Country

Yemen in charts

The figure for Yemen on 6 Chartly charts that compare the countries, each next to the world figure and linked to its chart, where you'll find its source, its date and every country's numbers.

Key numbers

  • Population

    People · 2025

    41.8M

    World: 8.22B
    37th highest of 217

  • Life expectancy

    Life expectancy at birth, years · 2024

    69.4

    World: 73.5
    Tied for 156th highest of 217

  • Access to electricity

    People with access to electricity, % of population · 2024

    86.3%

    World: 91.9%
    167th highest of 215

  • Unemployment

    Unemployment rate, % of labor force · 2025

    17.3%

    World: 4.8%
    11th highest of 182

  • Carbon emissions per person

    Carbon dioxide emissions, tonnes per person · 2024

    0.3

    World: 4.7
    Tied for 171st highest of 203

  • Health spending per person

    Health spending per person, US dollars · 2023

    $48.00

    World: $1,317
    172nd highest of 191

Each year's figure from the World Bank, next to the world's (dashed) where a world figure means something.

Internet use in Yemen and the world, 1990 to 2019

Yemen: Up from 0% in 1990 to 17.5% in 2019. The world: 53.9% in 2019.

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Every country's internet use · Source: World Bank, IT.NET.USER.ZS (CC BY 4.0)

Life expectancy in Yemen and the world, 1990 to 2024

Yemen: Up from 58.5 years in 1990 to 69.4 years in 2024. The world: 73.5 years in 2024.

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Every country's life expectancy · Source: World Bank, SP.DYN.LE00.IN (CC BY 4.0)

GDP per person in Yemen and the world, 1990 to 2018

Yemen: Down from $910 in 1990 to $634 in 2018. The world: $11,345 in 2018.

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Every country's gdp per person · Source: World Bank, NY.GDP.PCAP.CD (CC BY 4.0)

Population in Yemen, 1990 to 2025

Yemen: Up from 13.9 million people in 1990 to 41.8 million people in 2025.

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Every country's population · Source: World Bank, SP.POP.TOTL (CC BY 4.0)

Compare Yemen with other countries

Figures are from the World Bank's World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0), for the newest year most countries have reported; many are estimates, and they are revised as new data comes in. GDP per person is in US dollars at each year's exchange rates, not adjusted for differences in prices, and so is health spending. Ranks count every country and territory on the chart.