Official name:
Republic of Yemen
区域:
General Information
| Region | Western Asia | |
| Population (000, 2025) | 41 774a | |
| Pop. density (per km2, 2025) | 79.1a | |
| Capital city | Sana'a | |
| Capital city pop. (000, 2025) | 2 874.4c,d | |
| UN membership date | 30 September 1947 | |
| Surface area (km2) | 527 968b | |
| Sex ratio (m per 100 f) | 102.7a | |
| National currency | Yemeni Rial (YER) | |
| Exchange rate (per US$) | 1 518.0b |
Economic indicators
| 2015 | 2020 | 2025 | |
| GDP: Gross domestic product (million current US$) | 24 819 | 9 417 | 8 758b |
| GDP growth rate (annual %, const. 2015 prices) | -36.1 | 1.2 | -2b |
| GDP per capita (current US$) | 797 | 261 | 222b |
| Economy: Agriculture (% of Gross Value Added) | 18.2 | 19.6 | 19.5b |
| Economy: Industry (% of Gross Value Added) | 20.1 | 20.9 | 20.9b |
| Economy: Services and other activity (% of GVA) | 61.7 | 59.5 | 59.6b |
| Employment in agriculturee (% of employed) | 29.9 | 29.4 | 28.6b |
| Employment in industrye (% of employed) | 12.7 | 11.3 | 11.2b |
| Employment in servicese (% employed) | 57.4 | 59.3 | 60.2b |
| Unemploymente (% of labour force) | 17.9 | 18 | 17 |
| Labour force participation ratee (female/male pop. %) | 5.2 / 58.5 | 5.0 / 59.7 | 4.9 / 60.3 |
| CPI: Consumer Price Index (2010=100) | 158e,f | ... | ... |
| Agricultural production index (2014-2016=100) | 100 | 112 | 113b |
| International trade: exports (million current US$) | 510 | 28e | 51e,g |
| International trade: imports (million current US$) | 6 573 | 4 683e | 4 374e,g |
| International trade: balance (million current US$) | - 6 063 | - 4 654e | - 4 323e,g |
| Balance of payments, current account (million US$) | - 3 026 | - 2 419h | ... |
Social indicators
| 2015 | 2020 | 2025 | |
| Population growth rate (average annual %) | 3 | 2.7 | 2.8a |
| Urban population (% of total population) | 34.8 | 37.3d | ... |
| Urban population growth rate (average annual %) | 4.4i | ... | ... |
| Fertility rate, total (live births per woman) | 4.6 | 4.6 | 4.4a |
| Life expectancy at birth (females/males, years) | 69.7 / 64.0 | 69.8 / 63.3 | 71.7 / 67.5a |
| Population age distributionj (0-14/60+ years old, %) | 41.8 / 4.0 | 41.4 / 3.9 | 41.0 / 4.1a |
| International migrant stockk,l (000/% of total pop.) | 379.9 / 1.2 | 387.1 / 1.1 | 393.0 / 1.0g |
| Refugees and others of concern to UNHCR (000) | 1 540.5 | 4 010.0 | 4 576.7g |
| Under five mortality rate (per 1000 live births) | 49.8 | 43.4 | 37.9a |
| Health: Current expenditurem,n (% of GDP) | 4.3 | 5.8 | 6.2o |
| Health: Physicians (per 1 000 pop.) | 0.3f | 0.2 | 0.1b |
| Education: Primary gross enrol. ratio (f/m per 100 pop.) | 75.1 / 88.7p | 71.9 / 81.8h | ... / ... |
| Education: Lowr. sec. gross enrol. ratio (f/m per 100 pop.) | 41.3 / 58.6p | 43.6 / 58.0h | ... / ... |
| Education: Upr. Sec. gross enrol. ratio (f/m per 100 pop.) | 28.0 / 41.4p | 29.6 / 41.9h | ... / ... |
| Intentional homicide rate (per 100 000 pop.) | 5.8p | ... | ... |
| Seats held by women in national parliaments (%) | 0.3 | 0.3q,r | 0q |
Environment and infrastructure indicators
| 2015 | 2020 | 2025 | |
| Individuals using the Internete (per 100 inhabitants) | 24.1 | 13.8 | ... |
| Threatened species (number) | 287 | 313 | 432g |
| Forested area (% of land area) | 1 | 1 | 1o |
| CO2 emission estimates (million tons/tons per capita) | 11.9 / 0.4 | 8.4 / 0.2 | 8.2 / 0.2o |
| Energy production, primary (Petajoules) | 173 | 160 | 125o |
| Energy supply per capita (Gigajoules) | 6 | 3 | 3o |
| Tourist/visitor arrivals at national borders (000) | 367s | ... | ... |
| Important sites for terrestrial biodiversity protected (%) | 34.7 | 34.7 | 34.7g |
| Pop. using safely managed sanitation (urban/rural, %) | 61.4 / ... | 60.6 / ... | 60.5 / ...o |
| Net Official Development Assist. received (% of GNI) | 4.29 | 27.03 | 33.11o |