Life expectancy at birth, total in Yemen
Yemen: Life expectancy at birth, total was 69.44 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Life expectancy at birth, total in Yemen, 1960–2024
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN). Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2024, life expectancy at birth, total in Yemen stood at 69.44 years. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 2.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at birth, total in Yemen peaked at 69.44 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 33.43 years, in 1963.
That places Yemen 154th out of 215 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 35.61 years | 33.43 years | 39.61 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 45.05 years | 40.57 years | 49.53 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 54.46 years | 50.61 years | 58.02 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 60.29 years | 58.53 years | 62.27 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 65 years | 62.76 years | 66.91 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 67.16 years | 65.92 years | 68 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 67.83 years | 66.02 years | 69.44 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near Yemen
- 151 Turkmenistan 70.2 years compare
- 152 Philippines 69.95 years compare
- 153 Sao Tome and Principe 69.91 years compare
- 155 Palau 69.38 years compare
- 156 Botswana 69.29 years compare
- 157 Laos 69.22 years compare
More health data for Yemen
- Age population, age 08, male, interpolated 570,800 (2025)
- Population, male 50.7% (2025)
- Age population, age 06, female, interpolated 578,203 (2025)
- Age population, age 06, male, interpolated 607,475 (2025)
- Age population, age 07, female, interpolated 561,315 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female 11.65 million (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total 17.14 million (2025)
- Age population, age 07, male, interpolated 589,338 (2025)
- Age population, age 08, female, interpolated 543,962 (2025)
- Age population, age 11, male, interpolated 512,258 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy at birth, total in Yemen?
- Life expectancy at birth, total in Yemen was 69.44 years in 2024, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN).
- What is the highest life expectancy at birth, total recorded in Yemen?
- The highest recorded value was 69.44 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at birth, total recorded in Yemen?
- The lowest recorded value was 33.43 years in 1963.
- How does Yemen rank for life expectancy at birth, total?
- Yemen ranks 154th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is life expectancy at birth, total rising or falling in Yemen?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Yemen data come from?
- The figures come from World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), published as part of Life expectancy at birth, total (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Life expectancy at birth indicates the number of years a newborn infant would live if prevailing patterns of mortality at the time of its birth were to stay the same throughout its life.