The population of Yemen is expected to grow by 665,000 in 2020 and reach 30,911,000 in 2021. Migration (including immigration and emigration) decreases population by 30,000 people yearly. On average there are 883,275 births and 186,460 deaths in Yemen per year. Rate of natural increase is approximately 2.30 percent per year. The population density of Yemen has changed from 15.4 in 1980 to 54.8 in 2018.
| Current population | 30,520,523 people at present (Saturday 30th of May 2020) | |
| Median Age | 23.6 years |
| Life expectancy | 65.7 years | |
| Population density | 57.3 per km2 |
| Year | Population | Year change | Migrants | Median age | Fertility rate | Density (Ppl/km2) | Urban population |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 30,245,000 | 665,000 (2.2%) | -30,000 | 23.6 | 3.61 | 57 | 11,347,000 (37.5%) |
| 2019 | 0 | 0 (0.0%) | -30,000 | 23.4 | 3.70 | 56 | 10,925,000 (36.9%) |
| 2018 | 0 | 0 (0.0%) | -30,000 | 23.2 | 3.80 | 55 | 10,511,000 (36.4%) |
| 2017 | 0 | 0 (0.0%) | -30,000 | 23.0 | 3.90 | 54 | 10,105,000 (35.8%) |
| 2016 | 0 | 0 (0.0%) | -30,000 | 22.8 | 4.00 | 52 | 9,706,057 (35.2%) |
| 2015 | 26,916,207 | 669,880 (2.5%) | -30,000 | 22.7 | 4.10 | 51 | 9,314,623 (34.6%) |
| 2010 | 23,606,779 | 631,850 (2.7%) | -15,002 | 22.0 | 4.67 | 45 | 7,490,903 (31.7%) |
| 2005 | 20,582,927 | 565,859 (2.8%) | -13,154 | 21.3 | 5.43 | 39 | 5,955,876 (28.9%) |
| 2000 | 17,874,725 | 496,627 (2.8%) | -22,430 | 20.8 | 6.31 | 34 | 4,695,154 (26.3%) |
| 1995 | 15,320,653 | 627,967 (4.1%) | -20,000 | 20.6 | 7.53 | 29 | 3,640,187 (23.8%) |
| 1990 | 12,057,039 | 533,772 (4.4%) | 123,000 | 19.6 | 8.61 | 23 | 2,523,659 (20.9%) |
| 1985 | 9,847,899 | 375,729 (3.8%) | -10,000 | 20.0 | 8.87 | 19 | 1,809,354 (18.4%) |
| 1980 | 8,120,497 | 298,945 (3.7%) | -10,000 | 20.7 | 8.75 | 15 | 1,342,643 (16.5%) |
| 1975 | 6,830,692 | 169,126 (2.5%) | -15,000 | 21.4 | 8.24 | 13 | 1,013,948 (14.8%) |
| 1970 | 6,193,810 | 110,191 (1.8%) | -70,600 | 22.2 | 7.81 | 12 | 823,777 (13.3%) |
| 1965 | 5,643,643 | 100,304 (1.8%) | -49,132 | 22.8 | 7.71 | 11 | 622,268 (11.0%) |
| 1960 | 5,172,135 | 88,366 (1.7%) | -20,000 | 23.2 | 7.49 | 10 | 470,664 (9.1%) |
In 2019 the population of Yemen was 29,580,000 and the average age increased from 23.2 in 1960 to 23.4. Urban population has increased from 4,695,154 (26.3%) in 2000 to 11,347,000 (37.5%) in the current year. The population density of Yemen has changed from 15.4 in 1980 to 54.8 in 2018.
| Year | Population | Year change | Migrants | Median age | Fertility rate | Density (Ppl/km2) | Urban population |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 30,245,000 | 665,000 (2.2%) | -30,000 | 23.6 | 3.61 | 57 | 11,347,000 (37.5%) |
| 2025 | 33,561,000 | 660,000 (2.0%) | -27,000 | 24.6 | 3.22 | 64 | 13,561,000 (40.4%) |
| 2030 | 36,815,000 | 643,000 (1.8%) | -27,000 | 25.8 | 2.92 | 70 | 15,904,000 (43.2%) |
| 2035 | 39,962,000 | 621,000 (1.6%) | -20,000 | 27.1 | 2.67 | 76 | 18,340,000 (45.9%) |
| 2040 | 42,986,000 | 590,000 (1.4%) | -20,000 | 28.5 | 2.45 | 81 | 20,898,000 (48.6%) |
| 2045 | 45,791,000 | 540,000 (1.2%) | -20,000 | 29.9 | 2.27 | 87 | 23,511,000 (51.3%) |
| 2050 | 48,304,000 | 475,000 (1.0%) | -20,000 | 31.3 | 2.11 | 92 | 26,116,000 (54.1%) |
Total Yemen population should reach 30,245,000 by 2020 and should increase to 48,304,000 people by year 2050. The life expectancy at birth should reach 70.4 (68.2 years for male and 72.6 years for females). Population density will go up to 91.5 people per square kilometer.
The population growth rate is 2.25% (665,000 residents, including 182,633 deaths). The demographics of Yemen constitutes of 14,973,000 women and 15,272,000 men, which means there are 1,020 men per 1000 women. As far as age distribution goes, 49.5% of population (14,971,275) is 19 or younger, 47.5% of population (14,366,375) is between age 20 and 64 and 3.0% of population (910,375) is over 65.