The population of Yemen is expected to grow by 660,000 in 2025 and reach 34,218,000 in 2026. Migration (including immigration and emigration) decreases population by 27,000 people yearly. On average there are 885,775 births and 199,117 deaths in Yemen per year. Rate of natural increase is approximately 2.05 percent per year. The population density of Yemen has changed from 15.4 in 1980 to 61.1 in 2023.
| Current population | 33,890,400 people at present (Wednesday 2nd of July 2025) | |
| Median Age | 24.6 years |
| Life expectancy | 66.6 years | |
| Population density | 63.6 per km2 |
| Year | Population | Year change | Migrants | Median age | Fertility rate | Density (Ppl/km2) | Urban population |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 33,561,000 | 660,000 (2.0%) | -27,000 | 24.6 | 3.22 | 64 | 13,561,000 (40.4%) |
| 2024 | 32,901,000 | 662,000 (2.0%) | -30,000 | 24.4 | 62 | 13,106,000 (39.8%) | |
| 2023 | 32,239,000 | 663,000 (2.1%) | -30,000 | 24.2 | 61 | 12,656,000 (39.3%) | |
| 2022 | 31,576,000 | 665,000 (2.1%) | -30,000 | 24.0 | 60 | 12,213,000 (38.7%) | |
| 2021 | 30,911,000 | 666,000 (2.2%) | -30,000 | 23.8 | 59 | 11,776,000 (38.1%) | |
| 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 2024 the population of Yemen was 32,901,000 and the average age increased from 23.2 in 1960 to 24.4. Urban population has increased from 4,695,154 (26.3%) in 2000 to 13,561,000 (40.4%) in the current year. The population density of Yemen has changed from 15.4 in 1980 to 61.1 in 2023.
| Year | Population | Year change | Migrants | Median age | Fertility rate | Density (Ppl/km2) | Urban population |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 0 | 0 (0.0%) | -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%) |
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 demographics of Yemen constitutes of 16,627,000 women and 16,933,000 men, which means there are 1,018 men per 1000 women. As far as age distribution goes, 47.2% of population (15,854,216) is 19 or younger, 49.6% of population (16,646,256) is between age 20 and 64 and 3.2% of population (1,063,884) is over 65.