The population of Yemen is expected to grow by 665,000 in 2018 and reach 29,580,000 in 2019. Migration (including immigration and emigration) decreases population by 30,000 people yearly. On average there are 879,363 births and 182,633 deaths in Yemen per year. Rate of natural increase is approximately 2.41 percent per year. The population density of Yemen has changed from 15.4 in 1980 to 52.2 in 2016.
| Current population | 29,554,493 people at present (Monday 17th of December 2018) | |
| Median Age | 23.2 years |
| Life expectancy | 65.3 years | |
| Population density | 54.8 per km2 |
| Year | Population | Year change | Migrants | Median age | Fertility rate | Density (Ppl/km2) | Urban population |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 28,915,000 | 665,000 (2.3%) | -30,000 | 23.2 | 3.80 | 55 | 10,511,000 (36.4%) |
| 2017 | 28,250,000 | 665,787 (2.4%) | -30,000 | 23.0 | 3.90 | 54 | 10,105,000 (35.8%) |
| 2016 | 27,584,213 | 668,006 (2.4%) | -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 2017 the population of Yemen was 28,250,000 and the average age decreased from 23.2 in 1960 to 23.0. Urban population has increased from 4,695,154 (26.3%) in 2000 to 10,511,000 (36.4%) in the current year. The population density of Yemen has changed from 15.4 in 1980 to 52.2 in 2016.
| 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 2.35% (665,787 residents, including 178,398 deaths). The demographics of Yemen constitutes of 14,310,000 women and 14,605,000 men, which means there are 1,021 men per 1000 women. As far as age distribution goes, 50.4% of population (14,561,594) is 19 or younger, 46.7% of population (13,497,522) is between age 20 and 64 and 2.9% of population (850,101) is over 65.