Country profile
Yemen
Yemen ranks #38 of 215 for population, #203 of 209 for gdp per capita, #155 of 216 for life expectancy, across 25 open-data indicators.
People
Population
41M
people · 2024
Rank #38 of 215
Life expectancy
69.4
years · 2024
Rank #155 of 216
Poverty headcount
33.3%
% of population · 2014
Rank #38 of 186
Under-5 mortality
38.1
per 1,000 live births · 2024
Rank #62 of 244
Secondary school enrollment
47.6%
% net enrollment · 2016
Rank #175 of 232
Tobacco use
21.4%
% of adults · 2022
Rank #68 of 163
Calorie supply
1,811
kcal per person per day · 2023
Rank #188 of 189
Prosperity
Tourism arrivals
398,000
arrivals · 2015
Rank #137 of 203
GDP per capita
$634
current US$ · 2018
Rank #203 of 209
Inflation, consumer prices
8.1
annual % growth · 2014
Rank #36 of 195
Planet
Consumer Price Indices
128
index (2015=100) · 2017
Rank #133 of 210
Forest area
1.04%
% of land area · 2023
Rank #244 of 262
PM2.5 air pollution
34.8
micrograms per cubic meter · 2020
Rank #58 of 248
Protected areas
0.7%
% of territorial area · 2025
Rank #233 of 261
CO2 emissions per capita
0.25
tonnes per person · 2024
Rank #193 of 210
Fertilizer use
7.12
kg per hectare · 2023
Rank #162 of 194
Pesticide use
1.04
kg per hectare · 2023
Rank #125 of 193
Cereal yield
0.77
tonnes per hectare · 2024
Rank #172 of 182
Digital
Internet users
17.5%
% of population · 2019
Rank #200 of 213
Fixed broadband subscriptions
1.27
per 100 people · 2022
Rank #206 of 256
Mobile cellular subscriptions
50.9
per 100 people · 2023
Rank #249 of 262
Energy
Access to electricity
83.6%
% of population · 2023
Rank #167 of 215
Renewable electricity output
10.5%
% of electricity output · 2021
Rank #188 of 257
Energy use per person
876
kWh per person · 2023
Rank #191 of 210
Society
Electoral democracy index
0.13
index (0-1) · 2025
Rank #164 of 174
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Sources and methodology
Each value is the latest available observation for Yemen; years differ by indicator. Ranks compare countries and territories with data, so totals vary. Read about our methods.
- World Bank Open Data: Tourism arrivals
- World Bank Open Data: Population
- World Bank Open Data: GDP per capita
- World Bank Open Data: Access to electricity
- World Bank Open Data: Internet users
- World Bank Open Data: Life expectancy
- World Bank Data360 / FAOSTAT: Consumer Price Indices
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Forest area
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: PM2.5 air pollution
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Renewable electricity output
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Protected areas
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Fixed broadband subscriptions
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Mobile cellular subscriptions
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Inflation, consumer prices
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Poverty headcount
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Under-5 mortality
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Secondary school enrollment
- Our World in Data: CO2 emissions per capita
- Our World in Data: Energy use per person
- Our World in Data: Electoral democracy index
- Our World in Data: Tobacco use
- FAOSTAT via Our World in Data: Fertilizer use
- FAOSTAT via Our World in Data: Pesticide use
- FAOSTAT via Our World in Data: Calorie supply
- FAOSTAT via Our World in Data: Cereal yield