Demographic profile
Yemen is the 37th most populous of the 237 countries and territories tracked on this site, home to about 0.51% of everyone alive. Within Middle East, it ranks 3 of 18.
Each day brings roughly 3,372 births and 711 deaths, adding about 971,910 people over a year. At the current natural-increase rate of 2.28% annually, the population would double in roughly 31 years if the rate held. Real trajectories bend as fertility, mortality and migration shift, which is why the chart below shows both history and projection.
Among its first-level divisions, the largest by our modelled allocation is Raymah, holding an estimated 22.4% of the national population. The full breakdown of all 21 states and regions is in the table below. Regional figures outside Sudan are modelled estimates built on real region names, and are flagged as such.
Literacy stands near 70.1% and adult smoking prevalence around 20.3%, with life expectancy at about 59.8 years. Baselines come from UN World Population Prospects, the World Bank, WHO surveys, WorldPop and HDX; the counters project them forward in real time — the method, and every caveat, is documented on our data sources page.
Quick answers
What is the population of Yemen in 2026? Approximately 42,621,950 people (live projection; the counter above updates every second).
How fast is Yemen growing? About 2.28% per year — roughly 3,372 births and 711 deaths every day.
What share of the world lives in Yemen? Around 0.51% — ranked 37 worldwide by population.