18
19807,941,898272,2043.550.18
19818,231,910290,0123.650.18
19828,541,605309,6953.760.18
19838,869,370327,7653.840.19
19849,213,084343,7143.880.19
19859,572,175359,0913.900.20
19869,941,109368,9343.850.20
198710,322,043380,9343.830.20
198810,730,862408,8193.960.21
198911,189,177458,3154.270.21
199011,709,993520,8164.650.22
199112,302,124592,1315.060.23
199212,954,155652,0315.300.24
199313,634,076679,9215.250.24
199414,297,613663,5374.870.25
199514,913,315615,7024.310.26
199615,469,274555,9593.730.27
199715,975,668506,3943.270.27
199816,450,310474,6422.970.27
199916,921,149470,8392.860.28
200017,409,072487,9232.880.28
200117,918,373509,3012.930.29
200218,443,691525,3182.930.29
200318,985,000541,3092.930.30
200419,540,098555,0982.920.30
200520,107,409567,3112.900.31
200620,687,646580,2372.890.31
200721,282,515594,8692.880.32
200821,892,146609,6312.860.32
200922,516,460624,3142.850.33
201023,154,855638,3952.840.33
201123,807,588652,7332.820.34
201224,473,178665,5902.800.34
201325,147,109673,9312.750.35
201425,823,485676,3762.690.35
201526,497,889674,4042.610.36
201627,168,208670,3192.530.36
201727,834,819666,6112.450.37
201828,498,683663,8642.390.37
201929,161,922663,2392.330.38