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Population in Yemen

Population in Yemen was 41.77 million in 2025, according to the World Bank. That is up 2.9% from 2024. That is the 37th highest of 215 countries in 2025.

2025, persons41,773,878
Change on 2024+2.9%
Rank37th of 215Countries ranked
Series high41,773,8782025
Series low5,532,3011960

Population in Yemen, 1960 to 2025

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010M20M30M40M50M196019701980199020002010202020251960: 5,532,301 persons1961: 5,655,232 persons1962: 5,782,221 persons1963: 5,911,135 persons1964: 6,048,006 persons1965: 6,195,593 persons1966: 6,351,494 persons1967: 6,516,444 persons1968: 6,690,524 persons1969: 6,875,859 persons1970: 7,065,279 persons1971: 7,257,462 persons1972: 7,460,068 persons1973: 7,672,796 persons1974: 7,896,783 persons1975: 8,133,598 persons1976: 8,384,113 persons1977: 8,648,222 persons1978: 8,926,586 persons1979: 9,224,194 persons1980: 9,543,358 persons1981: 9,882,362 persons1982: 10,241,006 persons1983: 10,621,499 persons1984: 11,025,597 persons1985: 11,453,825 persons1986: 11,901,040 persons1987: 12,369,912 persons1988: 12,859,708 persons1989: 13,364,174 persons1990: 13,887,862 persons1991: 14,430,201 persons1992: 14,989,494 persons1993: 15,563,914 persons1994: 16,149,147 persons1995: 16,740,058 persons1996: 17,313,177 persons1997: 17,873,936 persons1998: 18,446,013 persons1999: 19,029,420 persons2000: 19,624,141 persons2001: 20,226,147 persons2002: 20,835,086 persons2003: 21,456,379 persons2004: 22,095,167 persons2005: 22,790,085 persons2006: 23,543,083 persons2007: 24,318,082 persons2008: 25,111,941 persons2009: 25,927,724 persons2010: 26,754,387 persons2011: 27,582,897 persons2012: 28,433,647 persons2013: 29,312,952 persons2014: 30,226,309 persons2015: 31,159,379 persons2016: 32,109,010 persons2017: 33,090,921 persons2018: 34,085,182 persons2019: 35,111,408 persons2020: 36,134,863 persons2021: 37,140,230 persons2022: 38,222,876 persons2023: 39,390,799 persons2024: 40,583,164 persons2025: 41,773,878 persons
persons. Source: World Bank. Retrieved 2026-10-09, published 2026-10-08.
All 66 values
Periodpersons
202541,773,878
202440,583,164
202339,390,799
202238,222,876
202137,140,230
202036,134,863
201935,111,408
201834,085,182
201733,090,921
201632,109,010
201531,159,379
201430,226,309
201329,312,952
201228,433,647
201127,582,897
201026,754,387
200925,927,724
200825,111,941
200724,318,082
200623,543,083
200522,790,085
200422,095,167
200321,456,379
200220,835,086
200120,226,147
200019,624,141
199919,029,420
199818,446,013
199717,873,936
199617,313,177
199516,740,058
199416,149,147
199315,563,914
199214,989,494
199114,430,201
199013,887,862
198913,364,174
198812,859,708
198712,369,912
198611,901,040
198511,453,825
198411,025,597
198310,621,499
198210,241,006
19819,882,362
19809,543,358
19799,224,194
19788,926,586
19778,648,222
19768,384,113
19758,133,598
19747,896,783
19737,672,796
19727,460,068
19717,257,462
19707,065,279
19696,875,859
19686,690,524
19676,516,444
19666,351,494
19656,195,593
19646,048,006
19635,911,135
19625,782,221
19615,655,232
19605,532,301

Rankings

Definition

Resident population. Spain and the EU: 1 January, with Spanish figures from the official municipal register (Padrón). United States: Census Bureau population estimates for 1 July. Other countries and the World: World Bank mid-year estimates, which count all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.

For Denmark, Statistics Denmark counts the registered resident population on 1 January. Greenland and the Faroe Islands are excluded. The annual series selects the first-quarter reference date from FOLK1A. The World Bank series exists for every country, so use it (through compare) to rank countries on one basis.

How to cite

World Bank, World Development Indicators. Population, total (SP.POP.TOTL). https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SP.POP.TOTL. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

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What is the population in Yemen?

Population in Yemen was 41.77 million in 2025, according to the World Bank. That is up 2.9% from 2024. That is the 37th highest of 215 countries in 2025.

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World Bank. Population, total (SP.POP.TOTL). Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-09.

What was the highest population in Yemen?

41.77 million in 2025, the highest value since 1960 in this series.

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