Population growth in Yemen
Yemen: Population growth was 2.9% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Population growth in Yemen, 1961–2025
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), note: Derived from total population, publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in annual %.
Analysis
In 2025, population growth in Yemen stood at 2.9%.
The figure is down 3.0% on the previous year and down 4.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population growth in Yemen peaked at 3.9% in 1988 and was at its lowest, 2.2%, in 1961.
Yemen ranks 15th of 215 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.4% | 2.2% | 2.7% | 9 |
| 1970s | 2.9% | 2.7% | 3.3% | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.7% | 3.4% | 3.9% | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.5% | 3.1% | 3.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.1% | 2.9% | 3.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.0% | 3.0% | 3.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.9% | 2.7% | 3.0% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Yemen
More climate change data for Yemen
- Population, total 41.77 million (2025)
- Urban population growth 3.5% (2025)
- Urban population 15.47 million (2025)
- Urban population 37.0% (2025)
- Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million 8.4% (2025)
- Annual freshwater withdrawals, total 3.56 billion cubic meters (2022)
- Annual freshwater withdrawals, total 169.8% (2022)
- Terrestrial protected areas 1.1% (2025)
- Terrestrial and marine protected areas 0.7% (2025)
- Marine protected areas 0.4% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population growth in Yemen?
- Population growth in Yemen was 2.9% in 2025, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), note: Derived from total population, publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest population growth recorded in Yemen?
- The highest recorded value was 3.9% in 1988.
- What is the lowest population growth recorded in Yemen?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.2% in 1961.
- How does Yemen rank for population growth?
- Yemen ranks 15th out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population growth rising or falling in Yemen?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.9%. 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), note: Derived from total population, publisher: UN Population Division, published as part of Population growth (annual %). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Annual population growth rate for year t is the exponential rate of growth of midyear population from year t-1 to t, expressed as a percentage. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.