Yemen Population 1950-2025

Chart and table of Yemen population from 1950 to 2025. United Nations projections are also included through the year 2100.
  • The current population of Yemen in 2025 is 36,000,452, a 2.22% increase from 2024.
  • The population of Yemen in 2024 was 35,219,853, a 2.24% increase from 2023.
  • The population of Yemen in 2023 was 34,449,825, a 2.24% increase from 2022.
  • The population of Yemen in 2022 was 33,696,614, a 2.17% increase from 2021.
Data Source: United Nations - World Population Prospects

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Country Name 2025 Population
Ethiopia 132,938,555
Democratic Republic of Congo 109,075,560
Tanzania 71,427,810
Uganda 51,284,671
Afghanistan 44,515,793
Yemen 36,000,452
Mozambique 35,834,558
Madagascar 31,797,306
Nepal 31,577,361
Niger 29,315,971
North Korea 26,319,924
Mali 24,758,658
Burkina Faso 24,436,925
Malawi 22,033,992
Chad 19,425,960
Somalia 19,281,903
Senegal 18,687,800
Zimbabwe 17,375,285
Guinea 14,873,051
Rwanda 14,737,248
Benin 14,454,199
Burundi 13,948,140
Haiti 12,009,506
South Sudan 11,473,439
Tajikistan 10,516,940
Togo 9,470,157
Sierra Leone 9,165,377
Central African Republic 6,097,449
Liberia 5,657,229
Eritrea 3,889,630
Gambia 2,911,207
Guinea-Bissau 2,244,368
Comoros 883,075
Yemen - Historical Population Data
Year Population Growth Rate
2025 36,000,452 2.22%
2024 35,219,853 2.24%
2023 34,449,825 2.24%
2022 33,696,614 2.17%
2021 32,981,641 2.16%
2020 32,284,046 2.34%
2019 31,546,691 2.46%
2018 30,790,513 2.52%
2017 30,034,389 2.60%
2016 29,274,002 2.66%
2015 28,516,545 2.75%
2014 27,753,304 2.85%
2013 26,984,002 2.90%
2012 26,223,391 2.94%
2011 25,475,610 2.96%
2010 24,743,946 2.97%
2009 24,029,589 3.00%
2008 23,329,004 3.04%
2007 22,641,538 3.07%
2006 21,966,298 3.03%
2005 21,320,671 2.83%
2004 20,733,406 2.70%
2003 20,188,799 2.69%
2002 19,660,653 2.70%
2001 19,143,457 2.76%
2000 18,628,700 2.84%
1999 18,114,552 2.88%
1998 17,608,133 2.92%
1997 17,108,681 2.98%
1996 16,614,326 3.17%
1995 16,103,339 3.54%
1994 15,553,171 3.77%
1993 14,988,047 3.84%
1992 14,433,771 3.87%
1991 13,895,851 3.89%
1990 13,375,121 3.91%
1989 12,872,362 3.92%
1988 12,387,238 3.96%
1987 11,915,563 3.93%
1986 11,465,444 3.88%
1985 11,036,918 3.87%
1984 10,625,687 3.79%
1983 10,237,391 3.70%
1982 9,872,292 3.60%
1981 9,529,105 3.52%
1980 9,204,938 3.43%
1979 8,899,922 3.30%
1978 8,615,301 3.20%
1977 8,348,182 3.13%
1976 8,094,985 3.05%
1975 7,855,657 2.95%
1974 7,630,190 2.86%
1973 7,417,736 2.80%
1972 7,215,835 2.73%
1971 7,024,196 2.64%
1970 6,843,607 2.54%
1969 6,673,981 2.43%
1968 6,515,904 2.32%
1967 6,368,014 2.24%
1966 6,228,430 2.15%
1965 6,097,298 2.07%
1964 5,973,803 1.94%
1963 5,860,197 1.86%
1962 5,753,386 1.89%
1961 5,646,668 1.88%
1960 5,542,459 1.82%
1959 5,443,654 1.75%
1958 5,349,846 1.69%
1957 5,260,779 1.66%
1956 5,175,088 1.64%
1955 5,091,603 1.62%
1954 5,010,564 1.60%
1953 4,931,833 1.57%
1952 4,855,822 1.53%
1951 4,782,787 1.48%
1950 4,712,810 0.00%