Population ages 05-09, female in Yemen

Yemen: Population ages 05-09, female was 2.80 million in 2025. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2025)
2.80 million
Change on year
up 3.2%
World rank
24th
of 215 countries
All-time high
2.80 million
in 2025
All-time low
334,701
in 1960
Years of data
66
1960–2025

Population ages 05-09, female in Yemen, 1960–2025

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Source: World Bank staff estimates using the World Bank's total population and age/sex distributions of the United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects.

Analysis

The most recent figure for population ages 05-09, female in Yemen is 2.80 million, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.2% on the previous year and up 33.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population ages 05-09, female in Yemen peaked at 2.80 million in 2025 and was at its lowest, 334,701, in 1960.

Yemen ranks 24th of 215 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 395,544 334,701 464,697 10
1970s 584,610 483,471 694,701 10
1980s 891,067 722,883 1.09 million 10
1990s 1.36 million 1.14 million 1.57 million 10
2000s 1.70 million 1.60 million 1.83 million 10
2010s 2.08 million 1.87 million 2.29 million 10
2020s 2.58 million 2.36 million 2.80 million 6

Countries ranked near Yemen

  1. 21 Turkey 3.05 million compare
  2. 22 Afghanistan 3.04 million compare
  3. 23 Angola 2.85 million compare
  4. 25 South Africa 2.75 million compare
  5. 26 Iraq 2.68 million compare
  6. 27 Mozambique 2.60 million compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is population ages 05-09, female in Yemen?
Population ages 05-09, female in Yemen was 2.80 million in 2025, according to World Bank staff estimates using the World Bank's total population and age/sex distributions of the United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects.
What is the highest population ages 05-09, female recorded in Yemen?
The highest recorded value was 2.80 million in 2025.
What is the lowest population ages 05-09, female recorded in Yemen?
The lowest recorded value was 334,701 in 1960.
How does Yemen rank for population ages 05-09, female?
Yemen ranks 24th out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
Is population ages 05-09, female rising or falling in Yemen?
Over the last ten years it is up 33.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Yemen data come from?
The figures come from World Bank staff estimates using the World Bank's total population and age/sex distributions of the United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects, published as part of Population ages 05-09, female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Population ages 05-09, female
Source
World Bank staff estimates using the World Bank's total population and age/sex distributions of the United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
260 places, 17,130 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Female population between the ages 5 to 9.